Dear Commons Community,

I am back at the Potchefstroom Campus of North-West University which is quite different in size, style, and surroundings from the wide-open Vaal Triangle Campus.  Potchefstroom has the feel of an American university town campus with attractive, well maintained buildings, some of which reflect its 145-year history such as the Law School above.  Trimmed paths between buildings are busy with students going to and from classes.

I finished a workshop yesterday with a group of instructional designers and support staff and will be speaking with faculty from the School of Education Sciences today and tomorrow.

My day finished at a most pleasant dinner with Dr. Hennie Esterhuizen (Manager of the Distance Learning Unit) and his wife Elsa who is the Director of the Library.

Tony