23 November 2017

AFRICOLLEGES founder Howard Blight says Brightspace will help support students who may not be able to afford traditional learning paths.

Software specialist D2L claims its cloud-based learning platform, Brightspace, is enhancing education for more people across the EMEA region including South Africa where AFRICOLLEGES International (ACI) is now using the system.

ACI is an online college addressing the agricultural education gap in South Africa.

It is introducing Brightspace to provide students with affordable, accessible and industry-relevant agricultural course content. 

College founder and CEO Howard Blight says: “For the very first time, Brightspace will give our students here on the African continent the opportunity to study from anywhere, at any time, whether it’s on their mobile, desktop or tablet.

"This provides a dynamic learning environment without the added costs of being ‘on campus.’ It will enable ACI to accommodate those students that may not have the financial resources associated with traditional learning models.”

Canada-based D2L says Brightspace was created for the digital learner and helps schools and institutions deliver personalised learning in a classroom or anywhere online.

It’s claimed to make designing courses, creating content and grading assignments easier, and also features analytics that track and deliver insights into the performance of departments, teaching programmes or individuals.

EMEA business management consultancy Visions Consulting has also partnered with D2L in South Africa, in an effort to modernise its enterprise customers’ learning experiences.