Education in the Metaverse
Wednesday, 31 August 2022
by Matthew Hanly
What is the Metaverse? The Metaverse is a largely misunderstood concept. There are a lot of questions left unanswered, but to put it simply – it is the transformation or evolution of the internet. Spaces are morphing from a two-dimensional space into a three-dimensional one. It will be as though the internet will come alive
- Published in AR & VR In eLearning, eLearning Trends, Resources
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Alleviating the Cost of a Health System Crisis at the Coalface
Tuesday, 26 July 2022
by New Leaf Technologies
South Africa’s healthcare industry finds itself at a crossroads. Ballooning medical legal claims coupled with increasing doctor and nursing shortages are placing tremendous strain on the health system. However steps can be taken at the coal face to alleviate the stresses existing in hospitals and clinics. The first of these is to address the medical
- Published in Health & Wellness, Industry
The Protection of Personal Information Act: What You Need to Know
Tuesday, 25 May 2021
by New Leaf Technologies
The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), which comes into effect on July 1, compels businesses and organisations to protect personal information and prevent it being exposed and disseminated to unauthorised individuals and entities. Under the new law, a business will also no longer be allowed to keep a record of a data subject’s personal
- Published in News
The Top 5 eLearning Trends for 2020
Friday, 29 November 2019
by New Leaf Technologies
The history of “distance learning” can be traced back to the 1840s, when Isaac Pitman used correspondence courses to teach short-hand to millions around the world. Ever since, the trends for delivering learning far away from classrooms have kept changing. “eLearning” only really came into existence in the late 1990s, when Computer-Based Training (CBT) became
- Published in eLearning Trends, News, Resources
Chatbots in Edtech: The Next Top Trend
Monday, 04 February 2019
by New Leaf Technologies
The digital age has brought about a number of revolutions in the way that most everything is handled today. One of these revolutions is the shift away from traditional training methods, which typically involves a lot of time and money, towards more efficient methods...
- Published in Educational Technology, eLearning Trends, News