Month: December 2011

Meeting with the Western Cape Education Department Directors

Posted on by Ronald Wertlen

On the 8th of December, Ron Wertlen met with Mr Brian Schreuder, Mr Osman Sadeck and Dr Sigamoney Naicker who are respectively: Deputy Director-General: Curriculum and Assessment Management; Chief Education Specialist: e-Learning (i.e. in charge of Khanya); Chief Director: Curriculum Development. The WCED wanted the meeting to take place, because they want to be informed Read more about Meeting with the Western Cape Education Department Directors[…]

awareNet endorsed by Grahamstown’s Mayor

Posted on by Anna Wertlen

Since the Makana Local Economic Development Directorate supported the awareNet Peace Day Project, we have felt that an official letter of support from the Makana Municipality as represented by its Mayor should easily be obtainable. Indeed, everyone we spoke to at the Municipality agreed that this was in the best interests of the city and Read more about awareNet endorsed by Grahamstown’s Mayor[…]

VSA Memoranda of Understanding (continued)

Posted on by Ronald Wertlen

The Village Scribe Association is investigating the registration of the word “awareNet” as its trademark, in preparation of more widespread use in 2012. Since the service has already been in use for two years — awareNet is a common law trademark, although it may be unclear whether to whom the trademark belongs: eKhaya ICT or Read more about VSA Memoranda of Understanding (continued)[…]

Upstart’s and Rhodes students’ short films on awareNet

Posted on by Anna Wertlen

The VSA is proud to announce that a collaboration between Upstart and third year Rhodes University TV Journalism students produced fantastic short films about issues that concern learners in Grahamstown and South Africa – titled “Speaking our Minds” – and that they gave us the permission to publish these short films on awareNet. The first Read more about Upstart’s and Rhodes students’ short films on awareNet[…]

Socializing on social networks

Posted on by Richard Strickland

A recent article in Grocotts about Terri’s running project began: “Most social networking sites are associated with gossiping and posting more or less funny wall comments to your friends’ pages. This may be true for Facebook, but it’s not the case with AwareNet, an online educational social network exclusively for school children and their teachers.” Read more about Socializing on social networks[…]

Masifunde Learner Development in PE a new partner of the VSA

Posted on by Anna Wertlen

Masifunde Learner Development is a proactive youth development organisation with the aim to mould future role models in Walmer Township (Port Elizabeth) who can in turn initiate sustainable development. They engage  learners in an educational and interactive life skills training programme and also provide grants. The VSA is very impressed by their approach, and in a meeting Read more about Masifunde Learner Development in PE a new partner of the VSA[…]

awareNet endorsed by the Eastern Cape Department of Education

Posted on by Anna Wertlen

The VSA proudly received the following endorsement letter from the Eastern Cape Department of Education (DoE): Endorsement of awareNet Learner Based Social Networking for Schools in the Eastern Cape This letter certifies that the Eastern Cape DoE, as represented by the Hon. MEC for Education Mr. Mandla Makupula, supports the use of the awareNet network for Read more about awareNet endorsed by the Eastern Cape Department of Education[…]