Distance Education

• Learning at the Back Door? (Re)considering the Role of Open and Distance Learning by Paul Prinsloo.

Education: South Africa

• SA's Education System, Schools in Dire State by Waseem Bahemia. The Star Page 26.
• Outcry over gay pupils database.
• Book Review: A School Where I Belong: Lack of transformation leaves students of colour feeling like they don’t belong.
• Induction Programme for School Principals underway

Employment

• SA unemployment on the rise — Stats SA.

Higher Education

• Universities Have Critical Role to Play by Francis Petersen. The Star Page 6.
• 4 Properties of Powerful Teachers

Open Education and Open Educational Resources

• Is Open Content Enough? Where OER Advocates Say the Movement Must Go Next.

Technology Enhanced Learning

• How Nigerian women are using WhatsApp to chat, learn and earn.
• A new tool to help teachers as digital learning designers by Diana Laurillard and Eileen Kennedy.
• Most preschool math, literacy apps not designed to help children learn.