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Introducing Gareth Stevens: Director of Delivery

November 10, 2022
Media Release Construct Education Appoints Gareth Stevens as Director of Delivery Cape Town, South Africa, November 10, 2022. Construct Education is excited to announce the appointment of Gareth Stevens as the new Director of Delivery for the company. An experienced business leader, Gareth took on this newly created role on the 1st of…
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The Sharing Economy in Higher Education

October 31, 2022
There’s nothing like a crisis to stimulate fresh ideas and thinking. What was unthinkable previously suddenly becomes more palatable and unusual solutions to problems find traction. Back in 2012, Lisa Gansky highlighted an interesting trend developing in business in her book (and subsequent TED Talk) The Mesh: Why The Future of…
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Let’s Move Away From Binary Thinking in EdTech

October 6, 2022
Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Hybrid vs. on Campus Fast vs. Effective The answer always depends on who you ask. Much of the EdTech commentary seems to be stuck in the binary, trying to analyze if the best solutions are this or that. However, by seeing only either/or options we are limiting…
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Edtech Company Sponsors Sanitary Pads to Alleviate Period Poverty

October 4, 2022
In our ongoing support for The Homestead in Cape Town, South Africa, Construct and our staff members came together to collect period products for the girls and young women registered with The Homestead centers. In South Africa, one in three girls miss school every month because their families cannot afford to…
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The Value of Cultivating a Deep Listening Mindset

September 27, 2022
When I accepted the position of Chief Operations Officer for our global team, I didn't appreciate the role deep listening would play in my and our team's success. Deep Listening involves listening, from a deep, receptive, and caring place in oneself, to deeper and often subtler levels of meaning and…
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Media Training and Capacity Building of Lecturers in Rwanda

September 21, 2022
Recently, our senior producer, Gert Steyn, and I traveled to Kigali, Rwanda, to provide in-person capacity training to lecturers from the University of Rwanda. At first, we were sure we could facilitate the training remotely, but once on the ground, we soon realized that an in-person, hands-on approach was the…
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Attain Partners | Juran looks to Construct and edX for future Lean Six Sigma courses

September 2, 2022
SEPTEMBER 2022 Attain Partners | Juran, a management consulting firm with a dedicated practice specializing in Lean Six Sigma, has chosen Construct Education to manage the migration of its Black Belt course to the edX platform. As an edX specialist that has designed more than 100 courses Construct is perfectly placed…
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The Unexpected Power of a Walk and Talk

August 24, 2022
The perennial problem of someone in my position with my title is the ability to move beyond the title and access a more fundamental level of communication. Often when I am in meetings with people, there is a subtle but significant power imbalance. The result of this is that the…

Construct Education hands over hygiene packs to The Homestead

August 19, 2022
Construct Education hands over hygiene packs to The Homestead Thursday, 18 August 2022 Cape Town, South Africa In July this year, Construct Education announced its partnership with The Homestead, a South African Non-Profit Organization providing care and support for children from the streets since 1982. To kick off the partnership,…
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Designing to Empower Learners through PBL

August 18, 2022
Have you ever faced a problem thinking that you would never be able to solve it as you do not have the skills or competencies to come up with a solution? Have you ever taken a course and come across content and thought “Well great, thank you for telling me…
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HELM appoints Construct as design partner for Higher Ed leadership programs

August 18, 2022
Construct Education is pleased to announce our partnership with Higher Education Leadership and Management (HELM) program. HELM is a program of Universities of South Africa (USAf), an umbrella body representing the 26 public universities in SA. The project that Construct Education will be providing support for, will touch on a…

Stakeholder Tetris

August 12, 2022
In the last two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced new aspects, considerations, and dynamics to the way of life and the way we do business. While some of these we quickly adapted to and others have taken slightly longer to become accepted practice. A new aspect of project management…
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Five Building Blocks to Successful Course Development and Delivery

August 1, 2022
2021 was a year of home improvement projects in my house. We installed new kitchen flooring, remodeled the basement, and gave our whole house a fresh coat of paint. The process was long, tedious, and messy, but the results were spectacular! Course Development: Lessons learned from renovating a house So,…
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Beyond Authenticity

July 22, 2022
Values that drive good online learning experiences At Construct, authenticity is fundamental to our design and development methodology. More importantly, authenticity is the key that opens the door to our employment of values that serve as a means of extending our understanding of clients' and learners' needs into meaningful…
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Construct announces partnership with The Homestead to support vulnerable youth in Cape Town.

July 18, 2022
Construct Education is pleased to announce our partnership with The Homestead, a South African Non-Profit Organization that has been providing care and support for children who are from the streets since 1982. Our company was founded on the belief that what we do needs to improve society. We do this daily…

Project Manager | Talent Pipeline

June 20, 2022
Location: Cape Town    |   Work model: Hybrid (2 days in-office and 3 days remote)    |  Candidates outside CT will still be considered Role Summary We are seeking experienced project managers who are passionate about forging strong, long-lasting relationships with both client stakeholders and co-workers. You would be working with…
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Six Tips on How to Delegate More Effectively

May 30, 2022
Delegation is a key management skill. In principal delegating sounds easy and there are people who can do it so well they make it look effortless. However, passing the baton in a work environment requires trust and effective communication. For some of us, delegation may be the hardest to put…
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What does Stealth Leadership look like?

May 9, 2022
Leadership can come with a formal title, or it can be below the radar and largely by stealth. How I have experienced and interacted with what it means to be a leader has changed over the course of my career. Initially, I assumed that the people in front and in…
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Construct: Cornerstone Sponsor of the 2022 Open edX Conference

April 22, 2022

Mindfulness in the Workplace: Fluffy, Foreign, or Fruitful?

April 20, 2022
Illustration created by upklyak - www.freepik.com By Kate Lehnerdt Each day we bring a certain amount of energy to work. Some days may be high-energy days, and some days you may feel like you’re running on empty. Typically, this happens on a Monday or Friday! We’ve all had the experience…
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