Community projects

The College of Education at Unisa (CEDU) is making inroads into communities and their schools. These community engagement projects and the research emanating from these are mainstreamed into the teacher development programmes of the College and so as to bring about an improvement of teaching and learning in our classrooms.  Some of the CEDU flagship projects are listed below.

Unisa Early Learning Centre at Unisa Sunnyside Campus

The Unisa Early Childhood Education Centre (UECEC) on Sunnyside campus has recently been placed under the umbrella of the new College of Education (CEDU). The Executive Dean of CEDU, Prof KP Dzvimbo is the chairman of the board of trustees, ably assisted by Dr Soezin Krog and Prof Norma Nel. Read more...

"Lesson study" methods from Japan used to teach mathematics in Mamelodi

Ms Ronel Paulsen launched the first round of the project on 23 July 2009 in eight primary schools with the blessing and support of the Gauteng Department of Basic Education. Lesson study is a Japanese method used for teacher development. It formed part of research by Ms Paulsen on how the Asian Pacific countries excel with their mathematics training, part of which included the studying of classroom practises in Japan. Read more...

Professional Learning in School Management: Mpumalanga Project

In 2010, an Anglo American sponsored School Management Project was presented in the Nkangala region, approximately 100km east of Pretoria, for 30 education managers. The Project Leader was Prof. EJ van Niekerk, and was presented through the Centre for Community Training and Development. Read more...

Learn not to Burn

Every year and throughout the world we hear of people being burnt to death in their homes. Many people in South Africa lose their lives as a result of fires, especially in informal settlements, where poverty is rife. Most of these informal settlements are without electricity or adequate sources of heating, and residents are forced to seek alternatives, especially during winter. These usually take the form of open fires for cooking and keeping warm. Precautionary measures when working with fire make a significant contribution to curbing the number of deaths resulting from open source fires. Read more...