Just did an amaaziinng training session at our sister institution today on the use of Audacity in teaching and learning. I could not have done it without the help of our RMLers. They were great!! Moreover, it dawned upon me how big the digital divide really is in Africa. I hardly hear the term used these days as if it is not an issue anymore. I often assumed that there are so many people with access to technology these days that the gap must be getting smaller. Now I realise that it is not just physical access to technology that causes the divide but it is the way we think about technology. More later...
Just did an amaaziinng training session at our sister institution today on the use of Audacity in teaching and learning. I could not have done it without the help of our RMLers. They were great!! Moreover, it dawned upon me how big the digital divide really is in Africa. I hardly hear the term used these days as if it is not an issue anymore. I often assumed that there are so many people with access to technology these days that the gap must be getting smaller. Now I realise that it is not just physical access to technology that causes the divide but it is the way we think about technology. More later...
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