Fwd: JYU Africa Afternoon about techno-blended STEM education from South Africa

[Kristof Fenyvesi]

The JYU Africa Networks and the Research Team for Innovative Learning Environments welcomes you to the Africa Afternoon talk autumn series as part of the University of Jyväskylä´s Science for All activities. The talks are held monthly on multidisciplinary topical areas connected to Africa or research jointly conducted with an African partner/ institution.

 

JYU is honored to host the Finnish Institute for Educational Research’s Guest Professor, Dr. Werner Olivier from the Nelson Mandela University in South Africa and Ryan Le Roux, the CEO of Leva Foundation who will be talking about the application of techno-blended STEM education from a research and development perspective.

 

The two presenters are demonstrating how techno-blended STEM education is being used to bridge the divide between the underprivileged students and the other students in South Africa. To learn about the presenters and their abstracts, visit JYU-CAN website: https://www.jyu.fi/en/collaboration/partnerships/jyu-can/news-and-stories/jy-can-news-and-stories-of-the-project

 

The talk will be held as a hybrid session on the 6th October, 14.00-15.30 EEST with in person attendance at the Jyväskylä University Library (venue: Tietoniekka, 1st floor) and remote participants joining via zoom - https://jyufi.zoom.us/j/69702271175.

 

About the presenters:

 

Werner Olivier, is a mathematics professor and director of the Govan Mbeki Mathematics Development Centre (GMMDC) at Nelson Mandela University, South Africa and Guest Professor of JYU’s Finnish Institute for Educational Research.

 

Ryan le Roux is CEO of the Leva Foundation, a non-profit organisation oriented around skills and enterprise development. 

 

Moderators:

Frank Ojwang (JYU-CAN) & Kristof Fenyvesi (JYU FIER ILE)

 

https://www.jyu.fi/it/en/research/research-areas/cognitive-science-and-educational-technology/ile