Online Teaching and Resources

The universities of Cape Town and Stellenbosch offer online support material and other services to high school learners and teachers. Click the links below to go to the two websites for more information.

https://www.uctonlinehighschool.com/

https://www.suadvantage.co.za/

DBE Guidelines For Work From Home and Alternative Work Arrangements

DBE has released a document with more information about working from home, alternative work arrangements, remote teaching and learning, online teaching and learning tools, teaching via radio and television, etc. Click here to access this document.

Remember that the Free State Department of Education has three websites that can help with this. Here they are:
Remote Teaching and Learning FOR TEACHERS
Remote Teaching and Learning FOR PARENTS
Remote Teaching and Learning FOR LEARNERS

E-learning from Ligbron Academy of Learning

A broadcast schedule from Ligbron Academy of Technology for grade 11 Physical Sciences and Mathematics content was recently circulated. The lessons will start on Tuesday, 11 August. Click here for the timetable and more information on how to access the material. Click here to read more about Ligbron Academy of Technology.

We thank the staff of Ligbron Academy of Technology for this initiative and service to the learners of South Africa. 

Setting the Scene for South Africa’s Digital Aspiration

Here is some reading about South Africa's digital aspirations. Click here to access the article in pdf format.

Online teaching hints

From Monday, 27 July, South African public schools are in lockdown again. We hope that all learners will one day have the ability to participate in online teaching, but in the meantime teachers can work on their skills to use it.

Image by chenspec from Pixabay

In March, The Conversation published an article with 14 easy tips for online teaching. It is perhaps a good idea to explore this again in view of the new lockdown. Here they are:

• Record your lectures – don’t stream them
• Show your face
• Keep videos short
• Test out slides
• Use existing resources … and make sure they’re open access
• Give specific instructions
• Provide interactive activities
• Set reasonable expectations
• Use auto-checking to measure attendance
• Use group communication carefully
• Let students take control
• Don’t hide your feelings
• Repeat

Here is a pdf file of the article. Our thanks to The Conversation for the valuable information.