Education should go digital, publisher

FRANCISTOWN: Publishing Director at Medi Educational Publishers, Portia Tshoagong has urged education authorities in the country to embrace new technology, particularly social and other forms of the digital media to enhance learning of students. Tshoagong was speaking at the Botswana Social Studies Association 2015 Northern Regional Fair, sponsored by IDM Botswana Institute for over P70,000 here on Suturday.

She said that it is about time learners be allowed to bring to school new technology gadgets particularly their smart phones, which are widely used to support and enhance their learning.

“This is what is happening in developed countries. Education is now beyond the traditional chalkboard, pen and textbooks. Students now learn using the Internet and social media. We need to move along with the rest of the world if we are to improve our education sector,” she said. According to Tshoagong’s hypothetical analysis, eight out of 10 students have smart phones of which 90% are on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social networks.

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