Saide Current Awareness
26 September 2022

 

Distance Education

• Implementing Distance Education in Adult Education
• 5th International Open & Distance Learning Conference- IODL  28-30 September 2022
• Distance Education: What We Learned, What Works and What Doesn’t

Education: South Africa 

• Education department plans a more holistic approach to curriculum
• Provincial rivalry over matric results is counterproductive, experts say
• JONATHAN JANSEN | What a revolting idea! Expecting kids to do maths
• SA youth take to Cape Town's streets for urgent action on the climate crisis
• WCED and universities set out contingency plans for rolling blackouts during exams
• Scholar transport has to be a priority, says Equal Education after Pongola horror crash tragedy
• Testing, testing: All systems go as Western Cape education dept counts down 40 days to matric finals
• Local school principal acknowledged for efforts at the National Teaching Awards
• University of Johannesburg appoints Professor Letlhokwa Mpedi as new Vice-Chancellor
• ConCourt judgment confirms that Copyright Act is unconstitutional
• Over 2 200 prisoners are educating themselves behind bars in the Western Cape
• Education sector concerned as impact of load shedding cuts down valuable teaching, studying time
• A passion for religion: 25-year-old becomes youngest PhD graduate at UP's theology faculty
• Christel House SA High School pupils take the leap of faith to close the unemployment gap through an app

Language and Literacy

• Digitising heritage: How one project is making our multilingual history accessible
• Is Your Child Getting Good Reading Instruction? Here’s how to spot a research-backed reading program.

Open Education and Open Educational Resources

• (Open) Educational Resources around the World - An International Comparison

Post Schooling

• Universities in Africa ‘don’t understand what they are’
• Building ‘brand Africa’ in HE can help to retain talent
• Explore new ways to restructure knowledge production
• Decolonial scholarship: Do academics in Africa have clay feet?
• What is behind the Eastern Cape's nurse training crisis?

Skills and Employment 

• Digital education, skills development crucial for SA in the 4IR
• SAP’s skills initiative creates jobs for thousands of youth
• Digify Africa amps up digital skills training programme
• Khuthaza uKufunda Initiative empowers residents with skills training
• Enterprise Development programme sees over 200 graduates since inception

Teaching and Learning- Global

• 7 Tips for Creating Motivating Assessments
• TPACK explained for teachers
• Webinar- Blended Learning as a Path to Engagement and Deeper Learning

Technology Enhanced Learning

• Hypothesis: A Social Annotation Tool
• What is Quizizz? How Can Quizizz Be Used for Teaching?
• Is There Still Time to Build Equity into Virtual Reality Edtech?
• Does Educational Technology Disregard Students' Digital Rights?
• Best Tools for Teachers