Monthly Archives: February 2010

OER in South African Institutions of Higher Education

Posted on February 22, 2010 by D Gachago

I have attended a very interesting workshop on Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Course Ware (OCW) hosted by the UWC on Friday, the 12th of February 2010. Following a board meeting of the OCW Consortium with leaders in OCW such as the MIT … Continue reading →

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Let’s Mxit! The use of mobile technology for supporting students’ learning

Posted on February 11, 2010 by D Gachago

Facilitators: Ronald Arendse (UWC), Amanda Morris and Roux Rossouw (CPUT).        Date, time and venue: 10th of March 2010, 9.00-12.00, Faculty of Engineering, Cape Town Campus, room 3.15, Engineering Building. Workshop description:        Academics need to recognize the growing and important role cell phones … Continue reading →

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Clickers at CPUT!

Posted on February 10, 2010 by D Gachago

Last week I have run the first workshop on the use of clickers at CPUT. If you are wondering what clickers are: clickers are voting devices, that allow lecturers to ask questions in class, students vote and results immediately appear … Continue reading →

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Welcome to our blog!

Posted on February 10, 2010 by D Gachago

I am glad you made it to our blog. This blog is meant to update lecturers at CPUT about innovations in the world of eLearning or educational technologies in Higher Education. We will regularly blog about things like Blackboard, clickers, … Continue reading →

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