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The Teacher Education through Flexible Learning in Africa (TETFLE) journal accepted into the Directory for Open Access Journals listing
The Teacher Education through Flexible Learning in Africa (TETFLE) and other developing contexts open journal has been accepted into the Directory for Open Access Journals listing.
Tech4Good Awards Winner
APP to be demonstrated in pre-conference workshop won a major award, Tech4Good awards
Opening address by Prof Tawana Kupe,Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Pretoria
Professor Tawana Kupe is the Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria since 2019
Panelist Dr Auckloo Pritee
Auckloo Pritee is a Senior Lecturer at the Mauritius Institute of Education, Mauritius. She is also a Mandela Washington Fellow, fellow for Interaction Leadership Programme for Africa and a TESSA-Olnet Fellow.
Panelist Dr Leshota Moneoang
Moneoang Leshota, PhD, is a Senior Researcher at the University of Pretoria, Mamelodi Campus. She is responsible for conducting research pertaining to the Pre-University Academy (PUA), with particular focus on teacher professional development.
Panelist Prof Silvance Onyango Abeka
Director of the Centre for E Learning and former Dean, School of Informatics and Innovative Systems at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology, Kenya.
Panelist Dr Kris Stutchbury
Dr Kris Stutchbury is a Senior lecturer in Teacher Education at the Open University (OU) in the UK. The Open University is one of the world’s oldest distance learning institutions, open to people, places, methods and ideas.
Call for Abstracts
DETA conferences have now become a unique and regular biennial event on the African academic calendar, offering a platform for practitioners and researchers in teacher education to collectively reflect on how educational policies, while guided by local contexts, can be attuned to achieving a shared vision for the continent. It also focuses on how practices can be enhanced by learning from the experiences of others; and on how theories and models borrowed from the North can be challenged by more culturally sensitive perspectives developed from empirical data produced in a diversity of African contexts.
Message from the Dean: Prof Chika Sehoole
The Organising Committee of 2021 Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA) Conference is pleased to announce the hosting of the DETA 2021 Conference that will take place on the 3th - 5th August 2021
Conference Overview by the Manager of the Unit for Distance Education: Dr Mary Ooko
The University of Pretoria, Faculty of Education, in collaboration with Saide, is pleased to welcome delegates to our first virtual DETA Conference in August 2021.
Panelist: Professor Mpine Makoe
Prof Mpine Makoe is the Commonwealth of Learning Chair in Open Education Practices/Resources at the University of South Africa (UNISA). She is also a National Research Foundation (NRF) rated professor in Open Distance eLearning (ODeL) and a director of African Council for Distance Education (ACDE).
Keynote Speaker: Professor Jessica Norah Aguti
Jessica Norah Aguti is an Associate Professor in the Institute of Open, Distance & eLearning (ODeL), Makerere University
Keynote Speaker: Professor Asha Singh Kanwar
Professor Asha Singh Kanwar, one of the world’s leading advocates of learning for sustainable development, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth of Learning. Throughout her career spanning over 35 years, she has made outstanding contributions in the areas of teaching, research and international development.
Keynote Speaker: Professor Linda van Ryneveld
Professor Linda van Ryneveld is the Head of the Comprehensive Online Education Services and an Associate Professor in Computer-integrated Education at the University of Pretoria.
Keynote Speaker: Professor Meoli Kashorda
Prof Meoli Kashorda is currently the Executive Director of Kenya Education Network (KENET), the National Research and Education Network of Kenya
Workshop 2: Saide
KnowHow Early Learning for teachers (in-service) We anticipate that this workshop will integrate issues from two of the four sub-themes of the conference, namely: · Pedagogical considerations in Distance Education (DE). · Technologies of DE.
Workshop 1: Saide
Maker App We anticipate that this workshop will integrate issues from two of the four sub-themes of the conference, namely: · Pedagogical considerations in Distance Education (DE) · Technologies of DE
Workshop 3: LLITUP
Using gamification as a strategy to reimagine assessments/activities that address digital competencies (lecturers and in-service teachers) This workshop will address issues from two of the four sub-themes of the conference, namely: • Pedagogical considerations in Distance Education (DE). • Technologies of DE.
Call for papers: TETFLE Open Journal
The Teacher Education through Flexible Learning in Africa (TETFLE) and other developing contexts online journal is a refereed, open-access e-journal, that publishes original research on distance teacher education in Africa.