The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will be thinking out of the box and breaking the computer lab ICT education mould in a rural pilot. The pilot will take place at Cofimvaba, Eastern Cape, South Africa. awareNet is forms an important part of the social networking technology and methodology for the project. The Read more about awareNet in Rural Education Pilot[…]
As part of the next Brand Challenge, students of Vega Design School will work on awareNet‘s brand, design and usability. The VSA is very excited about this partnership as Vega produces excellent work and very motivated students. awareNet really needs a bit of assistance in this regard. To give you an idea: There will be Read more about Vega Design School enhances usability of awareNet[…]
Anna Wertlen presented the ECSPIRT Project and VSA’s awareNet programme in front of the panel of judges at the final round of the Impumelelo Social Innovations Awards last Thursday, the 12th of July 2012, in Cape Town. The discussion following the presentation was very fruitful, and it seemed as if many of the judges had Read more about Impumelelo – Final Round Presentation[…]
During this year’s Arts Festival, awareNet users and Festinos had the chance to try out awareNet’s new scribbling tool for the first time. This scribbling tool makes awareNet even more creative and interactive. The young guests at our stand in the ASSITEJ Family Venue had a lot of fun: We Read more about Arts Festival Outcomes[…]
This year at the Arts Festival, The VSA partners with ASSITEJ South Africa, a networking platform for people working with or interested in theatre for children and young people. The organisation makes a significant mark on the festival, bringing 10 high quality productions, workshops and other exciting activities to the festival. With some shows already sold-out, Read more about awareNet mobile lab at Grahamstown Arts Festival[…]
We are very proud to announce that the VSA’s awareNet programme made it into the second and final round of the Impumelelo Social Innovation Awards. Impumelelo is not only the leading independent awards programme for social innovation in South Africa, but also an unsurpassed repository of exceptional models of best practice across a wide range Read more about awareNet Programme in the Finals of the Impumelelo Social Innovation Award[…]
We proudly announce that the VSA was invited to present the concept and outcomes of the awareNet programme at the TEDx in Berlin, Germany this year. The event will take place in November, 23rd. There is no online description yet. Watch this space for more information about theme, venue and invitations!
The VSA was invited to attend the SAGE Net Workshop on International Volunteering last week. Most of the participants are hosts for the Weltwärts Exchange Programme and wanted to exchange their experiences with their volunteers to learn from each other and discuss benefits and challenges of working with volunteers. The VSA had volunteers (local and Read more about VSA invited to SAGE Net Workshop about International Volunteering[…]
At this year’s SciFest, the VSA presented awareNet to the public, mostly to learners, teachers and other visitors who were interested in education and science. The audience was excited and very inspired. Visitors got to try out awareNet on site and were able to upload their photos and videos, blog their experiences at SciFest and Read more about VSA and awareNet at SciFest on BayTV![…]
This year, the wireless link provided by the Rhodes University CoE for Ntsika Secondary’s Internet access has not been stable enough to use for awareNet classes. There has been barely enough bandwidth for the staff to do email. There are not enough resources to solve the problems with wireless link, and a fix is scheduled Read more about Mobile awareNet At Ntsika Secondary School – How It Works[…]