Time to move beyond a brainless physiology
“Exercise is a complex behavior that is regulated by a complex system”. In this talk, Prof Noakes seeks to include the brain as a factor in exercise physiology. He starts with the classical teachings in exercise physiology and continues by looking at various models such as the A.V. Hill model and the peripheral model. According to Noakes, not enough people are looking at the bigger picture... more
Training Trainers for Health and Human Rights
The aims of this manual are: * To provide those interested in doing human rights teaching with a framework for training of trainers in health and human rights * To provide resources which will be of use to the training of trainers and students * To support alumni of our Train-the-Trainer courses, who now number nearly 200 people * To share our eight years of experience in running... more
Health and Human Rights Pamphlets
The Learning Network pamphlets have been developed using principles of popular education and are suited for use by academia and community organisations' with other members of civil society. A series of 7 pamphlets exploring different aspects of the Right to Health. These pamphlets are available in three languages: English, Xhosa and Afrikaans. more
The African Health OER Network: Advancing health education in Africa through open educational resources
This short commentary about the African Health OER Network was published by the /African Journal of Health Professions Education,/ [1] December 2010, Vol. 2, No. 2 [1] http://www.ajhpe.org.za/index.php/ajhpe more
Career Profiles (VUMA!) (doc)' )
The VUMA! Careers space contains information and news on tons of careers, including general information, university information, news, links and more. more
Career Profiles (VUMA!) (pdf)' )
The VUMA! Careers space contains information and news on tons of careers, including general information, university information, news, links and more. more
Study Skills (PDF)
A chapter on study skills from the textbook, Communication Skills, developed by the Language Communication for Development Department at the Bunda College of Agriculture, University of Malawi. more