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Tony Lelliott
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Solvitur ambulando; Gabane, Botswana; Emmarentia, Johannesburg. Birds (SABAP2 atlaser); astronomy; evolution. Working at http://saide.org.za: OER Africa
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Open education works best when it’s collaborative. Proud to have contributed to OER Africa’s 2025 milestones – CPD growth, regional partnerships & an OEGlobal Board Award Excited for what we build together in 2026.
 www.oerafrica.org/content/look...
#OpenEducation #OER #HigherEducation #Africa #CPD
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January 20, 2026 at 7:41 AM
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In early 2025, OER Africa launched the Continuing Professional Development Network, designed to connect higher education institutions across Southern Africa in a shared effort to strengthen professional development for academic staff tinyurl.com/4evp76n9

#OERAfrica#CPDNetwork#Collaboration
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October 22, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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UNESCO's Digital Learning Week 2025 takes place at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 2- 5 September. Read more about the event here: tinyurl.com/472k7eut

#UNESCO#DigitalLearningWeek#Paris
Image showing two girls helping each other to learn a concept using a laptop
August 27, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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OER Africa has developed CPD Frameworks to support continuous professional development for academics and research librarians.
Find out more here: tinyurl.com/2sxwp8c2

#CPD Frameworks# Continuous Professional Development
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July 29, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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The # Botswana Open University (BOU) Facilitating Online Learning gave lecturers and tutors an opportunity to gain skills for facilitating online learning.
Find out more about the course here: tinyurl.com/mr34t8z6

#BOU #Online Learning
Student uploading assignments on LMS on campus
June 30, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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The new UNESCO #OER Dynamic Coalition Portal aims to support knowledge exchange and collaboration on the activities of the OER Dynamic Coalition.

Find out more here: tinyurl.com/mt2ayrj7
Woman sitting at desk and writing on notepad with a computer screen in front of her.
May 22, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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‘Many teachers don’t want to do this, but they’re trapped’: film shows extent of Putin indoctrination in Russian schools

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
‘Many teachers don’t want to do this, but they’re trapped’: film shows extent of Putin indoctrination in Russian schools
Two years after he started documenting the effect of the Ukraine war on his pupils, Pavel Talankin reveals how it led to accolade – and exile from home
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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From teacher training to librarian empowerment, #OER have continued to shape the future of education. Take a look at the snapshot of a few of 2024's OER-related news items from across #Africa. www.oerafrica.org/content/oer-...
Two women sitting on a bench with their backs facing each other. One is working on a laptop and the other on a tablet
January 30, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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‘Awe-inspiring and harrowing’: how two orcas with a taste for liver decimated the great white shark capital of the world
January 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Meanwhile, in Southern Africa ……
Elephant standing on edge of bushveld Warthog with two youngsters feeding on edge of woodland
January 21, 2025 at 6:52 AM
antlell.bsky.social
Presumably this is happening worldwide 🫤
‘It’s a nightmare’: couriers mystified by the algorithms that control their jobs
January 21, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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Another good example of why we need African solutions by African scientists..
Better data sets won’t solve the problem — we need AI for Africa to be developed in Africa
Language models developed by big technology companies consistently underperform in African languages. It’s time to focus on local solutions.
www.nature.com
December 15, 2024 at 11:19 AM
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Gaborone Dam last weekend. Plenty of Yellow-billed Kites
January 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Black-winged Pratincoles at Mkhombo Dam 20 Dec 2024. Photo by Mags Pillay
January 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Watching me in my office. Spotted Eagle Owl 😁
January 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Why Pigeons Make Bad Nests: A defense of pigeon aesthetics
A six-panel comic. In panel 1, there's a pigeon standing awkwardly next to a pile of sticks with two eggs on it, and the panel is titled "Why pigeons make bad nests: A defense of pigeon aesthetics." In panel 2, a pigeon sits on a pile of sticks: "Many people think that pigeons are bad at making nests. Here are three good reasons why pigeon nests look bad." In panel 3, there's "Reason 1: Some birds, like orioles, nest in tree branches, so they weave elaborate structures that can withstand the elements..." And there's a female Baltimore Oriole weaving an elaborate hanging nest in a silver maple tree. In panel 4, "...but rock pigeons evolved to nest in crevices in cliffs, safely tucked away." And there's a pigeon sitting on a nest in a hole in a cliff. In panel 5, "Reason 2: People domesticated pigeons ages ago. Pigeons didn't need fancy nests because they had human-built homes." A beautiful dovecote shelters a flock of pigeons. In panel 6, "Reason 3: Less time making nest = more time eating seed." A pigeon pecks a seed near its nest, and says "It's called math."
January 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Shrinking trees and tuskless elephants: the strange ways species are adapting to humans
January 6, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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Arguably one of Jimmy Carter's greatest achievement is bringing the world to the brink of eradicating the Guinea Worm.

From 3.5m cases a year in the 80s to less than 15 the last few years. It's an astounding public health achievement.
December 29, 2024 at 9:21 PM
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Trump and Musk are obsessed with genetics – but there’s no science behind their simplistic views
December 30, 2024 at 4:27 PM
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"Excuse me, do you have a moment to talk about our Lord and Saviour, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?"
December 24, 2024 at 9:20 PM
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38 years ago my father gave me my first computer. Today I will travel back in time to stop him.
December 11, 2024 at 2:07 AM
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Did you know that #OER can empower students to become creators and collaborators? Explore how OER are influencing education delivery one project at a time, like UCT student-led isiXhosa.click dictionary.
#OpenEducation #StudentEngagement
tinyurl.com/3cazb256
isiXhosa.click
December 11, 2024 at 6:09 AM
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The great abandonment: what happens to the natural world when people disappear?
November 29, 2024 at 2:32 PM