The Oracle Consortium is one of five similar public-private partnerships from the private sector taking part in the first of three phases in the NEPAD e-Schools initiative. Phase one, the Demonstration Phase, involves five consortia each piloting the project in 18 to 21 schools in six to seven countries throughout Africa.

During this phase a total of 96 schools in 12 African countries are being equipped with ICT-enabled tools for education and health. An estimated 150,000 learners and teachers will be engaged over the next 12 months. The Oracle Consortium partners are:

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Each month we will publish a profile on one consortium member and its role in the NEPAD e-Schools initiative.

This month: Learnthings

Learnthings is an education publishing company, deploying the latest high quality, future-proof technology – to deliver innovative content.

At learnthings our mission is to empower and engage through content and training. We have demonstrated this in donating digital content to schools in Africa as part of the NEPAD project. Our content has been translated into French and Portuguese to adhere to the specific needs of schools. In addition to this we have trained teachers on how use our content with great results.

We follow a constructivists approach to teaching and learning which implies that learning is enhanced where learners are actively involved in the learning process. We have trained teachers all over Africa on how to integrate the use of ICTs as a tool to enhance teaching and learning, resulting in learners being more involved in the learning process and teachers inventing fresh ideas in the classroom.

See some comments of the teachers on the workshops:

“ The practical activities we did on the computers were best as they reflected on my progress” teacher at Sechaba High school in Lesotho.

In March 2003, the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Implementation Committee (HSGIC) adopted the NEPAD e-Schools Initiative as a priority continental undertaking aimed at ensuring that African youth graduate from African schools with the skills that will enable them to participate effectively in the global information society.

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