Saide Current Awareness 1st August 2018

Distance Education

• COL partners with UK varsity for distance learning conference.
• Professor Rao is new vice chancellor of IGNOU.

Education: South Africa

• Military Vets Bursaries in Chaos by Sipho Mabenaa. Sowetan 27th July 2018 Page 10.
• Basic Education on approval of home education policy for promulgation.
• Retired Teachers to Offer Help by Nosipho Nyide and Nontuthuko Ngubane. The Star Page 6

Higher Education

• OWEN SKAE: Why academia is a good career.
• Unisa Students in Uproar Over NSFAS Funds.
• CPUT's New Vice-Chancellor Hits the Ground - and Gardens - to Restore Glory
• Zipho Majova: From degree to internship to unemployment - the life of a black graduate

Language and Literacy

• How language shapes your thoughts – what researchers know.
• LEAP (Libraries, e-Reading, Activities and Partnerships) 2.0 Final Report.

Science and Technology

• Facebook and Google need fewer controls, not more.
• Google to provide free high speed Wifi in Nigeria.

Technology Enhanced Learning

• Digital teaching for Maths and Science in rural schools.
• Learning in a Mobile-First Digital Environment.
• Major MOOC providers shifting focus to fee-paying students.
• Students’ Emotional Engagement, Motivation and Behaviour Over the Life of an Online Course: Reflections on Two Market Research Case Studies.