{"id":1090,"date":"2024-01-09T13:57:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T13:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepixelcurve.com\/edubin\/lp\/?p=1090"},"modified":"2026-10-22T21:46:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T19:46:19","slug":"why-local-lecturers-make-online-learning-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/classic-lms\/why-local-lecturers-make-online-learning-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Local Lecturers Make Online Learning Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1090\" class=\"elementor elementor-1090\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc562f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfc562f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5e29d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed5e29d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60171d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60171d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA good online course still needs a real person who knows the subject and understands where you live. That is why every Boekrak Learning course is taught by a local lecturer.\n\nOur lecturers use South African examples, from spaza shops to matric exams, and they reply in a day or two.\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">Students learn more when the examples look like their own lives.\n\n<cite>\u2015 Pieter van der Merwe, Web Development Lecturer<\/cite><\/blockquote>\nThat closeness helps students stay with a course. They feel seen, and they know who to ask when they get stuck. Here is how it works in practice.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89124e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89124e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f9db8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13f9db8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1fdfe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1fdfe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/classic-lms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/boekrak-learning-a-south-african-woman-lecturer-in-her-thirties-sta-214ef-768x432.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1072\" alt=\"A South African woman lecturer in her thirties standing beside a home-studio desk, smiling at camera while holding a not\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/classic-lms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/boekrak-learning-a-south-african-woman-lecturer-in-her-thirties-sta-214ef-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/classic-lms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/boekrak-learning-a-south-african-woman-lecturer-in-her-thirties-sta-214ef-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/classic-lms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/boekrak-learning-a-south-african-woman-lecturer-in-her-thirties-sta-214ef-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/classic-lms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/boekrak-learning-a-south-african-woman-lecturer-in-her-thirties-sta-214ef-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/classic-lms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/boekrak-learning-a-south-african-woman-lecturer-in-her-thirties-sta-214ef.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a5365 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94a5365\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5143ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5143ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/classic-lms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/boekrak-learning-close-up-of-an-online-lecturer-s-stellenbosch-desk-2166f-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1073\" alt=\"Close-up of an online lecturer&apos;s Stellenbosch desk: smartphone propped on a stand, headphones, handwritten study notes,\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/classic-lms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/boekrak-learning-close-up-of-an-online-lecturer-s-stellenbosch-desk-2166f-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/classic-lms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/boekrak-learning-close-up-of-an-online-lecturer-s-stellenbosch-desk-2166f-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/classic-lms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/boekrak-learning-close-up-of-an-online-lecturer-s-stellenbosch-desk-2166f-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/classic-lms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/boekrak-learning-close-up-of-an-online-lecturer-s-stellenbosch-desk-2166f-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/classic-lms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/boekrak-learning-close-up-of-an-online-lecturer-s-stellenbosch-desk-2166f.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550d9f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"550d9f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e21e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7e21e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Examples that make sense<\/h4>\n\n<p>Our lecturers teach pricing in Rand, marketing for a local bakery and English for job interviews in Cape Town. When the example fits your own life, the lesson sticks and you can use it at work the next day.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Help that arrives on time<\/h4>\n\n<p>Students can ask questions by email or WhatsApp and get an answer from a lecturer, not a bot. Many also join our open days and meetups in Stellenbosch, where they meet the people who teach them.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A good online course still needs a real person who knows the subject and understands where you live. That is why every Boekrak Learning course is taught by a local lecturer. Our lecturers use South African examples, from spaza shops to matric exams, and they reply in a day or two. 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