I participated in the FODE Symposium (22 – 23 October 2026). Disrupting Online Learning Futures: Human-Centred Innovation in the Age of Intelligent Education. The opening keynote clashed with my daughter’s 18th birthday breakfast. We went to De Babab Eatery, so I was not completely present. I did however use the conference videos to catch up. …
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Municipalities Mapped
What does Swartland Local Municipality look like? Well it depends on what you pay attention to… Below is an entity that represents the region commonly known as “Swartland Local Municipality“. I have categorized and displayed this entity by using Wikidata (blue D) and a GeoJson file (green G) D Adding metadata and spatial data Conceptualising …
Heritage Month
Today was a heritage day at my local high school. Kids could dress in their local heritage gear, or wear blue. Mine chose the latter. The other outfits…well they were lovely. I’d like to highlight another Wikipedia group who is standing out for me at the moment. They are from the Basque region and their …
Images wanted
Introduction I’ve often wondered where our statesmen choose to go once they have retired. Cecil John Rhodes, for example, died at 49 in a modest cottage at 246 Main road (Q20617285), on the way to Vishoek. Poor bloke. His Groote Schuur Mansion had burnt down about 10 years before. Today, Rhodes Cottage is a thatched …
A post about lamp posts
🌞 💡 Streetlight Watch Introduction: Streetlights – it seems like there are far more pressing things to be irked about. But poorly maintained public lighting is a very visible instance of failing infrastructure and the opportunity to show that city management responds to reports and addresses them. An app to the rescue? That is magical …
Open Education Week
This post is over a year late. Sorry peeps. It took a visit to Wikipedia 25 to pep me up. It was GREAT! 3 – 7 March 2025 was Open Education Week 2025 and I took part in one of the OEWeek Live conversational webcasts . Clockwise (from at top left), Bryan, Gracie from Visual …