Month: March 2012

Two Honours Projects by Anthropology Students about awareNet’s Impact

Posted on by Anna Wertlen

The VSA proudly announces the beginning of  academic reasearch on the impact of the introduction and use of awareNet in disadvantaged and other schools in the Eastern Cape. Two Anthropology Students from Rhodes University have started their Honours theses about “The School as a Multi-Layered Community:  Negotiating Technology in Township Schools.” (Louise Featherstone) and “awareNet: Read more about Two Honours Projects by Anthropology Students about awareNet’s Impact[…]

awareNet Teachers in the Finals of the Innovative Teacher Awards

Posted on by Anna Wertlen

The “Good Vibrations” Project by Sarah Hanton, Boudina McConnachie and Anna Wertlen has been selected for the finals of the Microsoft Partners in Learning Forum competition! The project involves peer-teaching, outreach and obviously the usage of awareNet and is described in detail in our previous blog. This year, finalists are not only invited to attend Read more about awareNet Teachers in the Finals of the Innovative Teacher Awards[…]

awareNet part of an Innovative Teacher Award Proposal

Posted on by Anna Wertlen

Two teachers from VG High School in Grahamstown, Dr Hanton and Mrs McConnachie, collaborated very closely with the VSA over the last year and have now driven a combined application to the Microsoft Innovative Teacher Awards. VGHS joined awareNet last year and its learners have since then participated in a number of different and very Read more about awareNet part of an Innovative Teacher Award Proposal[…]

The VSA presents awareNet at the Science Festival

Posted on by Anna Wertlen

Come and see us at SciFest 2012! This year, the VSA is for the first time a contributor and proudly presents awareNet. We not only have computers there, on which we show awareNet content and explain the functionality of awareNet. You can also chat to all sorts of different awareNet users: learners from the various Read more about The VSA presents awareNet at the Science Festival[…]

The Glue – a sensational ending to our best international project on awareNet so far!

Posted on by Anna Wertlen

Our latest project on awareNet has touched a lot of hearts. And moved a lot of hips! We take opportunities as they come, and this was an extraordinary one: The VSA was approached by Impuls, the Swiss Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development, which supports The Glue, a Swiss a cappella band on world tour. Read more about The Glue – a sensational ending to our best international project on awareNet so far![…]

VSA invited to the National Workshop on the Equality Act

Posted on by Anna Wertlen

The Equality Act – The Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act 4 of 2000 (Pepuda) – is still one of the most important and pressing acts in a country that is amongst the most unequal countries in the world if not the most unequal country. You think of black and white, but Read more about VSA invited to the National Workshop on the Equality Act[…]

Village Scribe Association is a a Public Benefit Organisation (PBO)

Posted on by Ronald Wertlen

Excellent news! Another administrative “piece of the puzzle” falls into place: As of the 27th of February, VSA South Africa is recognised as a Public Benefit Organisation (PBO) in terms of Section 18(A). This means that any donations received are exempt from donations tax for the organisation, and are also tax exempt for donors. Our Read more about Village Scribe Association is a a Public Benefit Organisation (PBO)[…]