By . Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje was born 140 years ago in what is today South Africa’s Free State province. When he was 40 years old, he published Native Life in South Africa, his great expose of the ruinous effects of the 1913 Natives’ Land Act. This legislation almost completely stripped black South Africans of the right to own land. More...
By . What is the best way to resolve conflicts in a democracy? This question took centre stage in South Africa after the University of the Witwatersrand (known as Wits) set up an electronic poll to ask students and staff whether classes should resume. More...
By Joshua Kim. Is Weapons of Math Destruction really good, and worthy of your time and treasure? By Joshua Kim. Why do my learning friends (faculty and non-faculty educators alike) wince when I say the words “flipped classroom”. More...By Joshua Kim. The best preparation for running successful web meetings is teaching synchronous online class sessions. More...By Joshua Kim. This week I’m participating in the 3rd annual Learning with MOOCs conference. The tagline for the event (which I love) is - “Being and Learning in a Digital Age”. The convening is being hosted by the Online Learning Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania. More...By Joshua Kim. The fact that you are here - and that we are here all together - is something fundamentally new in our higher education community. How many other places do we have where anyone interested in higher education can easily gather and talk to one another. More...By Joshua Kim. It would be difficult to find a more engaging, accomplished, persuasive, and polished academic to keynote a conference. Dr. Duckworth's research is compelling, her presentation is pitch perfect, and her speaking style is both forceful and conversational. More...By Joshua Kim. Is it just me - or does Skype suck?/https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
