NextEd: an Ubun2.0 paradigm for technology enabled higher education presented at eLearning Africa (26-28 May 2010) Lusaka, Zambia (28May session 52 B1) http://www.elearning-africa.com/past_conferences.php Rosemary Quilling, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Craig Blewett, UKZN, SA Timothy Shea, University of Massachusetts, USA David Lewis, UMass, USA Patrick Kanyiwamuyu, Daystar University, Kenya Manoj Maharaj, UKZN, SA Introduction This research assumes that one way to address Africa’s challenges at a systemic level is to promote fundamental change and innovation within education. The challenge for African students and faculty is that we need to become globally competitive and locally aware. Emerging technologies and platforms (like Web2.0) appear to suggest mechanisms which may be able to facilitate this process. The challenge in education is multi-faceted as it concerns content, curriculum development, pedagogy, research and faculty development. Ideally an initiative would holistically attempt to address all these facets. This paper looks at the NextEd approach to addressing these issues in Higher Education and focuses on the lessons learned by the collaborating faculty from South Africa, America and Kenya.

1. 5 th international Conference on ICT for Development, Education & Training Lusaka, ZAMBIA 26-28 May 2010 Rosemary Quilling UKZN Craig Blewett UKZN Timothy Shea, UMass (UMD) David Lewis, UMass (UML) Patrick Kanyiwamuyu Daystar Manoj Maharaj UKZN : An Ubun2.0 Paradigm for Technology-Enabled Higher Education

6. NextEd Context Virtual (Web2.0) Collaborative (Ubun2.0) Network Education

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