NOMVUYISO STOFILE
I am a retired teacher and librarian in South Africa. I dedicated my lifetime in helping, educating and empowering people. I reside in a village in what is known today as the Buffalo City Metropolitan
Location I am in South Africa, Eastern Cape Province, King William's Town
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I was totally not aware of the effects of la loud noise to a small growing and developing child is this negative. Thanks Mary M for this information
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Just everything
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Yes I do
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Definitely and obviously
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I don't have them as I am not on the job now but can I sure you I will next time
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This is awesome. I am now sure I can teach very young children.
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Extremely important for them to develop different skills as mentioned above
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No I'm not. Our lives are full of games we are to play from birth till we no more. I agree fully with him our world is a stage, our lives are full of different episodes that commands us to play differently.
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Very useful, very informative, eye opener
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I agree fully with Maria Palia and Anderson Yasid
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I concur with Paresh Shs and Stephen Clark
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Am looking forward to it
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My name is Nomvuyiso Stofile, a retired teacher and librarian from the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. I was a high school teacher and never taught very young children or primary learners. My interest to join this course 8s driven by the fact that firstly, I reside in a village, secondly., rural schools are being closed down and very young learners...
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I would combine 4 and 5:
I would choose diverse examples and taught material be relevant to all because you will never find a class of homogeneous people -
This is eye opening. The lines drawn to reflect the differences between anthropology and sociology is astounding. If I was 8n a position to further my studies this is the topic of interest
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I agree fully with JB. It really needs to be taught especially in my country. Parents ( black parents) took children to the what was known as Model C schools, former white schools. Everything that is said is talking about what is happening now 8n South Africa, post apartheid. I am left shocked
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I am curious to know how to decolonize education. Can't wait.
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The events have been put in sequence. We now know where China is heading to
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South Africa today is very frustrating, there is no way out, high crime, drug abuse but above all, given an opportunity you can climbe mountains.
Past. The only struggle that was devastating was apartheid. Teaching and learning was good, however in black communities was poor. -
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I am looking forward to the course as I am the teacher belonging to the old stone age. An age whereby talking and preaching was the only best methodology. Being introduced to the new world is a blessing in disguise
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NOMVUYISO STOFILE replied to Manuel Are
I agree with all of you. A novice like myself is fatally defeated
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Yhoo it's too complicated for me. I am throwing towel lovely friends.
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Can't wait
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It's Greek to me
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I am from South Africa, Eastern Cape Province, retired teacher residing in rural areas. My comment above summarizes my story
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Unfortunately Sir, perhaps, you are going to teach the post service teachers. A golden girl who have the greatest love ever for rural learners, especially with shift imposed by covid-19 in education. They are wanting. It's painful because they moved from in- person learning to elearning. I'm here for them.
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I am left with how I so wish this love and care can be displayed by all educators all over the world including my own country. As human race we would be far in terms of development. Love breeds confidence and dedication
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This is a very difficult and painful challenge. Situations differ. I never experienced this kind of problem however, I gave my self a responsibility to talk to my learners, every month, about life in general . Topics will very, sometimes I would target boys sometimes girls sometimes both. To me it was a bit easy because I was dealing with high school ...
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Thank you very much. I am so excited
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I agree fully with Joe Gee and Kenny Francis.
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The video guides us to knowing some of the fundamental issues in Inquiry based learning. To me the issue of creating a conducive environment by making ground rules is key to ensure that everyone feels secured and protected. I am not trying to suggest it's the only, all what was said in the video is important.
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I intend to facilitate records management training to government employees.
Questions:1. what do they know about records management , and also what are the objectives of records management. 2. Do they think RM will add value to their work and also personally -
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My interest is in knowing yesterday's vs today's approach to gender equality. Before our freedom in RSA I was one of those fighting for gender equality/ women's emancipation, I'm no longer involved. I m the golden girl and I would love to keep myself abreast
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NOMVUYISO STOFILE replied to Lisa Cox
I agree fully with your new definition of OD. Serious, the above is heavily loaded as a result I blocked everything else and just rearranged the definition to read as follows: OD is is aligning strategy and capability by applying behavioral science to organizational and system issues. Englis is my second language so I tried to make things very easy for me…
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For me 4 to 5 group members will do.
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A situation outlined in number 5 to me there us no other better way to ensure that each students participate and gets attention and perhaps gain more knowledge by sharing and discussing with other group members.
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It gave me a clear path to transition from the teacher centred to learner centres.
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Can't wait
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I always thought the different between andragogyand pedagogy is only in teaching children and teaching adults. Little did I know that andragogy is helping adults to learn, key word is HELPING
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These are not necessary skills but essential skills as they contribute to who you are, also assist in determining your future.
