Are you a student or faculty member interested in exploring how student engagement with open education and open educational resources can contribute to greater access to higher education and address issues of inclusion and representation?
We invite you to attend the ‘Student Perspectives on the Future of Open Education in South African Higher Education Symposium’ – a student-centred, student-led event focused on highlighting the experiences and voices of students and the ways in which they exist in and navigate the higher education system.
In line with the 10th anniversary of the #FeesMustFall movement, this symposium grapples with calls to address increasing inequality and the access crisis in higher education, continued calls for transformation, the increasing need for student voice and partnership, and the need to foster student inclusion in institutional missions and strategies to advance the open education for social justice agenda in higher education.
The purpose of the symposium is to identify the key issues students face in their learning experiences and the potential of open education and student co-creation in higher education as paradigms for social justice and transformation.
The objectives of the event are to:
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Identify challenges and opportunities in student learning experiences related to access, affordability and inclusivity.
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Understand the impact of open educational resources, contextual relevance and multilingualism.
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Empower students with knowledge and tools to engage in open education.
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Fostering student-led advocacy and institutional collaboration.
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Promote student partnerships, redefine the role of student in shaping the future of open education for development.
Drawing inspiration from the UNESCO Future of Open Education in South African Higher Education Symposium held in June 2024, this event is co-hosted by the Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D) initiative at the University of Cape Town in partnership with UNISA and North-West University.
Date: Monday 12 May
Time: 09:00 – 16:00
Location: In-person (UCT Upper Campus) or online via MS Teams
Click here to register for the event
Watch this space or contact DOT4D Student Fellowship Liaison Bianca Masuku if you’d like to get involved.