Tag: south africa

Time to look for hope somewhere else

Jun 23, 2021

in Learning, Students

hope, learners, school, south africa

To the best of my knowledge I’ve never written about politics on this site and I don’t think I will again. But I felt like this post was something I needed to do. Every weekend I try to spend a half hour or so reading the news over coffee with varying degrees of success, depending…
Resource: Snapplify providing free access to South African school textbooks

Apr 15, 2020

in Education

curriculum, education, education books, elearning, free access, reading, snapplify, south africa

Snapplify is a South African elearning company that has recently partnered with publishers to education publishers to launch their Free Access programme for all South African learners. Schools in South Africa have always struggled and no more so than what they are going through right now. As much as we might think that universities are…
Comment: Eskom is in a death spiral, so it’s time to change the energy ballgame.

Feb 19, 2020

in Note

politics, sona, south africa, state of the nation

This combination of public, private and community-based delivery of renewable energy is an advanced, sophisticated vision (consistent with practice in a number of countries), that breaks from the simplistic view that renewables can only be efficiently delivered by IPPs in a highly competitive market. We must avoid a pure market solution that incentivises a race…
Five Reasons Why CAPS is Harming Our Children

Sep 13, 2016

in Education

caps, curriculum, education, south africa

Five reasons why CAPS is harming our children, by Marina Goetze CAPS is the Curriculum Assessment Policy Statement that describes the South African national curriculum for Grades R – 12. I don’t work in the basic education sector but I have friends who do and this is something they talk about all the time. You could probably say…
Emerging ICTs in South African higher education

Nov 25, 2013

in Research

emerging technology, guidebook, guidelines, higher education, information and communication technology, national research foundation, south africa

For the past few years I’ve been involved in an NRF-funded research project that looked at the use of emerging ICTs in South African higher education. In addition to the range of conference presentations, publications and postgraduate student progression, we also recently saw the first draft of a set of guidelines for South African lecturers…
Yet another T&L blog?

May 15, 2013

in Learning, Teaching

higher education, south africa, Unteaching

Yet another T&L blog (Unteaching) We thought there was room for something a bit more…playful. Something less formal. Maybe even irreverent. We think that there’s space for a group of like-minded South African educators to get together and shoot the breeze without needing to worry about who is watching and who you represent. A place…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-07-30

Jul 30, 2012

in Digest

academic publishing, connected learning, distance education, manifesto, south africa

The ironies of academic publishing: The system is stupid and it’s time for a new manifesto http://t.co/zCV8L0Tw # Response to the Draft Policy Framework for the Provision of Distance Education in South African Universities | @Czernie http://t.co/sfnTUGZF # Connected Learning Manifesto for Connected Educator Month http://t.co/Rt2Sy495 #
CHEC course: teaching and learning (day 3)

Aug 18, 2011

in Education, Ethics, Learning, Students, Workshop

advantage, cape higher education consortium, chec, disadvantage, diversity, gender, jeff jawitz, learning, race, racism, south africa, teaching, teaching and learning, uct, university of cape town

Yesterday’s CHEC session was presented by Jeff Jawitz from UCT, who looked at tools for addressing diversity in the South African university classroom. I’ve seen Jeff present before at conferences and he’s got a really relaxed way of introducing and working with often highly controversial topics, like race and gender. I was especially excited to…
Research plan for 2011

Jan 7, 2011

in Conference, PhD, Research

AMEE, Congress South African Association, Delphi, ece, goals, heltasa, Higher Education Learning and Teaching Association, International Association, phd, ple, research, saahe, south africa

I’ve just been asked by one of my supervisors for my research goals for 2011. This will include my own work, as well as planning how our undergraduate and Masters students’ work might feed into some of the bigger projects. The first goal I have for 2011 is to submit 2 articles based on my first…
Ethics CPD lecture

Dec 14, 2010

in Ethics, Physiotherapy

clinical practice, CPD, ethics, healthcare, human rights, lecture, presentation, research, south africa

As part of our commitment to continuing professional development (CPD) in South African healthcare, we’re required to accumulate 5 ethics credits every year. Yesterday I gave a presentation to the staff in our department in order to fulfill this requirement. It went quite well, although being my first time I felt pretty unprepared. I learnt a lot…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-12-13

Dec 13, 2010

in Digest

brain based learning, cellphones, College Students Admit To, dean, educational research, facebook, online comments, ple, research, RT, south africa, teaching and learning, text messaging, Thought Leader, twitter, violence, vygotsky, xwiki

Web 2.0: Reflective and Critical Practices http://ow.ly/1rXGcC. Its not a crusade, its about raising awareness # Research Examines What Motivates People to Comment Online http://ow.ly/1rXG9n. Emotion & negative opinion cause thread deterioration # College Students Admit To “Shocking” Text Messaging Habits in Class http://ow.ly/1rXG96. Ban phones, or integrate them? # Thought Leader » Why are…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-11-29

Nov 29, 2010

in Digest

constitution, gender, RT, south africa, twitter, united nations

RT @mraversion: SA covers itself in glory at the UN again. http://bit.ly/hgtORq Maybe they didn’t understand the question? #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-20

