EduTECH Africa conference in Sandton

Santon Convention center where the 2018 EduTech Africa conference will be held, is linked to OR Tambo international airport via the Guatrain. 

Human communications developed over thousands of years and four remarkable evolutions or revolutions brought huge advances for education and training. In ancient times, humans used demonstration and repetition to teach but as soon as they developed speech, this communication tool was used effectively to teach and train. The development of writing and the printing press brought new technology to the educator's tool box. Currently, in the fourth revolution world, educators are focusing on adding another tool to their tool box - that of digital technology in all its forms. It is important that educators not only take note of the latest developments in this sector, but also to be involved in the development of new technology that can be used to enhance education and training. Keep in mind that these tools (language, writing, printing or digital media) do not replace learning, they can enhance and support learning and make learning opportunities available to more people. 

This year, the EduTech Africa conference will be held on 9 and 10 October at the Sandton Convention Center in Johannesburg, South Africa. Sandton is part of the economic power hub of South Africa and the Convention center is conveniently situated adjacent to top shopping malls, entertainment complexes, great hotels and also linked to the OR Tambo international airport via the Gautrain.   

Pre-event workshops will be held on Monday 8 October and topics include 'The business of private education in Africa', 'Learn to code in a day', 'Virtual reality' and 'Cyber bullying'.  

There are six conference streams, 3500 attendees and  more than 150 speakers at this event.  The six streams are K-12 Leaders, K-12 IT, K-12 Business Management, Special educational needs, Tertiary Education and Vocational education. In the tertiary education stream, topics include 'The campus of the future', 'Adaptive learning technologies', 'Teacher training', 'Assessment and Evaluation' and 'Africa stories'.

Early bird registration ends 20 July and the costs is R3 825. There is also discount for groups of 3 and more people attending the conference.