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Thutong Education Portal

Redesigned education portals to be launched

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:47

Education Minister Naledi Pandor will unveil the redesigned Thutong Education Portal which has been simplified to allow for easier searching and research.

The portal was initiated in 2003 to provide a starting point for the South African schools and communities to access the internet.

By doing a search on the portal, learners are able to access to a wide range of curriculum and learning support material.

Ms Pandor will launch the new portal in Pretoria.

Portal-users requested the portal be redesigned so they would be able to access more resources and to allow educators, schools administrators and managers to use it.

Therefore there are now four sections namely:

· Curriculum - this is the core of Thutong, providing access to a wide range of resources, tools and services through carefully constructed and managed Learning Spaces.
· Professional Development - the section focuses on providing educators access to resources, tools and services that are designed to facilitate their ongoing professional development.
· School Administration - supports school administrators by providing access to resources, tools and services for the community.
· Management - focuses on supporting school managers broadly. The primary focus though is on supporting the implementation of the new Advanced Certificate in Education for School principals.

These spaces will offer communication tools such as discussion lists and newsletters.

The portal will also provide a comprehensive collection of educational resources, policies and guidelines.

- BuaNews