Kenya intros e-learning

Kenya has become the first in the sub-Saharan region to introduce digital content for electronic learning (e-learning) in schools, reports KBC.

The move is expected to see advancements in the education sector as both students and pupils can now study via the computer through interactive programs.

Education minister Professor Sam Ongeri officiated over the historical unveiling during which he dispelled fears among the teaching fraternity that this would cut down on human resource but rather urged them to maximise on the ICT benefits.

More teachers and institutions are now participating with organisations like SchoolForge, the Open Source Education Foundation, and Open Source Schools, states Datamation.

These educators are beginning to see that the open source philosophy has the power to transform education in several key ways.

First, schools can use open source apps to replace costly commercial software and free up resources for other purposes.

Helsinki schools aim to rid themselves of their old-fashioned blackboards and overhead projectors, says Helsingin Sanomat.

These items will be replaced with computer-integrated interactive Smart Board whiteboards.

The aim is to provide all of the capital's around 200 comprehensive and upper secondary schools with one to four classrooms equipped with the new technology by the year 2011.