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The South African Institute for Distance Education (SAIDE) has published its latest newsletter. Two articles caught my eye. Mhlanga, E. (2010) SOFIE (Strengthening Open and Flexible Learning for Increased Education) Project Findings SAIDE Newsletter, Vol. 16, No. 2 The aim of this study was to increase access to education and learning for young people [...] Student computer lab, Soshanguve Campus, Tshwane University of Technology My review of the Tapscott and Williams article prompted this response from Ms Mandi Maodzwa-Taruvinga who is teaching in the School of Education, the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa. Mandi is also a Ph.D student within the Wits School of Education. Here in full [...] NADEOSA (the National Association of Distance Education and Open Learning in South Africa) announces that its annual conference that will take place on 17th and 18th August 2009 at the Unisa Sunnyside Campus in Pretoria under the auspices of the Department of Teacher Education. The theme is: The Changing Faces of Distance Education and [...] In an earlier blog about Blackboard buying out Angel Learning Systems, I dropped the throwaway comment: ‘I suspect that by the time all the legal issues over copyright and monopoly are resolved, LMSs will be obsolete anyway.’ Professor Wendy Kilfoil, of the University of Pretoria, South Africa, picked up on this and asked the [...] Makoe, M. (2009) MXit: How to Encourage and Facilitate Communication Among Students eLearning Africa Newsletter, May 12 This interview with a professor from the University of South Africa describes how instant messaging is being used to encourage collaborative learning. In a long-term study she conducted, she found that isolated students have a need for [...] |
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