Sep 20, 2010

in Digest

africa, african education, alpha, android, blended learning, clinical education, cool site, Distance Learning, dropbox, facebook, george siemens, Google, irrodl, learning management system, learning styles, lms, networked learning, oer, Online Research, open data, open research, open teaching, personal learning environment, phd, ple, plenk2010, presentation, research, RT, slideshare, snapp, social networks, south africa, student network visualisation tool, The Chronicle, The Complete Android Guide, thuthuka funding, trailmeme, twitter, visible thinking, wcpt congress

RT @Glinner: The secret. Is the incorrect use of. Puntuation. RT @KrystalSim International Talk Like Christopher Walken Day…brilliant 🙂 # RT @davecormier: #PLENK2010 post http://bit.ly/c6M0Em PLEs – disaggregate power, not people # RT @paullowe: The Cognitive Surplus of a conference revisited – more reflections on #del10 http://ow.ly/2Grlz #altc2010 # RT @NancyWhite: Very cool site about…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-09

Aug 9, 2010

in Digest

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RT @JaneDavis13 Good thinking points RT @gcouros: 10 ways to think about your learning space… « Fantastic http://bit.ly/cdoBZf # Started reading: Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook, by A. Bourdain http://amzn.to/bPLxUN # #nowlistening to The Sinner In Me by Depeche Mode from Playing The Angel. http://is.gd/e8ylL…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-02

Aug 2, 2010

in Digest

art of community, assessment, BP, British Library, buddypress, communities of practice, cop, dept social network, diagrams, digital habitats, digital literacy, digital natives, e-learning, Europe, failure recovery, feedback, Google, Google Docs, journals, lectures, mobile literacies, mobile phones, net generation, networked learning, oer, open learning, peer review, reading, RT, rubric, social media, south africa, Tony Bates, twitter, UCT Centre for Educational Technology, uruguay, wordpress

A list of e-Learning Journals « Tony Bates http://bit.ly/bfs0Ej # Digital Habitats: stewarding technology for communities » Putting our diagrams to work http://bit.ly/acKbwI # @davecormier I like 4 🙂 in reply to davecormier # RT @malinkaiva: Using VoiceThread to Build Student Engagement: http://tinyurl.com/2clrtho # RT @johnnigelcook: “Google Gen “do not possess the critical & analytical…
Reflections on SAAHE 2010

Jul 28, 2010

in Conference, Research

dedicated wireless access, health education, internet access, medical education, reflection, research, saahe, south africa, wireless access

The SAAHE conference has come and gone for the 3rd year running. It’s been an interesting and engaging 3 days, and since I’ve already posted all my notes, these are just a few thoughts on what it’s like having a conference in South Africa. And it’s the last post, I promise. To get the negative…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-21

Jun 21, 2010

in Digest

american internet, Animation, author, backchannel, blooms digital taxonomy, BP, cars writing model, cent, Co-operative, collaborative learning, e-learning, facebook, Fast Company, FIFA, gilly salmon, Google, Google Docs, Google Earth, google search story, Harvard, http, Internet stars, journals, learning management system, lms, meego, mendeley, michael wesch, new media, oer, online world, open educational resources, otter trail, peer review, personal learning environment, player, ple, plearn, presentation, privacy, publication, reading, research, RT, Running stable, sajp, Salford, slideshare, social learning roles, social media, south africa, stephen downes, steve wheeler, swot analysis, tagxedo, twitter, uct, vygotsky poster, wordpress 3.0, world cup, world cup 2010, youtube

RT @dreamingspires: RT @stevesilberman: First time I’ve seen the phrase “the American Internet.” http://bit.ly/anZeIc # RT @barrykayton: Reading Blooms Digital Taxonomy v2.12 on Scribd http://scr.bi/cBGHrj #readcast # From Knowledgable to Knowledge-able: Learning in New Media Environments, by Michael Wesch http://bit.ly/daChh2 # Gilly Salmon’s 5 stage model of e-learning http://bit.ly/c1MKHB # Social Media Explained Visually «…
Sharing my article for open peer review

Jun 14, 2010

in Open access, Research

academic writing, author, collaborative learning, Google, open, peer review, physiotherapy, research, south africa, south african society of physiotherapy, wikis, yeats

I’m interested in how changes in the internet are forcing changes onto institutions that haven’t traditionally responded well to change. One group that’s finding the transition especially hard are the publishers, especially the academic publishers. A little while ago I wrote an open letter to the South African Society of Physiotherapy, asking them to move…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-03

May 3, 2010

in Digest

africa, african virtual school, Duke It, facebook, Internet Studies, literacy, mobile learning, mobile phones, powerpoint, prvacy, rural communities, south africa, twitter, US military, World Bank, World Bank Blog, writing

m4Lit Project, exploring the use of mobile phones to promote literacy in South Africa http://bit.ly/aluIZS # Mobile Phones and Literacy in Rural Communities | A World Bank Blog on ICT use in Education http://bit.ly/cIakYu # The African Virtual School, offering maths, english and ICT courses to learners across Africa http://bit.ly/9aP7ln # @sbestbier Powerpoint as used…
A national core physiotherapy curriculum

Apr 21, 2010

in Assessment, Education, Physiotherapy

assessment, curriculum, osce, phd, physiotherapy, research, south africa, university

I had a great conversation with a colleague today, that stemmed from an ongoing discussion we’re having in our department about moving our practical assessments towards an OSCE-type format. We’ve been thinking about standardising on our assessments for a while but have never had dedicated time to work on it…not that we have any now,…