The duo are birds of the same plume who perambulate in close proximity. The world has become one global village because of communicating information through technology worldwide. All information including that which used to be for the privilege of a teacher exclusively is now an open secret due to technology. Having internet and access to it simply means that one has the whole world onto their fingertips. A knowledge-based economy would therefore mean accessing information to construct knowledge that can aid innovation and creativity.
Last week I boarded a night bus from Gaborone to Maun. Majority of passengers were youth. I guess it was at that time when tertiary institutions were going for the semester breaks. My observation was that almost all youth passengers had their handsets stuck to their ears during most part of the journey. I can only guess that they were playing music, movies, Facebooking, WhatsApp, reading e-book and many other applications. Subsequently we can assume they do have smart gadgets that allow for such applications. This can only mean one thing, that youth in 21st century are glued to gadgets that propel technology usage. If my assumption is a reality, we might as well go e-learning. This route is clearly defined by Government as stated under strategic priority 10 in the ETSSP document page 44. It reads as ‘Greater access, utilisation and integration of ICT as a means to improve teaching and learning and also a tool to improve education management is a key strategy linked to improving learning outcomes’. I think the Government has realised that it is only when our youth are having fun that they can be engaged educationally.
