Tag: Vice-Chancellor
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Why I’m proud of my institution
I work at a university with a long history of opposing injustice and inequity, and I really do believe that working here makes a positive contribution to progress in the country. Sadly, during the last few weeks we’ve been associated less with a vision for uplifting our people, and more with chaos and dispute. I…
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Opencourseware Consortium panel discussion at UWC
Andy Lane, Archbishop, Chancellor, derek keats, Desmond Tutu, ethics, internet superstars, lecturer, Neil Butcher, OCW Consortium, oer, oer africa, open university, Opencourseware Consortium, p2pu, peer 2 peer university, Peer University, philip schmidt, south africa, United Kingdom, Vice-Chancellor, Wits UniversityLast Friday I was fortunate enough to attend 2 panel discussions on the use of OER in higher education. It was a bit of an occasion as one of the panels included a few board members of the Opencourseware Consortium (on a side note, UWC is a member of the OCW Consortium). This post is…