África/Namibia/Marzo 2016/Fuente:The Namibian On Line. Autor: Netumbo Nekomba
Resumen: La noticia presenta la postura en relación a la incursión de la tecnología en los procesos de enseñanza, como elemento habilitador y de acceso al conocimiento.
Technology is a global project which is constantly advancing by the day. Namibia is quite fortunate to be a part of this movement as the digital world is slowly but surely taking over.
Sending letters by post has been overshadowed by emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages and other messaging applications that are available on various devices such as mobile phones and computers.
Because of this change into applications, those with a knack for tech have developed their own, turning simple ideas into multi-million dollar businesses thanks to coding.
And now the same can be said for Namibia. It’s official – coding will be implemented in the national curriculum. Stimulating this move are The Tech Guys, Mark Mushiva and Tshuutheni Emvula, two entrepreneurs and lovers of all things tech who constantly participate in workshops and other classes to educate young students, especially girls.
«We are currently gathering M&E data using the analytics from online platforms and tracking the students in class. We are currently expanding on our research with our sights set on a national Computer Science curriculum,» The Tech Guys state on their blog, thetechguysblog.com.
Currently exploring online education platforms from various sources such as CS Unplugged, the team constantly reinforces the need for high school pupils and even tertiary students to understand the importance of technology as that is where the future lies.
«Technology is an enabler and improves access to knowledge, and this has been shown to have transformative effects on personal development. Much different from access and use, it is the active involvement and creation of new technologies. In a world where information is the gold standard, Computer Science has become the new literacy of our world,» Mark explained.
Deputy prime minister and minister of international relations Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah explained earlier this month: «We should sharpen our negotiation tools, our capacity to market our country and innovative ways to inform policy. We do not only learn by physically going out to foreign countries. We can build our capacity by using modern technology. That is online learning.»
Fuente de la Noticia: http://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?page=read&id=38508
Fuente de la fotografía:http://www.namibian.com.na/public/uploads/images/56f147345669c/tech.jpg
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