Myles Thies

Digital Education, Ed Tech Strategy + Bus., Innovation & Educator Professional Development | Director, Innovation & Consulting Lead @ Eiffel Corp. Humorist 😉

[Myles Thies @Tauraco]

@DiscoJeanz @UncleLuigi @LibertarianZA No, there are some isolated (and probably over teported) incidents in the larger cities but that's it. There has been an influx of refugees, especially Ukranian, but many are law abiding and productive

[Myles Thies @Tauraco]

@PostNetSA Honestly @PostNetSA, overnight delivery is supposed to mean OVERNIGHT! 3x envelopes sent from KZN on Monday should not still be waiting to be delivered to a branch by Wednesday!!? Will only arrive Thursday afternoon according to receiving branch! Seriously? Useless.

[Myles Thies @Tauraco]

@DawieScholtz Sorry, 89 is the ward no. (IEC person told me that!)

VD no: 32840085

[Myles Thies @Tauraco]

@DawieScholtz Here's my details:
VD: 89
Time voted: 11.30am
No. of voters before me: +-500

[Myles Thies @Tauraco]

So glad the Boer War has received the WTSW treatment. Such a brilliantly produced podcast series, it really brings history alive as well as the individual stories of unsung, courageous heroes. #goalhanger https://t.co/iwEru8up8u

[Myles Thies @Tauraco]

@AramexSA Awesome, thank you. It's CIV98316

[Myles Thies @Tauraco]

@AramexSA How on earth do I log a support issue (a package sent to me is going to the wrong address) if your website doesn't provide any number and I can't even submit a help request on the site? Support page simply won't submit? Please help?!

[Moodle | Online learning, delivered your way. @moodle]

Moodle is delighted to announce Eiffel Corp, a leading provider in modern learning solutions adapted for African contexts, as our newest Moodle Certified Partner in South Africa. 🧡
https://t.co/MfB5zUo3Lj

#Moodle #MoodlePartner

[Myles Thies @Tauraco]

So with all these enterprise LMS platforms launching AI/auto generated content and modules designs, how are we differentiating traditional Instructional Design from (what are we calling this?) 'Augmented ID'?
Is it also just baking in potentially poor ID design? #EiffelCorpSA

[Myles Thies @Tauraco]

We're they listening in!? In the same week we host a debate on AI futures for TnL OpenAI is putting out advice specifically for educators. Move over Elon, influencer coming through 😂😂
https://t.co/NJNDYpw6uu

[Myles Thies @Tauraco]

A super large thank you to our insightful panel at today's discussion on AI futures for education and it's implications for Africa. Much to be positive on but also guarding against misapplication and misuse.

[Eiffel Corp @EiffelCorpSA]

Discussing AI and the human factor with our panel members, facilitated by Myles Thies. #IDEAS #EiffelCorp

[Myles Thies @Tauraco]

@gamerlearner @Dcollier74 It's a 'catastrophy'. No, it's really just silly. The entire internet is 50% cats pics already - it's was inevitable.

[Myles Thies @Tauraco]

@dcsandbrook @TheRestHistory @dcsandbrook & @TheRestHistory. Make sure South Africa gets onto the travel bucket list too - quick, before all the lights go out 😂

[Myles Thies @Tauraco]

Really great being part of this talented panel talking Blended Learning Acceleration in Africa. The energy, inspiration and motivation is here #EdTechMonday #EiffelCorpSA

[CNBC Africa @cnbcafrica]

[WATCH] @youngafricawks & @MastercardFdn presents #EdTechMonday. Media personality, @JoyDoreenBiira, discusses strategies to leverage technology to advance education with industry experts. Catch it on @cnbcafrica's Facebook page today at 14:00 CAT on #DSTV410.

[Eiffel Corp @EiffelCorpSA]

We are excited to share that @Tauraco will be joining the panel for EdTech Mondays - June Edition. Listen in on Monday 5 June on CNBC Africa (DSTV 410) and live on the Mastercard Foundation’s Young Africa Works and CNBC Facebook pages at 12 PM GMT and 2 PM CAT/SAST.

#EdTech

[Myles Thies @Tauraco]

@SACE9 after 3 'lost' applications, please tell us why we should even bother trying to be compliant with the submission of our Professional Development Application? We've be at this since 09/22. Is anyone home?

[Myles Thies @Tauraco]

@timbocop Have to agree. And I don't think that perpetuating a technology arms race between them helps much either. Tools will get better but lack of trust will remain. By some margin, there's more work to do by educators but only by leaning into AI etc can solutions be found imo

[Myles Thies @Tauraco]

Richard Poplak at his cynical,satirical,sobering best:
TRAINSPOTTER: The Eleventh Baby — the unmaking of South African reality https://t.co/qAcGvatYiH

[Myles Thies @Tauraco]

Something I keep telling my kids. There are almost no gifted students, only those committed more and less https://t.co/zhOwqMzrA8