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Cinderella or Cyberella? How to Support Women’s ICT Sufficiency in Africa

Submitted by Eva.Ramokobala on Wed, 20/05/2009 - 11:04
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e-Learning Africa
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http://www.elearning-africa.com/
Published Date: 
2009
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What role can ICT play in women's aspirations? How can ICT advance their hopes for equal opportunity in societies in developing countries? This is a topic Dr Nancy Hafkin has been devoted to for over 30 years. The well-known scholar is not only a pioneer in the field of ICT for Development. Her work with the Association for Progressive Communication, for example, helped bring e-mail connectivity to nations that had no Internet connection. She is also a strong advocate of gender equity in technology usage. Nancy Hafkin will bring a broad perspective to the plenary discussion on Thursday, May 28th.
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Cinderella or Cyberella? How to Support Women’s ICT Sufficiency in Africa

MXit: How to Encourage and Facilitate Communication Among Students

Submitted by Eva.Ramokobala on Thu, 14/05/2009 - 12:48
Publisher: 
e-learning Africa
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http://www.elearning-africa.com/
Published Date: 
2009
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How can distance learning become more student-centred? Dr Mpine Elizabeth Makoe, University of South Africa (UNISA), has been preoccupied with this question for several years. In a long-term study she conducted, she found that isolated students have a need for informal support that is often neglected in distance education. This has led her to investigate on how MXit, a popular South African instant messaging system, can help to fill the gap and drive collaborative eLearning in an attractive, age appropriate manner.
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MXit: How to Encourage and Facilitate Communication Among Students
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