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The advantages and disadvantages of online learning

Distance learning is now used in all fields. Axel Lindholm looks at the pros and cons of this method

Dr Sandra Roberts says that e-learning is an opportunity for quality education for all South Africans.

E-learning: A transformative force in modern education

Opportunities, obstacles and a way forward

New era of online learning can be positive for higher education

Covid-19 has forced universities and colleges to take much of their teaching online and presented an opportunity to improve and expand this model

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Global benefits for students, universities

Online learning provides many opportunities for international students to overcome the usual hurdles of studying in South Africa

A university that teaches but does not innovate, that researches but does not apply, will find itself detached from the society it is meant to serve and elevate

A blended and vaccinated future for universities

Leadership will be at the core of how the learning space evolves and uses the pandemic as an opportunity to advance

As the economy takes a beating, digital tools may help your job search and career upskilling journey

Finding opportunities among the challenges of South Africa’s current crisis

As the economy takes a beating, digital tools may help your job search and career upskilling journey

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Fundraiser: That’s the VC’s job description

Subsidy cuts and rising unemployment as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic means how to finance higher education is the most significant challenge

Much of the focus is on how technologies will change the world of work and education, but students are just as likely to use them for other objectives. If not regulated they can undermine upward mobility and the academic project. (Photo by Alberto Buzzola/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Cybersecurity, e-learning and the rise of online student protests

Much of the focus is on how technologies will change the world of work and education, but students are just as likely to use them for other objectives. If not regulated they can…

Building bridges across the unequal education divide

Sharing resources can ensure no child will be left behind

We should be obsessed with how we can help our young South Africans access and utilise systems of secondary and tertiary entry education. (Photo by Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Online learning, a mandatory alternative

We should be obsessed with how we can help our young South Africans access and utilise systems of secondary and tertiary entry education

(John McCann/M&G)

Don’t squander the Stem switch-on

The pandemic has forced a digital migration in education. We must capitalise on that opportunity

Covid-19: Knowns, unknowns and opportunities

In the middle of the crisis lies a world of opportunities on which we can capitalise

Edinburgh University students protest against the false promise of “hybrid learning” to new and returning students on October 24, 2020 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Global online learning survey finds high workloads led to suicidal ideation

Respondents to the survey on digital teaching reported a decline in mental health because of unforgiving workloads and expectations placed on them by managers.

Making waves at Sol Plaatje University

New vice-chancellor Professor Andrew Crouch tells Bongekile Macupe about his plans to put the institution on the world map and create a talent pipeline to help high-achieving…

The humble syllabus puts students first

By building online courses backwards, the necessary skills can be taught in stages

The edutech sector is set to see a boom

Mobile data costs need to come down or edutech sites be zero-rated, though

With most corporates effectively having their staff work remotely, educators will need to match and exceed this if they are to do more than just survive

Business schools need to mimic new reality

With most corporates effectively having their staff work remotely, educators will need to match and exceed this if they are to do more than just survive

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How to create a new and better normal in the education sector

The education sector should use the opportunity of Covid-19 to address its challenges strategically

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Pre-service teachers adapt in a pandemic

The coronavirus crisis unwrapped itself as a surprising gift for university educators

Many grade 12 learners do not cope with the pressures of preparing for the matric exams

A message to the Class of 2020: You are equal to this challenge

Given Covid-19, the ensuing lockdown, and the number of school days lost, the odds have been stacked against this year’s matrics. But our country’s children have previously shown…