eLearning / Education Conferences in Southern Africa 2012
Posted by Michael Paskevicius | 13 Jan, 2012
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I was asked recently about elearning or educational technology conferences in South Africa in 2012. My colleague Tony Carr pointed me to a global list of conferences compiled by Clayton R. Wright shared on the eLearning Technology blog. I have extracted the conferences which are in the South African region below.
January 26-27, 2012 The Southern African ICT for Education Summit 2012, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. http://africanbrains.net/edusa/
April 2-4, 2012 South Africa Basic Education Conference, Durban, South Africa. http://www.education-conference.co.za/
May 3-4 Learning in the Digital Age Conference 2012, Johannesburg, South Africa. http://www.edunetworks.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53:he-measures&catid=1:upcoming-events&Itemid=50
July 2-4, 2012 African Education Week Convention and Learning Expo: Bridging the Skills Gap through Quality Education for All, 6th annual, Johannesburg, South Africa. http://www.educationweek.co.za/en/index.php
July 9-20 Emerge 2012 virtual online conference, hosted by the Centre for Educational Technology, University of Cape Town. http://emerge2012.net/
July 11-13, 2012 Higher Education Close Up 6 Conference: Challenging Dualisms in Higher Education Research and Practice. Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa. http://www.hecu6conference2012.co.za/
July 22-27, 2012 International Conference on Psychology Education (ICOPE), 5th, in affiliation with the International Congress of Psychology (ICP) Cape Town, South Africa. http://web.mac.com/rvelayo/Div52Announcements/Upcoming_Events.html or http://www.icp2012.com/index.php?bodyhtml=home.html
August 1-3, 2012 E-Learning Update, 5th, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa. https://sites.google.com/site/elearningatbase/
August 29-September 1, 2012 International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA): Promoting Higher Education Internationalisation through International Research Collaborations, Partnerships and Innovative Teaching, 16th, Cape Town, South Africa. http://www.ieasa2012.cmc-uct.co.za/
September 2-5, 2012 Design, Development and Research Conference, organized by the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa. http://www.design-development-research.co.za/
September 5-7 The First Unisa International ODL Conference, Unisa Muckleneuk Campus, Pretoria. http://www.unisa.ac.za/default.asp?Cmd=ViewContent&ContentID=27786
October 21-23, 2012 International Conference on Mathematics, Science and Technology Education: Towards Effective Teaching and Meaningful Learning in Mathematics, Science and Technology, organized by the Institute for Science and Technology Education, University of South Africa, Kruger National Park, Phalaborwa, Limpopo Province, South Africa. http://www.unisa.ac.za/default.asp?Cmd=ViewContent&ContentID=27345
October 21-24, 2012 Association of International Schools in Africa (AISA) Educators’ Conference, American International School of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa. http://www.aisa.or.ke/page.cfm?p=1092
November 7-9 Annual Conference on World Wide Web Applications, hosted by the Mangosuthu University of Technology in Umlazi, Durban. http://www.zaw3.co.za/index.php/ZA-WWW/2012/schedConf/overview
Any more to add? Please leave me a comment. Last updated April 18th, 2012
