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		<title>Flipped Lectures</title>
		<link>http://blog.saide.org.za/2012/02/21/flipped-lectures/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=flipped-lectures</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>greig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Use of ICTs in Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flipped Classrooms]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The use of technology has the ability to change how traditional face to face lecture sessions are conducted. In what has become known as “flipped classrooms”, students prepare for lecture time by viewing short video lectures before class, while lecture &#8230; <a href="http://blog.saide.org.za/2012/02/21/flipped-lectures/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Private sector geared to innovation</title>
		<link>http://blog.saide.org.za/2012/02/16/private-sector-geared-to-innovation/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=private-sector-geared-to-innovation</link>
		<comments>http://blog.saide.org.za/2012/02/16/private-sector-geared-to-innovation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:53:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tony</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Teacher Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Innovation; Education; Private; NGO; teacher development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tony Mays reflects on a recent meeting of education-oriented NGOs On Wednesday 08 February, 2012, I attended a meeting of a selection of education-oriented NGOs in Rustenburg. The meeting explored innovative approaches to recruiting and supporting prospective and practising teachers &#8230; <a href="http://blog.saide.org.za/2012/02/16/private-sector-geared-to-innovation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>On teacher development and policy implementation</title>
		<link>http://blog.saide.org.za/2012/02/13/on-teacher-development-and-policy-implementation/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=on-teacher-development-and-policy-implementation</link>
		<comments>http://blog.saide.org.za/2012/02/13/on-teacher-development-and-policy-implementation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tessa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Teacher Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[evaluation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teacher development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[At the Teachers&#8217; Upfront Programme meeting at Wits School of Education on Tuesday, I shared a platform with Kirti Menon (Registrar of Wits) and Whitfield Green (Director of Teacher Education in the Department of Higher Education and Training). In response &#8230; <a href="http://blog.saide.org.za/2012/02/13/on-teacher-development-and-policy-implementation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Strengthening quality assurance mechanisms in higher education in the Kingdom of Lesotho</title>
		<link>http://blog.saide.org.za/2012/02/07/strengthening-quality-assurance-mechanisms-in-higher-education-in-the-kingdom-of-lesotho/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=strengthening-quality-assurance-mechanisms-in-higher-education-in-the-kingdom-of-lesotho</link>
		<comments>http://blog.saide.org.za/2012/02/07/strengthening-quality-assurance-mechanisms-in-higher-education-in-the-kingdom-of-lesotho/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:53:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ephraim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quality Assurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CHE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Council on Higher Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lesotho]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quality assurance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The newly established Council of Higher Education (CHE) in Lesotho is a vibrant organisation that is committed to supporting local institutions in their quality improvement efforts. The Council organised a very successful two-day workshop that took place on 1 &#8211; &#8230; <a href="http://blog.saide.org.za/2012/02/07/strengthening-quality-assurance-mechanisms-in-higher-education-in-the-kingdom-of-lesotho/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Early Childhood Literacy</title>
		<link>http://blog.saide.org.za/2012/01/31/early-childhood-literacy/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=early-childhood-literacy</link>
		<comments>http://blog.saide.org.za/2012/01/31/early-childhood-literacy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jenny</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Early Childhood Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Use of ICTs in Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[e-book readers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[early literacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reading]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There has been much written in South African press lately about language policies in education. There is concern that some of our eleven languages may die if they are not taught in schools.  This concern is not unique to our &#8230; <a href="http://blog.saide.org.za/2012/01/31/early-childhood-literacy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Supporting standards in higher education</title>
		<link>http://blog.saide.org.za/2012/01/24/supporting-standards-in-higher-education/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=supporting-standards-in-higher-education</link>
		<comments>http://blog.saide.org.za/2012/01/24/supporting-standards-in-higher-education/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:31:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tony</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quality Assurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CHE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Higher Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[standards]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.saide.org.za/?p=225</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Council on Higher education (CHE) recently circulated for comment a consultation document entitled A Framework for Qualification Standards in Higher Education. It is a rather dense document which provides both a context and case for an approach to exploring &#8230; <a href="http://blog.saide.org.za/2012/01/24/supporting-standards-in-higher-education/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>This thing called Grade R</title>
		<link>http://blog.saide.org.za/2012/01/18/this-thing-called-grade-r/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=this-thing-called-grade-r</link>
		<comments>http://blog.saide.org.za/2012/01/18/this-thing-called-grade-r/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sheila</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Early Childhood Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.saide.org.za/?p=214</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In amongst other projects that I as working on I spent a good part of 18 months reading, talking and writing about Grade R. There were two main questions I was asking: Is the SA education system ready to formalise &#8230; <a href="http://blog.saide.org.za/2012/01/18/this-thing-called-grade-r/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Supporting Online Learners at UNISWA</title>
		<link>http://blog.saide.org.za/2011/12/09/supporting-online-learners-at-uniswa/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=supporting-online-learners-at-uniswa</link>
		<comments>http://blog.saide.org.za/2011/12/09/supporting-online-learners-at-uniswa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 07:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>greig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Open Educational Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Use of ICTs in Education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Saide presented the Supporting Online Learners (SOL) course using a blended approach for 30 academics from a variety of departments at the University of Swaziland (UNISWA). The course was presented face-to-face on the university campus for 2 days and then &#8230; <a href="http://blog.saide.org.za/2011/12/09/supporting-online-learners-at-uniswa/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Open Educational Resources at Unisa</title>
		<link>http://blog.saide.org.za/2011/12/05/open-educational-resources-at-unisa/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=open-educational-resources-at-unisa</link>
		<comments>http://blog.saide.org.za/2011/12/05/open-educational-resources-at-unisa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tessa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Open Educational Resources]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.saide.org.za/?p=195</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some interesting points came up in an OER sensitisation workshop for staff in the Department of Curriculum and Learning Development at Unisa last week, including the views of workshop participants that OER could be used to benchmark the quality of &#8230; <a href="http://blog.saide.org.za/2011/12/05/open-educational-resources-at-unisa/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Open Learning Principles</title>
		<link>http://blog.saide.org.za/2011/11/29/open-learning-principles/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=open-learning-principles</link>
		<comments>http://blog.saide.org.za/2011/11/29/open-learning-principles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>greig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ODL General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.saide.org.za/?p=190</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Saide promotes the use of open learning. Key principles for open learning are: Learning opportunity should be lifelong and should encompass both education and training; The learning process should centre on the learners, build on their experience and encourage independent &#8230; <a href="http://blog.saide.org.za/2011/11/29/open-learning-principles/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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