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South African Institute for Distance Education
Formation1992
FounderJennie Glennie
TypeSAIDE is a non-profit organization that is registered as an educational trust
FocusSAIDE is committed to improving education using open learning.
HeadquartersBraamfontein, Johannesburg
Region served
Sub Saharan Africa
Executive Director.
Innocent Nkata
Websitehttps://www.saide.org.za/

'The South African Institute for Distance Education[1] (SAIDE) transforms education policy and practices with open learning.[2] This is a non-profit, non-governmental, public benefit organization, which seeks to contribute new or appropriate models of open and distance practice [3] and enable equitable and meaningful access to knowledge and skills in Sub Saharan Africa. [4]

SAIDE builds networks or brings educational communities together, develops their capabilities and increases equitable and meaningful access to knowledge, skills and learning.[5]. SAIDE seek to widen access to education, [6] but they do not see themselves as an implemention agency.[7] Instead, they are advocates for the development and implementation of open and alternative models and modes for teaching and learning at post-school level.[8] Their services include learning design, the development and sharing of open educational resources and educational transformation. especially at scale[9].

Since the organization's inception in 1992[10], SAIDE have taken an educational leadership role and managed a diverse range of collaborative educational projects, intended to improve the quality of education in the region. Whether synchronous or asynchronous, SAIDE promotes the use of inclusive pedagogies and technologies which promote social justice.[11]

SAIDE is based in Braamfontein Johannesburg. The organisation is found operating throughout South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa.[12]

SAIDE's History

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UNISA, as a distance education institution, played a significant part under apartheid in offering school leavers and mature students an alternate route to formal recognition.[13] Throughput was low and when The African National Congress (ANC) came to power, it committed to supporting distance education[14] that was based on the principles of open learning. [15] The newly formed government, commissioned SAIDE to investigate how distance might contribute integrally to the countries new education and training system. [16]

Since then, SAIDE has taken on the responsibility for advocating for openness and acted catalyst for change[17] and "create meaningful educational opportunities for poor and marginalised groups".[18]

Funding

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SAIDE receives funding from the Hewlett_Foundation for "Supporting Effective Development And Use Of OER In Higher Education Systems In Africa", [19] are a member of National Association of Social Change Entities in Education (NASCEE)[20].

Initiatives

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SAIDE runs three projects: OER Africa, Siyaphumelela[21] (we succeed) and African Storybook. [22]

  1. ^ https://www.saide.org.za/
  2. ^ "Open Pedagogy | OER Africa". www.oerafrica.org. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  3. ^ "South African Institute for Distance Education (SAIDE) | Devex". www.devex.com. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  4. ^ "Saide". www.saide.org.za. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  5. ^ "SAIDE".
  6. ^ https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1185867.pdf
  7. ^ https://policycommons.net/orgs/south-african-institute-for-distance-education-za/
  8. ^ https://static.pmg.org.za/170407openlearningframework-postschooleduc.pdf
  9. ^ "South African Institute for Distance Education (SAIDE) | Devex". www.devex.com. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  10. ^ https://nascee.org.za/membership/members/saide
  11. ^ Musara, E., Grant, C.(., Vorster, JA. (2021). Inclusion as Social Justice: Nancy Fraser’s Theory in the South African Context. In: Mullen, C.A. (eds) Handbook of Social Justice Interventions in Education. Springer International Handbooks of Education. Springer
  12. ^ "South African Institute for Distance Education (SAIDE)".
  13. ^ Access to higher education through Open Distance Learning (ODL): reflections on the University of South Africa (UNISA) 2012 In book: Access to Higher Education: Under-prepared Students or Under-prepared Institutions?,Chapter: Access to higher education through Open Distance Learning (ODL): reflections on the University of South Africa (UNISA)Publisher: PearsonEditors: Rubby Dhunpath & Renuka Vithal
  14. ^ Prinsloo, Paul (2017-06-13). "Leaders in Distance Education on the African Continent". Journal of Learning for Development. 4 (2). doi:10.56059/jl4d.v4i2.225. ISSN 2311-1550.
  15. ^ African National Congress. (1994) A Policy Framework for Education and Training, Johannesburg, ANC Education Department.
  16. ^ https://www.cedol.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/98-101-2007.pdf
  17. ^ https://policycommons.net/orgs/south-african-institute-for-distance-education-za/
  18. ^ https://www.che.ac.za/publications/research/enhancing-contribution-distance-higher-education-south-africa
  19. ^ https://hewlett.org/grants/saide-for-supporting-effective-development-and-use-of-oer-in-higher-education-systems-in-africa/
  20. ^ https://nascee.org.za/membership/members/saide
  21. ^ https://www.universityworldnews.com/special-report.php?publication=africa&report=Siyaphumelela2019
  22. ^ "SAIDE".
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