From eMpela to Project DROID: a review of two ICT4E initiatives in South Africa

Summary paper prepared for the UNESCO & ITU Mobile Learning Week: Skills for a connected world, 26-30 March 2018, Paris.

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IS IT FAKE NEWS? Containing the spread of COVID-19 fake news and misinformation: A guide for South African high-schoolers

Theme 6 Research Infographic: Ameliorating the Impact of Fake News on High School Learners during COVID-19

To investigate South African high school learners’ awareness of fake/false news during the COVID-19 lockdown, types of fake news, and the skills needed for distinguishing between false news and real news.

Theme 10 Research Report: Lessons on How Countries Manage Schooling During and After Disasters

The study involves a review of literature on how education systems were managed during and after a disaster. Four cases were examined: natural disasters (tsunami and earthquake) in Indonesia and Haiti; civil conflicts in Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Libya and the Vuwani district in Limpopo, South Africa; a health pandemic (Ebola) in West Africa; and the COVID-19 education response globally and in South Africa. All four cases offer valuable insights and lessons for the education sector in South Africa when it comes to strategy, policy, planning and programming of responses for education continuity, preparation to exit the lockdown and for curriculum recovery.

Theme 10 Research Infographic: Lessons on How Countries Manage Schooling During and After Disasters

Lessons on How Countries Manage Schooling During and After Disasters: A Study of Four Cases

JET Bulletin May 2018: Standardised learner assessments in ‘affordable’ independent schools – perspectives from research and practice

JET Education Services (JET), in collaboration with four school operators and Old Mutual Alternative Investments’ Schools Fund, has been involved in the assessment of educational quality in affordable independent schools using standardised assessments. This work has led to a more developmental use of assessment, with some school operators using detailed analysis of the assessment data to inform their teaching practices.