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eFundi - Building Connection in Digital Learning 2025-09-18 Online

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Purpose

To empower lecturers with a thorough understanding of online learning isolation, providing practical strategies rooted in the Community of Inquiry framework and best practices. The goal is to enhance the online learning experience, fostering community, engagement, and empathy to combat isolation challenges in the virtual classroom.

Outcomes

Define isolation and online social presence within digital learning environments;
Explain the Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework and its relevance to promoting engagement and reducing isolation;
Apply best practices and empathetic teaching strategies to foster connection and reduce learner disconnection in online classrooms;
Demonstrate the effective use of eFundi tools to build and sustain online social presence and community; and
Design inclusive and engaging online learning experiences that enhance student interaction through social presence principles.

Presenters

Nomthandazo Msimango | Education Technologist

Christelle Morgado | Educational Technologist

Date:: 18 September, 2025
Time:: 11:00am - 12:30pm
Time Zone:: Central Africa Time (change)
Campus:: All NWU Campuses
Online:: This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
Categories:: All Campuses eFundi

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