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2020-01-21 00:00:00.0 | Category: Unesco, Corporate

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.

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2019-11-25 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Education, Featured, Corporate

Unisa academic elected on CHE-HEQAC

Unisa’s Dr Lineo Rose Johnson has been elected to serve on the Council on Higher Education Quality Assurance Committee.

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2019-08-18 00:00:00.0 | Category: Unesco, Corporate

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.

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2019-08-16 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Education, Lead, Featured, Dept Education Foundation, Corporate

CEDU research excellence lauded by journal

The highly regarded Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management has recognised the research excellence of the College of Education’s Dr Noma Madikizela-Madiya with a Best Article Award.

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2019-08-15 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Education, Featured, Corporate

Researcher has a powerful picture of the future of education

The time has come for an education revolution, says Prof Lindelani Mnguni, who is determined to transform society through education.

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2019-07-02 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Education, Featured, Corporate

Improve teacher education

As a service provider, Unisa trains 52% of SA teachers. Unisa's Prof Elize du Plessis believes that the quality of courses needs to be bettered to assist student teachers in becoming competent and reflective practitioners.

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2019-07-02 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Education, Featured, Corporate

Help deprived learners

With extra coaching supplemented by a study camp event a fortnight before the final examination, matrics can receive guidance through cognitive engagement with subject content, supplemented by physical and emotional support, says Unisa's Prof Hettie van der Merwe.

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2019-04-01 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Education, Featured, Corporate

Re-centring African languages

In her inaugural lecture, Prof Vivian Manyike argues for the equalisation and shared use of languages in higher education in order to improve the quality of teaching and learning in South Africa.

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2019-03-13 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Education, Featured, Corporate

Unisa to tutor 72 000 teachers in new school subject

The university will partner with the DBE by making available its 24 ICT laboratories throughout the country to train educators in coding.

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