Mens Magazine

Ko Kasi Mens Magazine creates jobs Bruce Mbingeleli & Wilson Mmako Today society is moving into a digital era and townships are also catching up on that. Ko Kasi online men’s magazine is about to change the whole township. The magazine was started by Tshidiso Madiseng from Mamelodi, Gardens. The magazine includes stories that have taken place in different townships such as Soshaguve, Mamelodi and Attridgeville. Madiseng said he had had the idea for past five years and in July he decided to start the magazine. “On 14 August we had our first issue online. We want to celebrate unsung heroes and empower the community,” he said. He added that through the magazine he aimed to change perceptions that residents should wait to get qualifications before they initiate something for themselves. He also strived to tell positive stories about townships. “There are many great untold stories that I think people should be informed of. The aim is to show positive things that happen in our townships,” said Madiseng. Editor of the magazine, Themba Mzula said one of the long term goals was to create opportunities for aspiring journalists to participate in the magazine. “We want to work with journalism departments in order to offer students internships. This magazine will help aspiring young journalists to become part of a team and improve their level of writing skills,” Mzula said. Paseka Menyau, Second year journalism student from Tshwane University of Technology, was one of the first students who received an internship at the magazine. “This is a platform for me to get experience and get my stories published. I will also meet different people from all walks of life,” Menyau said. One of the challenges that the magazine experienced was obtaining readership as the magazine was accessed online. But Mzula said the high number of internet cafes and the availability of smart phones will change that soon. “More internet cafes are being established in townships,” Madiseng said. It might be an online men’s magazine but that does not mean ladies are excluded. The magazine had feature articles about women who are making a difference in the community in their first edition.

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The College Of The Future

So, if you're like me you went to college, drank too much and then got expelled. What did I have to show for all my hard work? A mountain of debt (about $30,000). Now, I was a decent student don't get me wrong. However, dry campus plus kegger in the dorm equals academic probation. A little known equation I learned the hard way. Ever since that fateful day I have been committed to earning an education on my own accord for free. I'm not alone though roughly one out of five Americans are in debt due to student loans and the costs associated with earning a college education are rising. Hope is not all lost, however, thanks to a number of online sites like Khan Academy, Coursera, Udacity, and EDx who offer free online classes taught by some of the world's leading professors from top universities.

The style of all of these vary greatly and each has their own strengths and weaknesses. Unfortunately, none of these have a complete course schedules or offer accreditation but many are working towards this. The Khan Academy, which has traditionally focused on Math, is expanding into Art, History and the Humanities. EDx, which started as MITx, joined with Harvard and most recently added UC Berkley and The University of Texas to its roster of Universities and offers classes from these schools. The scope of all of these sites are expanding greatly. In addition to offering video lectures EDx and Udacity offer course material and problem sets.

Khan Academy may have been the first to implement free online education but most certainly won't be the last. Recently Coursera and EDx has been of some particular note. I myself have just enrolled myself into three classes: CS550x: Introduction To Computers from EDx, Valuation & Investing from Khan Academy, and EP245: How To Build A Startup from Udacity. Throughout my next semester I will me giving you guys some updates into my progress. So far, I like the EDx setup the best; it offers course materials, syllabus, lectures, problem sets, tests, a final and I feel like it offers a more complete class offering than say Khan which mostly just provides videos and some tutorials with math. I will reserve my judgement until I finish my classes and will offer a brief overview as I go along.

I think this is just what our education system needs. Not just collegiate education but primary and secondary education as well. With the advances in technology I hope to see this integrated into more classrooms. Some teachers are actually using some of the Khan lectures in classrooms and their have been a lot of talks about 21st century education especially in developing countries. I hope my studeis go well and I hope that in the future these new free offerings from top educators can set the standard for education to come. As always, I would love to hear your opinion especially if you are an educator. What do you think the future holds for education?

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