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Voluntary Donation
We will be asking for a totally voluntary donation of R300 to any U3A branch. We suggest that you only make the donation when you are satisfied that this course will be of benefit to you. We will send out details of this donation after the first three or so sessions. No one will be excluded from the course in any way if they elect not to make the donation.
Format of the Course
The course consists of about 41 sessions on Zoom which will last about an hour each. To a large extent, the course will be a replication of the course given in 2025 with some enhancements and updating. Most sessions will consist of a video, followed by a PowerPoint presentation and, perhaps, some live screen sharing. The atmosphere is relaxed and sociable rather than strictly academic. The sessions will be held at 10:00 each Tuesday or Wednesday but on the third Tuesday of each month, there will be a U3A Johannesburg meeting in place of the course.
In 2025, we plan to introduce a second session on AI (Artificial Intelligence), have a session on “The Digital Life” (interconnection of computers in various devices) and also a session on Google Workspace.
The sessions will be recorded and a link to the recording and presentation material will be available on this website.
Presenters of the course
The main presenters of the course are Simon Griffiths, Robin Phillips and Andrew Pearce
Simon has over 30 years in technical, sales and marketing roles at local and international software companies. Simon worked in Johannesburg and Silicon Valley, at start-ups and established companies. Early social media user, one of the first 3000 people on Twitter.
Robin worked in the Computer Industry for 50 years installing large data centres and networks for corporate customers in Africa and the Middle East.
This included the installation of the fastest computer in Africa and involvement with the early stages of the Square Kilometre Array.
Andrew spent most of his career converting data into information that could be used to motivate performance. He has spent about half the time in line functions and half the time in consulting capacities both in South Africa and internationally.
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