SNEAK PEEK - Prof Shabir Madhi

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We thought you might like a sneak peek at our first episode - Prof Shabir Madhi, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Wits University shares his experiences and vision for blended learning in the faculty. Catch the full first episode when we launch on Thursday 8th June!
1 Jun 2023 English South Africa Education · Technology

Audio transcript

00:00 Repeat that the manner in which were engaged students the manner in which were delivering content the manner in which were trying to get students are engaged with knowledge and then actually shift much compared to what it was in 1985 when I was made a medical student. I was told that the half-life of knowledge. What about
00:20 9 to 10 years. This was when I graduated in 1990, what do we see happening? Right now? The half-life of knowledge is shrinking 2122 month? Okay, that is frightening. It's frightening. It means that anything that she learnt a few years ago is likely to be outdated. So when it comes to blended learning this we need to start introducing these Concepts to students
00:40 in terms of how they need to engage with technology. How do you need to engage with material that would otherwise not be provided to them on the table? But that is still available to them to delay in the public domain so don't sort of engagements and it's really about ensuring that our students are trained appropriately and remained relevant to the two. The century
01:00 and remain competitive in international level.

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