UNESCO Chair on Open Distance Learning (ODL)
Unisa hosts high-level Malawian delegation
As guests of the UNESCO Chair on Open Distance Learning at the university, the delegation visited various facilities as part of a benchmarking exercise. Read more
Dealing with the disruption
The UNESCO Chair of Open Distance Learning at Unisa co-hosted an international webinar aimed at addressing many of the challenges facing universities in South Africa and across the world as they respond to the Covid-19 crisis. Read more
At the proverbial fork in the road
The eighth virtual research seminar held by the UNESCO Chair of Open Distance Learning at Unisa considered the issues involved in moving from challenges to opportunities and asked the question: What will become our "new normal" for teaching and learning in an ODL framework? Read more
Unbroken and unbowed
"Mine is a story of entry into mining slave labour and slave wages," says Prof Moeketsi Letseka, incumbent of the UNESCO Chair of Open Distance Learning at Unisa, "but it's a positive story, a story of triumph." He was speaking to Tumelo Motaung on her Facebook blog, A Read Black Girl.
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Refining a career in open, distance and e-learning
As a postdoctoral fellow in the UNESCO Chair on ODL at Unisa, Dr Mmabaledi Kefilwe Seeletso says you cannot practise something that you have not learnt. You have to adopt a tendency of earning while learning, so that you can appreciate the uniqueness of this philosophy.”
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Integrating the ℯ into ODL
"An open, distance and e-learning environment is a place to dismantle the educational system," says Dr Cecilia Temilola Olugbara, a postdoctoral fellow in the UNESCO Chair of ODL at Unisa. Read more
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. Read more
ODL in 4IR context
Prof Moeketsi Letseka, incumbent of the UNESCO Chair on Open Distance Learning at Unisa, launched a series of research seminars focusing on the challenges, achievements and best practices to support an inclusive research culture. Read more
Possible collaborative efforts between the Instituto Padre Antonio Vieira and Unisa
On Thursday 16 January 2020, Prof Moeketsi Letseka hosted a meeting with a delegation from the Instituto Padre Antonio Vieira (IPAV) in Portugal to discuss possible collaborative efforts between the Institute and Unisa. Read more
UNESCO Chair on ODL to host inaugural conference
Themed 'Galvanising ODL research', a conference to be hosted by Unisa later this month will bring together ODL practitioners, advanced researchers and young and emergent scholars to share ideas on critical ODL matters. Read more