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As a child you only learn to please your teacher and parents. You are never given an opportunity to discover things for yourself or on your own. You are spoon fed
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Yes as an adult you learn to achieve a goal and accomplish a mission
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To me the most important issues is to assess the spoken and written word of the learner but most importantly my ability to apply the knowledge gained from the course and my ability to assess the learner so that I could bE a reputable assessor
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I do have an experience of continuous assessment. I liked it because it keeps you busy researching, looking for information all over. You always want to know and not be left behind and find wantig
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My biggest break through here is knowing that formative assessment inolves analysing student performance and guide teachers’ future teaching and/or students’ future learning. And also helps teachers to follow student progress and adapt their teaching. This helps learners to achieve their goals. It is ho mistake that thi kind ig assessment is preceded by the...
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Colleagues pardon me am going to talk from a very weak position as I am so ignorant of the topic, viz, AI / Technology .Taking the example of the police and the gathering of intelligence, are the police not in a position to critique the intelligence in order to draw some lesson and conclusions.? If the answer is yes then the human factor will never be replaced.
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Mmy. Email address is: stofilen82@gmail.com
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Oh I am so sae dearest sister. I was hoping that you are going to say one day I willl come and lend a helping hand. Nonetheless, if you can assist me in anyway and anyhow, I will be happy - from equipment and books to ipads, laptops annd desktops. Many rural schools are closed, in my area only ther are 3 high schools and3 primary schools closed. My intntion...
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I'll give myself time o read the three of them. They sound so helpful.
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NOMVUYISO STOFILE replied to Iain Garioch
In my situation parent involvement is just a dream. Firstly many children are raised and looked after by grand parents who are semi to totally illiterate, and very poor depending solely on government Grant's.
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My being in the survival stage is due to the lack of equipment, as I alluded to that yesterday. The way am so eager and keen to have this equipment that could contributing in ensuring that rural children are part of the world of IT. I mentioned sometime that I am a retired teacher, you can guess my age, but the way technology challenges me. I everyday want...
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Wow sister this is the time SA needs you big time. Education has taken a knock after 1994. It's worse now as we are, globally, on the verge of 3rd industrial revolution. Rural learners are suffering. Rural children need you my dearest sister more than ever, if they can't be rescued now they will remain the underdogs forever. Please come back home and we join...
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Birds of the same feather flock together
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Me too I couldn't
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Chris we are in the same poll. I am not confident enough to include digital activities. My main challenge is equipment. My major worry is a very slow progress in exposing rural children in the world of IT.
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Its pleasing to my heart to know that a lot is being done to address issues that affect women and girl child specifically and in general gender issues
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Janet Allen analysis of Caroline Moser is spot on. Very deep and very academic and an eye opener. She dealt with the issue 360 degrees.
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Unfortunately my fine couldn't open YouTube. However the it's worrying that the figure lifted by the celebrities is not appreciated, not matter how small that finger is. There is an English expression that says better late than never. It might seem the is no correlation between what is said about celebrities and this expression. In this context I mean at...
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To me 5.2 encapsulated all other targets. Others are an extension of 5.2. They expand and give more meaning to 5.2. I am in agreement with Thomas Dryburgh
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Erratum: Priscila Milla
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I fully agree with Priscilla Muller s approach
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No emotions, because having said everything I said about the determination of SA government to combat gender inequities, hoa many women and children esoecia girl child is slaughtered everyday by thsie relatives, boyfriends or husbands, neighbours and acquaintances. I am numb.
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To address the power inequity SA government has introduced the affirmative action in the public sector institutions. You may call it a quota system that is monitored by what is called Special Programmes Unit at a department level, Office in the Status of women at a provincial and national level - located in the office of the premier and that of the president...
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Damage has been done on both those colonized and those benefited from colonialism. Recalling the stories she gave especially about her roommate it clearly shows she was clearly damaged brainwashed. Unfortunately she never had an opportunity to not only be physically exposed to situations but the way the narrative about Africa has been shaped in such away that...
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Growing up in Africa and being a young African woman you are reminded everyday first by your own parents and secondly by the community at large that you are nothing else but a FEMALE. At home roles and responsibilities are allocated according to sex. I felt, saying bad is an under statement, but, unacceptable, less human and inadequate. My father attached...
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Unconscious basis a social construct
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Girls proved beyond reasonable doubt that stereotypes are learned and transferred from one gberatjon to the other. Also that family as the smallest unit of society are the ones who both can prevent them or enhance them. The clip challenges the dangers of assumptions and stereotypes in both adult genders
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Oh what a powerful young woman - The dander of a single story. I really do not know what to say except to say that to me single is transformed into a stereotype that most of the time belittles and undermine or even used as character assassination.
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Firstly, 'this pity that I could not input on the previous chapter's comments whereby we were required to reflect on our understanding of the concept of gender and development. However, it's never late to mend.
I will first separate the concept: gender refers yo both men and women, and development means the participation in the day to day issues that...
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I a. Excited to bepart of this course more especially that it will also deal with development as I always regard it as a contested terrain. To dal with gender and development to me is a cherry on top
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The course was informative and really thought provoking. In some instances it evokes mixed feelings that shows how brutal life can be.
