The document discusses the importance of partnerships in improving quality education, emphasizing collaboration among schools, teachers, and students. It highlights the need for alternative environments that support educational goals, particularly in the context of ICT and resources in Africa. Additionally, it addresses the goal of increasing internet access and computer literacy among the youth to close the skills gap in African countries.

1. Parnerships with
Virtual Environments
to improve quality education…..
Keith Maree
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2. part·ner·ship ( pärt n r-sh p )
A relationship between individuals
or groups that is characterized by
mutual cooperation and
responsibility, as for the
achievement of a specified goal
"effective language learning
is a partnership between
school, teacher and student”
every day we all experience partnerships, with
our spouses, with our work colleagues and
with technology.
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3. • Provision of access to
education.
• The quality of that
education.
• The provision of scarce
resources and information
that enable that
education.
Multi faceted challenges
in the delivery of quality
education.
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4. ICT for transformation Create Access
Massive Capacity Increase
FET - Remedial
Interventions
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5. Right now we need to think of partnerships
where we create alternative environments that
support
• the FET colleges and the Universities
• the skills development aspirations of all those
not in employment, education & training
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6. A partnership is also an
environment
• we interact with people
• with learning objects
• with information
• with technology
We create that environment, as
educators you create those
environments
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7. How do we create – we surround
ourselves
• with stimuli
• with human achievement
• with history
• with the things that drive us and
make us human and stimulate
our minds and our imagination
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9. Combine technology and human interaction/communication
Organise & present information
Implicitly & inherently social
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10. Amazing ideas
Imagination
Create
Environments
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14. General access to the internet is not available in Africa ?
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15. Medium-term target of
delivering broadband to 80% of
African citizens by 2020. –
Minister of Communications
Dina Pule
• Millennium Development Goals.
• Closing the skills gap within African countries
S.A. Digital TV migration
subsidised set-top boxes –
20 million more people will
have an Internet connection
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16. Computer Literacy
The Youth &
Technology
Mobile Phones
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19. Video
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20. Video
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21. Video
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22. Video
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23. Video
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