What is Blockchain?
Blockchain is a technology that records transactions in a way that is distributed, immutable and openly available to anyone. In the basic format, it is a chain of blocks that…
Can a Little Pigeon Teach Our World Something?
Over 100 years ago a little brown passenger pigeon named Martha died in the Cincinnati Zoo. She was the last of her breed. Just like that, in an instant, a…
Is Technical and Vocational Education and Training for Men?
Technical and vocational programmes remain a male bastion, while the opposite is exact for tertiary education. Subject choice is also gender-segregated. Only just over a quarter of those enrolled in…
SMART Africa to Accelerate Education and Sustainable Socio-economic Development
SMART Africa is a bold and innovative commitment to accelerate sustainable socio-economic development on the continent, ushering Africa into a knowledge economy through affordable access to broadband and usage of…
Education Collaborating with Industry, Issue 58, 2019
Universities and industry have been collaborating for well over one hundred years. The principal nature of these collaborations has generally been researching focussed, where the industry has provided funding for…
Effective Education is Built on Personal Relationships.
“If you're an education entrepreneur who is looking to break into education, here's a tip: technology is not the only area where teachers need assistance,” says Robyn D. Shulman in…
Competency-Based Learning in Vocational Education.
The idea of competency-based, or mastery, learning has been around for decades, but it has recently been receiving more global attention. Competency-based learning is learner‑focused and works naturally with independent…
Global Skills, Lucubrate Magazine, Issue 57, 2019
Overall, across the globe, problem-solving, the ability to work in a team, and communication, are considered to be the most important skills (read more...) Global Skills for the Future Read…
Global Skills for the Future
Overall, across the globe, problem-solving, the ability to work in a team, and communication, are considered to be the most important skills. There are varying definitions of Global Skills, but…
Ability in Vocational Education. Lucubrate Magazine, Issue 56, 2019
The Owino Market – In the middle of downtown Kampala is a bustling market that seems built out of whimsy plus scraps than anything weight bearing. Within the tight, dirty…