Education: South Africa 

• Millions in income support for struggling ECD centres ‘stuck’ in provincial treasuries.

 Language and Literacy

• Convocation Executive demands dissolution of Stellenbosch University language communication committee.

Post Schooling

• Financial struggles in HE affect social protection of staff.
• Racism remains deep-seated and prevalent in institutions.
• What do the next 10 years hold for global higher education?
• Staff cuts hamper SAQA's ability to provide skills assurance.
• Why benchmarking in HE is not just a tick-box exercise.
• Students out on a limb at three institutions.
• Applications for 2022 admissions now open.
• Behaviour change and vigilance — the keys to curbing infections on SA campuses.

Research Opportunity

• New privacy law demands greater protection of ‘data subjects’.
• SU committed to promote scholarship and research across Africa.

Skills and Employment 

• Skilling for the future is the way to fight inequality.

Teaching and Learning

• Taking time to hear teachers' concerns crucial to encouraging, retaining them.
• Types of Intuition: Thomas Nagel on human rights and moral knowledge.
• The Trouble with Teaching: Is Teaching a Meaningful Job?
• Women rise to the top of the UKZN class.
• Safe Schools Declaration Protects Education for Millions.

Technology Enhanced Learning

• Online learning, a mandatory alternative.
• E-learning could develop students’ critical thinking skills.
• Africa should tackle failures in technology sharing.
• Time to Rethink AI Proctoring?
• Using Learning Analytics to Predict Cheating Has Been Going on for Longer Than You Think.
• How teachers can use video games to motivate students.

Call for Papers and Book Chapters

• Learning Design Voices
• Call for Paper: Special Issue of Perspectives in Education, March 2022.
• Call for Proposals Internationalisation, Inclusion and Social Justice - Towards a Fairer World.

Upcoming Conferences 

• DETA Conference 2021, 3 - 5 August 2021. Theme:  Reimagining African Teacher Education through Distance for a Post-Pandemic Future.