Abstract
This chapter argues that indigenous knowledge systems can play a significant role in teaching and learning in the 21st century. Ubuntu emerges as an African philosophy that legitimizes teaching and learning through indigenous epistemologies such as Ubuntugogy. Harmonizing Ubuntu with mainstream teaching and learning theories is perceived to have the potential to promote social connectedness as a theory of right action in Open Distance Learning (ODL). The chapter opens by reviewing perspectives on ODL from print technology to digital technology. The closing section reviews global trends in ODL and ponders a period when ODL will be paperless.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Open Distance Learning (ODL) Through the Philosophy of Ubuntu |
| Publisher | Nova Science Publishers, Inc. |
| Pages | 77-92 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781634854238 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781634854030 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Broadcast technology
- Digital technology
- Indigenous epistemologies
- Print technology
- Social connectedness
- Ubuntu
- Ubuntugogy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences