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Not only bottled water symbolises water as a commodity, in some countries people are to pay before opening a tap. A system is designed in such a way that you put in money first before you get water.
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Globalisation is or can be a good conceptif not coined to exploit the under/ developing countries.
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Governments should ensure that each person is entitled to x number of litres per day, not each family. That should be based on the honest research that would how much a person uses water per day. Whilst academic institutions and many other academics should be involved it should be all inclusive. Poaple shouldn't be involved when they as to answer the...
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I agree fully sound management and sustainability are the only route if we really care about people
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Yes there is. A right cannot be a commodity at the same time. Immediately you pay for anything it immediately cease to be a right
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UN can come up with many laws or policies to assist the poor on earth and also countries ratify those policies if the economic systems of the countries are based on the amassing the profit disparities will remain
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Sorry that I always refers to Dr Briggs input. He said accessibility is associated with cleanliness or bacteria free. It's very difficult for ordinary person to measure how clean is the water until there is an outbreak of some kind. That always affect the voiceless, the invisible and the destitute world wide. This means also that water is available to people...
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Unfortunately I could not open the clip as I am using a cell phone of inferior quality and grade. My sincere apology. Water, according to y beliefs that are in agreement with UN water will and is a human right.
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Yes there is there is depending on the economic systems of the country. Water is a human right equally is also regarded as a commodity. In dome countries it's key in local government in revenue generation. Water plays a very crucial role in ensuring that municipalities do have money. The mere fact that Dr Briggs alluded to the costs and who bears the costs....
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Dr Briggs input is quite interesting and thought provoking. Especially his definition, comparison and contrast on availability and accessibility issues of water. Again he mentions very important issue of water costs. I am listening sir with interest
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What an eye opener especially to a senior citizen who is challenged by the digital works we leave in. I imagine if I am this excite how much more are these rural invisible and voiceless children from the rural areas. I can't wait to reflect one day on my journey with them. May God bless all of you iLily at Future Learn. Let's all in our various corner create a...
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South African government has done a lot to take water nearer to households. Yes this has eased the burden. There are still some areas without water, where women and young girls still travel long distances to fetch water. In urban areas for indigent families water is available free, I.e. x amount of litres are free. Government has gone to an extent of...
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That burden of water can never be removed by paying for water from the women's shoulders. Yes countries vary. In my own there are areas when water was to be reticulated to dome communities they refused. They said IG women are tired of their marriages they must leave their husbands. The last time I visited that area some few years ago there was really no source...
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South African women have tried to pressurized government to put women and gender issues in the agenda. Women made sure that women issues really form part of government business. That's why today we have minister that is solely responsible for women issues. I am not trying to suggest that all is well. It's still far from the so called women emancipation...
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What is said above is nothing but a blatant truth about Africa including SA. I was once a little girl charged with a responsibility of fetching water from the river and was to fill a container with 150 in capacity. I was to fill it with water. So I know how painful and exhausting that is.
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Patriarchy is the main culprit here. Inmost if not all communities in Africa are, culturally male dominated. Behavioral patterns are defined by males. Thus, in today's communities in SA abuse and killing of women and girl child is the order of the day. This is because today's women know their place in communities. They are fighting male domination and control...
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The gender dimensions of water and how it impacts on women is a matter that needs an immediate decisions throughout the world.
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Happy to be part of the course. Reality is I haven't started wiestablishing Cod Club. Now that I am exposed omore normatio about itIdiscoveredthat I am Far from understanding and knowing how to run a code club. I am a retired teacher who taught science and English. I left aching for Librarianship myscond pr
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NOMVUYISO STOFILE replied to Krsti K
It's a pleasure to be part of the Code club community. This is exciting. I should have started long ago but life challenges dictated terms to me and I succumbed. Now I am starting everything from scratch but am so excited. This time God is with me all the way.
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NOMVUYISO STOFILE replied to Govinda Gurung
Sorry I made the same mistake its nut not but
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NOMVUYISO STOFILE replied to Govinda Gurung
The sentence should as " in a but Shell " not but shell
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NOMVUYISO STOFILE replied to Govinda Gurung
In a but shell how would you define a Code Club in simpler terms
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NOMVUYISO STOFILE replied to Mari Nicolazzo
Kindly share how you solicited grants from various organisation. I am in South Africa stuck with challenge of getting hardware. I also want to write a proposal. Kind share your proposal with me please. I am on my knees
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In a nut shell if you are asked to define a Code Club what you say? Anyone can help me it will be much appreciated
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This question is a bit complicated for for now. I am acquaint ing myself with the terminology.
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Thank you for the glossary. It will serve as our source of information
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The environment created byn the code club is exciting to both the teacher but more so to my lovely learners. I can't wait for July where're I wikl be starting the club with onky one destop.
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Yhoo this environment is fascinating not only yo me Aldo it will be even in learners.
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Again as I said the previous year my biggest challenge are computers, whether lap or desktops.