The Brothers Kayton
This is our official blog for Kusasa, an educational intitiative of The Shuttleworth Foundation. To develop an out-of-the-box educational system such as Kusasa, the ShuttleworthFoundation turned to two out-of-the-box thinkers: “The Brothers Kayton” as we sometimes call ourselves.
Barry has an eclectic background in English literature, classical civilisation, copywriting, advertising, adult education, edutainment, photography, and instructional design. He brings to the world of education a striking mix of words and images. Patrick has an honours degree in literature and a background in book publishing. He has taught English in the far east, but has worked for most of his career as a writer. His work has appeared in academic journals, newspapers and magazines.
We have developed creative content for learners of all ages. Our materials embed “deep content” into concrete, visual and interactive materials. Our virtual worlds, fictional characters and interactive educational content have appeared in magazines and in schools throughout South Africa and in schools around the world. We are educational visionaries and idealists. We find the inefficiencies of conventional education appalling, and the potential of computers and the internet educationally liberating.
Our aim for this blog is to chronicle our latest thinking, research, discoveries, and work in progress.
The Brothers Kayton
Kusasa developers
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It goes without saying — but we’ll say it anyway — that the facts and opinions expressed here are ours alone, not those of the Shuttleworth Foundation. Except where otherwise noted, content on this blog is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License.
