Schedule of Activities

Schedule of Activities

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The flow of this course uses a mix of asynchronous (not live/own time) and synchronous (live/real-time) learning activities over eight weeks. You will work through videos, interactive learning experiences, text pieces, and additional readings. You will also engage in discussion forums with your peers.  

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Class Calls

Class Calls are essential to your learning journey for this course and are mandatory. 

During these interactive live sessions, our technical experts will guide you through personal reflection and facilitate authentic dialogue among peers. 

Calls will be held over Zoom.  

Here is the schedule:  

  1. Orientation call (Week 0): Thursday, 5th of February at 3 pm South African Time.
  2. Class call 1 (Week 3): Thursday 26th February at 2 PM South African time.
  3. Class call 2 (Week 7): Thursday 26th March at 2 PM South African time.
 
*Please note that the times are based on SAST – South Africa Standard Time (GMT +2).
If you are not sure about your time zone, please follow the link HERE to direct you to the World Time Buddy website. 
 
 

 

Innovative Working Groups/ Communities of Practice 

In addition to the class calls for the Online Course, you will be required to participate in person in Community of Practice (CoP) meetings held at a location near you and supported by a DFI-appointed CoP Facilitator. These meetings provide a structured space for peer learning and applying course concepts to real-world practice.  

Four CoP meetings are planned to be held as follows:

  1. Welcome and Orientation (Week 1 - 2)
  2. Discussion of Course Content in Context and Capstone Prep (Week 5 - 6)
  3. Capstone Reflection and Applications for Own Context (Week 9)
  4. Applying Learnings to Practice (Week 11/12) 

CoP meeting format: 

CoP meetings are facilitated by an in-country facilitator and held in person at an agreed time with peers. Each meeting is interactive and discussion-based,  and typically lasts 60 minutes. 

The Facilitator will guide discussions, help connect course content to local practice, and support capstone development and implementation. 

You can expect to take part in : 

  • Guided group discussions
  • Sharing practical experiences
  • Peer feedback on ideas and challenges
  • Structured support for your Capstone projects.  

Your CoP Facilitator will be in contact with you to set up these meetings. 

If you do not hear from your Facilitator or have any queries about the working groups, please contact Andile or Kauthar, the Programme Managers for this course, and they will assist you.