About Jako Olivier

MICRO-BIO

  • Professor in Multimodal Learning and UNESCO Chair on Multimodal Learning and OER at the North-West University (South Africa)

EXPERIENCE

  • North-West University
    • Professor
    • Faculty of Education
    • September 2010 to Present
  • Free State Department of Education
    • Teacher
    • Sasolburg High School
    • April 2007 to August 2010
  • Hays Education, London, UK
    • Teacher
    • Various schools
    • September 2005 to March 2007
  • Free State Department of Education
    • Teacher
    • Sasolburg High School
    • January 2003 to August 2005

EDUCATION

  • North-West University, South Africa
    • PhD
    • January 2005 to May 2011

    PhD (Education: teaching and learning) Thesis title: Accommodating and promoting multilingualism through blended learning

  • North-West University, South Africa
    • MA
    • January 2002 to May 2004

    Master of Arts (Applied Linguistics - Afrikaans & Dutch) - Dissertation title: The possibilities provided by subtitling to the SABC-TV in the recognition and protection of language rights (Original Afrikaans title: ‘Die moontlikhede wat onderskrifte die SABC-TV bied in die erkenning en beskerming van taalregte’)

DISCIPLINES

  • Online Educator/Online Teaching

  • Multicultural Education

  • Bilingual, Multilingual, And Multicultural Education

  • Education, General

Interests

  • Self Directed Multimodal Learning

  • Multimodality

  • Open Education

  • Open Educational Resources

  • Multimodal Learning

  • Self Directed Learning

  • Multilingualism In Education

  • E Learning

  • Blended Learning

Languages

  • Dutch

  • English

  • Afrikaans

Links

Resume

  • CV.pdf

    Added February 02, 2021