Choosing the right LMS
How to choose the perfect LMS? When it comes to choosing the right LMS, it can be overwhelming to consider all the options available. It’s like going to a buffet with endless food choices and feeling like you need to…
Category e-Education
Why technology can be SA education’s great equaliser
By Stefan Botha, CEO of the Optimi Group Education is a basic human right, enshrined in South Africa’s constitution. And since 1994, government has been working hard to ensure that this is the case, with the biggest share of the…
The critical role of support
Let’s start by breaking the two main words in this topic down, crucial and support – both strong words that are critical to creating the best learning experience for all learners. The Cambridge Dictionary describes crucial as “being synonymous with…
Education in the Metaverse
What is the Metaverse? The Metaverse is a largely misunderstood concept. There are a lot of questions left unanswered, but to put it simply – it is the transformation or evolution of the internet. Spaces are morphing from a two-dimensional…
Pattern Recognition and Problem Solving in Coding and Robotics
One of the strands covered by the South African Foundation Phase Coding and Robotics curriculum is Pattern Recognition and Problem solving. Cambridge’s Connect Coding and Robotics addresses this strand and is a great aid to teachers. Learning to identify abstract…
How to build a culture of learning
This article was contributed by Michael Hanley, the managing director of New Leaf Technologies*. Welcome to the workforce of the future. Here, employees are engaged, passionate, creative. They have the right skills, and they can upskill on demand. They are…
AOSIS eLearning – Tested Moodle plugin: Course size
This Moodle Course size plugin provides you with an approximate disk usage of the Moodle courses on your site and also the total site data size. The report has 3 columns with the course name, course size, and then the…
AOSIS eLearning: Moodle Best Practice – Always have a backup
The AOSIS eLearning Moodle Best Practice recommendation for August is to always have a backup of your Moodle site. The following two reason is why it is important to make a copy of your Moodle site: 1. Something can happen…
AOSIS eLearning: Moodle best practice – testing when you’re new to Moodle
When considering any type of software it is always best practice to first test the product before investing in it. This will allow you to see if the software features will meet your needs and in the long-term attribute to…
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