On Wednesday, the Worcester centre was fully equipped with a computer room containing 50 computer terminals, educational aids, internet connectivity and training facilities, Suraya Hamdulay, Vodacom’s head of corporate citizenship, said.
“As part of the Vodacom Mobile Education Programme, we will be installing these ICT centres in all nine provinces. We are making use of cloud computing and it links teachers with information.
“1500 teachers from 200 schools also focusing on maths and science, will be trained at these centres. At the centres, they can also download information that is part of the curriculum and approved by the department of education. But we also want to create a community of teachers where they can engage around matters of education. Because this programme is set to transform teaching in the classroom through the use of technology.”
Portia Maurice, Vodacom’s head of innovation, added that ICT offered the opportunity to level the playing field for teachers who previously had little or no access to technology. “Interventions such as these are not only expected to improve pupil pass rates for mathematics and science but also to ensure that learners pursue these subjects at university.
“The operation of the centre with the selected schools can serve as a case study on how to use ICT in the classroom and in the future, gaps can be identified and solutions provided through an internet connection,” Maurice said.
MEC of education Donald Grant added: “The realisation of the importance of technology in education and its successful implementation in our schools is a necessity. This is why we are grateful for Vodacom’s support in strengthening and supporting quality teaching through the use of technology. It is an important example of how the private sector and the community can assist the Western Cape government in improving the quality of education in the province, making education better together.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Rusana Philander
Quelle/Source: The New Age Online, 27.07.2012
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