The need to add innovation and humanities to STEMEveryone is talking about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) these days in South Africa. For sure it […] 7th April 2018 in Education by Derek Keats
A post scarcity university for the innovation economyIn my last blog post, I talked about some of the characteristics of a university designed for the […] 19th June 2017 in Education tagged education / higher education by Derek Keats
Universities in South Africa: we need two new ones for ...When I made my posting about an innovation economy for South Africa, point 8 that I made was […] 18th June 2017 in Critical thinking / Education tagged higher education / innovation / universities by Derek Keats
The hollowing of our universities through lack of government leadership ...As we watch events unfolding at our universities, on the fringes of the FeesMustFall movement, we see a […] 12th October 2016 in Education by Derek Keats
That is not education, and it is not disruptionPeople talk about disruption in university education as though it has already happened. The learning of theory is […] 8th July 2016 in Education tagged education / meme by Derek Keats
What would universities be like if they were designed for ...I was born in a small town at the head of Bonavista Bay on the island of Newfoundland, […] 15th June 2016 in Education tagged abundance / scarcity by Derek Keats
The next big hack – university educationUniversities don’t like being considered businesses, but they are, like it or not. Even the public ones. And […] 11th June 2016 in Business / Education tagged billionaire / disruption / higher education / university by Derek Keats
Emerging & Future Trends in ICT: linking it to the ...This talk was given to the South Africa–Finland Knowledge Partnership on ICT (SAFIPA) conference held at the CSIR 19-20 […] 27th October 2015 in Education tagged #FreeEducation / innovation by Derek Keats
Another way to conceptualise free education: education that paysIn part because of the protests of last week for zero increase in student fees, and ultimately for […] 26th October 2015 in Education by Derek Keats
The higher education crisis in SA – lasting or trivial ...Today will see the Education Spring continue in South Africa. I wonder if the ANC-lead, democratically-elected government will […] 22nd October 2015 in Education by Derek Keats
Student fees and the iron triangle: the solution is easyCurrently in South Africa, here is widespread national protest in higher education institutions against increases in student fees. These […] 21st October 2015 in Education by Derek Keats
The human endocrine systemThis video The human endocrine system is targeted at the South African Grade 12 CAPS syllabus, STRAND 2:LIFE […] 1st September 2015 in Education tagged CAPS syllabus / endocrine / Life Sciences / Matric revision by Derek Keats
Human homeostasis: Clarifying the role of the nephronThis video was made for Matric revision, covering the topic Human homeostasis: Clarifying the role of the nephron […] 28th August 2015 in Education by Derek Keats
Human homeostasis: Part 3 – Regulation of carbon dioxideThis video was made for Matric revision, covering the topic Human homeostasis: Part 3 – Regulation of carbon […] 27th August 2015 in Education by Derek Keats
Human Homeostasis: Part 2, water, saltsThis video was made for Matric revision, covering the topic Human homeostasis: Part 2, water, salts Hopefully this […] 26th August 2015 in Education by Derek Keats
For the Matrics: Homeostasis 1 – constant internal environmentThis video was made for Matric revision, covering the topic Human homeostasis: part 1 – Negative feedback, Glucose […] 25th August 2015 in Education / Uncategorised by Derek Keats
Department of Basic Education: the lazy, incompetent way to do ...Last year, the DBE announced that it would only examine the CAT curriculum using Microsoft Office, and the […] 4th August 2015 in Education / Free and open source software by Derek Keats
Three years with thumbzup – innovation up close and personalI don’t usually talk about my the work I do. Partly because we are startup and partly because, […] 24th July 2015 in Business / Education by Derek Keats
Designing a university for the new millennium: David HelfandThis is something close to my heart, because if I live long enough and have enough money, I […] 9th July 2015 in Education by Derek Keats