30/03/2020
Quality
learning
@ home
Part 1: Quality digital resources to download @ home
Minister Debbie Schäfer | 30 March 2020
While it is officially school holidays and schools are closed – learning is open!
During the lockdown period the WCED would like parents and learners to keep themselves
busy. That is why the WCED has updated the e-Portal to ensure that our learners will be
able to access Quality Learning in a variety of ways.
Given the current situation we are all faced with, we have escalated the work that has
been done over the past 5 years on e-learning to make our learning environment digital.
E-learning is an important part of our vision to ensure Quality Education to all learners,
and a means to “Leapfrog inequality”. It is also a skill required for the 21st century.
The WCED has been working hard to ensure that our teachers are trained in e-learning,
that our learners are exposed to a variety of learning platforms and that e-Resources are
made available to suit their curriculum needs. Our strategy over the past five years has
been aimed at ensuring that learning can take place at anytime, anywhere.
Today, I am unpacking how we are providing Quality Learning resources to our learners @
home through the WCED ePortal. The ePortal is just one element of the WCED’s “Quality
Education initiative” and in the coming days and weeks, we will outline further
what parents, teachers and learners can do to ensure that while “Schools are closed –
Learning is open.”
Part 1: Quality digital resources to download at home
There are hundreds of resources on the internet. However, how does one determine which
resources are in line with the CAPS curriculum, or are factually correct? What are our
children even meant to be studying?
The WCED ePortal (https://wcedeportal.co.za/) was first developed in 2015 in support
of the WCED’s e-learning initiative. It hosts a vast number of digital resources for learners,
teachers and parents to access for self-learning and support.
ePortal
