education

"One word: Wow!," exclaims a student in a promotional video showing learners' reactions to Samsung's Solar Powered Internet School. For a group of students in rural Phomolong South Africa, Samsung's shipping container computer lab will provide a place to learn and experience desktop computing -- for some, for the very ...

Globally, the discussion around innovation has been one of great interest especially in the wake of troubling economic times in the recent past. The discussion is strong in relation to Africa’s situation as well. Innovation sometimes can be a bit hard to describe in exact terms but one thing is for ...

As you may have picked up from my previous posts, I am quite a fan of using social media in the recruiting space.Pinterest being the new kid on the block is one that really interests me -- you can read my thoughts on how to use Pinterest as part ...

When TED launched its educational website for younger students last week, I think teachers everywhere realised they had to up their game. The 3-10 minute videos are designed to encourage curiosity and show how the world works using compelling animation and the audible explanations of a gifted teacher.  Even if ...

Have you ever sat in a classroom and listened to a fantastic lesson that piqued your curiosity, and wished you could share the experience with other students that may not be as lucky as you? Or, conversely, have you sat in a really boring class and thought that physics would ...

Kwiksta is an online education platform that aims to empower teachers to share their knowledge and earn money, while giving students the opportunity to learn from a global community of educators.The product is the brainchild of the Paddock brothers who created GetSmarter.The acronym "kwik" stands for "know ...

The internet has allowed a school to sprout in a remote area of the Amazon where teachers tend not to linger due to harsh living conditions and a scarcity of students.Teachers in Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas, conduct lessons streamed to students in the village of ...

Amazon.com has begun letting students rent textbooks on Kindle electronic readers. Kindle Textbook Rentals lets students pay based on how long they want to use textbooks, with periods ranging from 30 days to 360 days.Renting a digital version of textbooks on a Kindle for a month can save students as much ...

In the poor village of Chamanpura in the struggling state of Bihar,  having internet access for school usage is never really an option and is a luxury awarded to few. Electricity is never readily available and keeps getting cut and once an internet connection is established, the output is crackly, ...

Obami, a locally developed social networking site and learning management system for schools, was one of 10 companies from around the world selected to attend the 2011 Netexplorateur Forum which took place this month. The company presented its business concept to an audience of 1 600 politicians and businessmen at ...