Dr Petro Erasmus from Northwest University and Allison Roulstone from Loughborough University in the UK offered OLH students and their guests a fascinating workshop on Neurological Disorders, how it affects learning, and how the brain responds.

Since OLH students are all student teachers enrolled for a B Ed Foundation Phase, Higher Certificate in Pre-School Education, or a PGCE in Senior and FET Teaching, the topic is extremely important because of its links with Educational Psychology and Inclusive Education.

Student teachers often come across learners with learning disabilities during their Teaching Practice period, not knowing how to assist or even how to identify the problem.

OLH students were privileged to engage with the topic with the guidance of two experts in the field.

The workshop, held in April 2023, was interactive with fun exercises to demonstrate so that all could participate in groups, but also as individuals.