049 Professor Mpine Makoe

Professor Mpine Makoe is dedicated to opening access to education, and her work in mobile education serves to support students toward understanding. Her approach to education is underpinned by a firm commitment to lifelong learning and empowerment.

Interview: https://episodes.castos.com/onlinelearninglegends/049-Mpine-Makoe-Final.mp3 | recorded July 2020

Mpine's ORCID and Google Scholar profiles: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4192-1781 and https://scholar.google.co.za/citations?user=ZTFi5nYAAAAJ&hl=en

Nominated links (free to access):

• Makoe, M., & Shandu-Phetla, T.P. (2019). Using Mobile-based Social Media to Facilitate Interaction and Build Communities through the Lens of Ubuntu in Distance Education. Journal of Learning for Development, 6(2), 130-142. https://jl4d.org/index.php/ejl4d/article/view/357
• Makoe, M. & Shandu, T.P. (2018). Developing a Mobile App for Learning English Vocabulary in an Open Distance Learning Context. https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v19i4.3746
• Makoe, M. (2018). Using Future Research Methods in Analysing Policies Relating to Open Distance Education in Africa. Open Praxis, 10(1), 5-15. https://openpraxis.org/index.php/OpenPraxis/article/view/581
• Schulte, D., Cendon. E., & Makoe, M. July 2020, Revisioning the Future of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education https://unifuture.network/2020/08/contribution-to-the-unesco-futures-of-education-initiative/

Nominated works (requires subscription):

• Makoe, M. (2018). Fitting a square peg into a round hole: A policy framework for operationalising open distance education in dual mode universities. Distance Education, 39(2), 159-175 DOI: 10.1080/01587919.2018.1457945

Twitter: @mpineq