http://www.elearning-africa.com/eLA_Newsportal Sharing Africa's eLearning Knowledge en http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:11:45 GMT http://www.elearning-africa.com/eLA_Newsportal/elearning-for-all/ The Society for Promotion of Education and Development (SPED) is a Nigeria-based NGO that brings Information and Communication Technology tools to underprivileged school children. The director, Okafor Toochukwu Patrick, has attended eLearning Africa since its inception and has watched how people across the Continent are adopting ICT tools in ever more creative and cooperative ways. [...] http://www.elearning-africa.com/eLA_Newsportal/elearning-for-all/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:05:19 +0100 http://www.elearning-africa.com/eLA_Newsportal/?p=4022 ICT4D Schools & Teachers Top Stories http://www.elearning-africa.com/eLA_Newsportal/good-tidings-for-africa%E2%80%99s-elearning-aficionados/ The good news is that the Call for Papers for eLearning Africa 2012 closes on Friday, January 9th, 2012, so there is still time to submit an application to present a paper, host a workshop, give a demonstration or showcase products and services at the accompanying exhibition. The conference will take place from 23rd to 25th May, 2012 in Cotonou, Benin, a country making many improvements in ICT infrastructure, service delivery and education. Our end of year newsletter surveys eLearning developments across the continent and offers a glimpse at the issues on people’s lips: from rural entrepreneurship to education and sustainability, the very theme of eLearning Africa 2012. http://www.elearning-africa.com/eLA_Newsportal/towards-maturity-supports-elearning-africa-scholarship-programme/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:59:45 +0100 http://www.elearning-africa.com/eLA_Newsportal/?p=4017 Conference news http://www.elearning-africa.com/eLA_Newsportal/one-to-one-computing-in-ethiopia/ The notion of transforming education through one-to-one computing is currently a hot topic across Africa. Initiatives are underway in various countries including Nigeria, Rwanda, Ethiopia and Ghana. But is one-to-one computing really possible for every child, and is it the most appropriate and cost effective use of resources? After a lively session at the recent [...] http://www.elearning-africa.com/eLA_Newsportal/one-to-one-computing-in-ethiopia/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:30:50 +0100 http://www.elearning-africa.com/eLA_Newsportal/?p=4003 ICT4D Schools & Teachers Top Stories http://www.elearning-africa.com/eLA_Newsportal/news-from-south-africa-outcomes-of-the-united-nations-climate-change-meeting/ Originally scheduled to end on Friday, December 9th, after twelve days of intense talks, the COP17 climate change meeting went into overtime until negotiators eventually came to an agreement in the early hours of Sunday, December 11th 2011. Governments the world over are lauding the progress made on the continuation of the Kyoto Protocol, the [...] http://www.elearning-africa.com/eLA_Newsportal/news-from-south-africa-outcomes-of-the-united-nations-climate-change-meeting/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:26:44 +0100 http://www.elearning-africa.com/eLA_Newsportal/?p=3997 eEnvironment Policy Top Stories