{"id":100457,"date":"2026-06-04T21:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T19:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/?page_id=100457"},"modified":"2026-07-08T10:22:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T08:22:31","slug":"tedsoep-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/tedsoep-home\/","title":{"rendered":"TEDSOEP-home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"100457\" class=\"elementor elementor-100457\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-89f74c4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89f74c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b4e3a8\" data-id=\"6b4e3a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a363ec6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a363ec6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Faculty-of-Education-Subpage-Banner-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-61970\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Faculty-of-Education-Subpage-Banner-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Faculty-of-Education-Subpage-Banner-300x67.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Faculty-of-Education-Subpage-Banner-1024x228.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Faculty-of-Education-Subpage-Banner-768x171.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Faculty-of-Education-Subpage-Banner-1536x342.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Faculty-of-Education-Subpage-Banner-2048x456.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Faculty-of-Education-Subpage-Banner-360x80.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3efda90 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3efda90\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a1d1c7\" data-id=\"9a1d1c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe9f95f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe9f95f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-313499a\" data-id=\"313499a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e426042 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e426042\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #d23443;\"><strong>Transforming STEM Teacher Education in South Africa<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e58afb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e58afb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"754\" height=\"164\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/stem-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-101498\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/stem-logo.png 754w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/stem-logo-300x65.png 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/stem-logo-360x78.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/>\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be91e48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be91e48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/h3><p>Sol Plaatje University (SPU) is part of the Transforming STEM Teacher Education through Self-Directed Open Educational Practices (TEDSOEP) project \u2014 an international Erasmus+ initiative focused on advancing STEM education through digital innovation and open educational practices.<\/p><p>Running from 2025 to 2026, the project strengthens teacher education by equipping students with modern tools and approaches that respond to evolving global and local educational needs.<\/p><h3><strong>Project Objectives<\/strong><\/h3><p>The TEDSOEP project aims to:<\/p><ul><li>Transform STEM teacher education using Open Educational Practices (OEPs) and Open Educational Resources (OERs)<\/li><li>Integrate emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Virtual Reality (VR) into teaching<\/li><li>Promote self-directed learning and digital competence among pre-service teachers<\/li><li>Develop innovative, sustainable teaching frameworks for diverse educational contexts<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74796e1\" data-id=\"74796e1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9af65a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a9af65a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c68e26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c68e26\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5379106\" data-id=\"5379106\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4053a3c elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4053a3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/tedsoep-project-team\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-3-2026-08_48_28-AM-rpuol16eq3jjeh35w1y9twbgqyfstibdyillt51sjc.jpg\" title=\"project team\" alt=\"project team\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/tedsoep-project-team\/\">Project Team<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b377596\" data-id=\"b377596\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b159fa2 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b159fa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/tedsoep-international\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/International-rpunm6bva9tqv1pwfhjbv6z3pk8sdkxq5zoe4qqda0.png\" title=\"International\" alt=\"International\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/tedsoep-international\/\">International Collaboration and Partners<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4deab4\" data-id=\"c4deab4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25f0077 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"25f0077\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/tedsoep-innovation-in-teaching-and-learning\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Innovation-rpunq9wj39frhtrjhrbr8nqgz21ey27l2a3mh6nk54.png\" title=\"Innovation\" alt=\"Innovation\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/tedsoep-innovation-in-teaching-and-learning\/\">Innovation in Teaching &amp; Learning<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1de2396 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1de2396\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba0609b\" data-id=\"ba0609b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-677448d elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"677448d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/tedsoep-impact-on-students-and-communities\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Impact--rpuntjectjwlt30vfo44ec3387yao8616fnbgrtcjc.png\" title=\"Impact\" alt=\"Impact\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/tedsoep-impact-on-students-and-communities\/\">Impact on Students and Communities<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b315da\" data-id=\"7b315da\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac2ec39 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"ac2ec39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/tedsoep-why-this-project-matters\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/why-this-project-matters-rpunuvc4i3q89738nqu3fhzlive0ksgcd0x2xvu9q0.png\" title=\"why this project matters\" alt=\"why this project matters\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/tedsoep-why-this-project-matters\/\">Why This Project Matters<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ceb84e\" data-id=\"5ceb84e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96ae32f elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"96ae32f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/tedsoep-key-highlights\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/research-output-rpuoii02b62q4arlogjgm1br4kx72v9f9zbi9aszaw.png\" title=\"research output\" alt=\"research output\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/tedsoep-key-highlights\/\">Key Highlights<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74540d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74540d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a046aca\" data-id=\"a046aca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cc3ee9 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7cc3ee9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/tedsoep-research-output\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/key-highlights-rpuogswjyxr35n8cl84plyqsijac6jivdkwy2bbkjc.png\" title=\"key highlights\" alt=\"key highlights\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/tedsoep-research-output\/\">Research Output<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bcc74c4\" data-id=\"bcc74c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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