E-learning now more possible for African schools

The British High Commissioner to Tanzania, Ms Diana Melrose, said that more than half of the citizens in the Commonwealth are under the age of 25; therefore providing them with quality education will not only improve their lives, but also enable them to contribute to the development of their countries and the Commonwealth at large.

The government has launched an e-learning programme that intends to cover more than 2,000 primary schools countrywide. The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education programme was launched by the permanent secretary in the ministry of Education and Vocational Training, Prof Sifuni Mchome at the ICT in education exhibition that kicked off in Dar es Salaam yesterday.

>For many years Tanzania has been striving to uplift academic performance of students in science subjects, albeit with little hope.

Bank M ‘s Deputy CEO Ms. Jacqueline Woiso (second right) and the Ambassador Bertha Semu- Somi who the Trustee and chair of Desks Committee for the Hassan Maajar Trust (second left) exchanging the contracts during the official signing ceremony held at Hyatt Regency today. Bank M has once again partnered with the Hassan Maajar Trust with the aim of providing desks to public primary schools in the country through a charity walk “Walk for a Desk” which will take place on 28th November 2015 at...

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South Africa's constitution states that everyone has a right to access public schools. However, some migrant children have been turned away.

One of the criticisms thrown at the digital generation is that they seem unable to focus. Researchers have given us ample proof that our attention spans are not what they used to be. We can’t read online texts without huge photograph supplements, video and audio to keep us interested. Even the world of entertainment has realised this and now entertainment packages are smaller and easier to consume, hence the rise of webisodes. The literary world too has taken notice, hence the rise of...

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Learning from Same villagers
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In yesteryears the spirit of self-reliance was the hallmark of development activities in Tanzania, spearheaded mainly in rural areas to put in place social services infrastructure. Under it villagers organised for communal work, such as building classrooms, ...