Producing over 40% of teachers in South Africa
2020-07-23 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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Rattling the innovative space in ODeL
Professors Moeketsi Letseka, Mpine Makoe and Sindile Ngubane-Mokiwa have set up a doctoral consortium that aims to create a cohort of specialists that will boost and advance the whole agenda of Unisa being a leading open, distance and e-learning institution.
2020-07-08 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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Education in SA is yearning for change
Dr Motladi Setlhako of Unisa's College of Education says Covid-19 has given the nation a wake-up call. 4IR will bring with it a new world of work and today's teachers have to prepare our youth for this environment. This means an accelerated programme of professional development for educators has to be introduced.
2020-06-30 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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Keeping alive conversations on critical issues
The outbreak of Covid-19 has created serious challenges for education and we need to resort to new ways of thinking and engaging, said Prof Moeketsi Letseka, incumbent of the UNESCO Chair of Open Distance Learning at Unisa, at the opening of a new webinar series.
2020-06-29 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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Unisa committed to developing young academics
Newly NRF-rated Prof Lindelani Mnguni believes that research should not be 'a job' but a passion, something that keeps you awake through the night. "When the playing ground is level, there is so much more that young African scholars can achieve."
2020-06-29 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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ODeL as a career path is challenging, yet satisfying
Open, distance and e-learning is a niche area that has not been well researched and therefore offers many unique opportunities for Unisans, says Geesje van den Berg, Professor of Curriculum and Instructional Studies in the College of Education.
2020-06-23 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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Teacher duo graduate together
"We are husband and wife, we are friends, we are study mates, we are educators, we teach same subjects, we did same honours degrees and we are 2020 graduates. We are the Lekoanas." This married couple share their journey on how they 'did together' at Unisa to shape their futures.
2020-06-14 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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Minimising learning disruptions in a time of Covid-19
Education departments and policymakers have looked at distance and online learning as an option for ensuring the continuity of education during the lockdown period, says Unisa's Prof Mpine Makoe.
2020-06-03 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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Pushing the boundaries where early childhood matters
"I contest universalised assumptions of who young children are," says Prof Hasina Banu Ebrahim, an NRF C1-rated researcher from the College of Education, Unisa.
2020-06-03 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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Nourishing sisterhood in social distancing
Unisan Tumelo Motaung from the College of Education is using her spare time in lockdown to catch up on friends and her reading. She tells us how she and Ngozi Chukura, from Gaborone, connected over reading books by bell hooks.