Curator, creator and integrator

Abstract

In this research-in-progress paper the focus is on the three roles of educators, namely, that of curator, creator and integrator with regards to student-content interaction in the Department of Economics at the University of South Africa. We consider and demonstrate how these roles are played out in an open distance learning environment using the derivation of the IS curve as an example. We show that ,if the aim is to provide students with a map that he or she can use to explore – without getting lost – and reach his or her destination, it not only involves the location and evaluation of content available on the World Wide Web (WWW), but also the creation of content and the integration of this content.