#FolioFriday is a quickly spent hour. Each week I try to focus on my writing and thought. This is when the restless “monkey mind” of mine, appreciates calm and a regular routine. Even happier when my shared writing is in the company of friends. Bit like evening boarding school prep time! FolioFriday allows me to …
Category archives: Decide
A visit to Eswatini
I was in Eswatini from the 21-22 May 2025 on what turned out to be my last training event for SWiP. My stay nearby to the Residence of Ndlovukazi (the Queen Mother) at Lobamba, Eswatini was far to brief. Muzi tells me that this is the royal, spiritual, cultural and political heart of Eswatini (previously …
Copyright and the Public Interest
Recently (3 Feb 2025), I attended a very interesting seminar at the Tin Temple (Wits University). The Title: Copyright and the Public Interest, Africa and the Global South. Thanks to Denise from Scholarly Horizons for the invitation. First, my apologies to her. I should have passed the invite onto my Mobile Literacy and Wikipedian friends. No matter, Matete …
Community Publishing
I would assume that if a child has access to good schools and has a parent or caregiver(s) with an appropriate level of education….that they have access to a source of “cultural capital”. I might also assume that ongoing cultural capital investments would act as a possible predictor of the children’s future prospects. My kids …
The blended learning field guide
I’ve been working with the Department of Education Innovation at Pretoria University to design a “Field Guide to Blended Learning, intended to complement the Blended Learning Self-Evaluation app. The app uses eight dimensions (assessment, teaching and learning strategies, learning activities, content, communication, administration, design and support) as a structure for self evaluation. Academics open the …
Out of position and misplaced calls
When #feesmustfall began in 2015, I blogged about digital capabilities and how protesters had used social networks to spread their message. I commented that the events exposed the digital vulnerabilities of various constituents on and off campus. I also made the suggestion that this was a unique moment to rethink the use of ICT. I …
Split Happens. Goodbye
Final whistle. Game over. Goodbye Wits. I’m a consultant now. Here’s my ‘split lit‘ tale. I arrived in Johannesburg in 2010, just as the Soccer World Cup was about to start. Jozi seemed golden and Wits, I thought, was ready for the change game. The Elearning, Support & Innovation Unit (eLSI) under the leadership of Prof Derek Keats, DVC of Knowledge and Information …
#Feesmustfall and differing digital capabilities
The past two weeks of #FeesMustFall protests have demonstrated how digital networks can be utilized to disrupt higher education here in South Africa. While it may be premature to compare this movement to the Arab Spring, it is quite clear that students, with their data and cell phones, are sufficiently capable to use digital media …
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As good as it gets?
I’m 40, I work from home, I’m married and spend my time between DIY, Children, Jean and the computer. This sums it up. Do you really want to see what I’m up to?
It’s not a PICNIC
Problem In Chair, Not In Computer PICNIC (Problem In Chair, Not In Computer) is a term used by computer techies to describe people who are having problems with their technologies. The assumption behind the term is that the computer is right, and the user is wrong. Perhaps geeks feel that computers needs defending. I don’t. …