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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20260423T130000
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SUMMARY:MICROFIGHTERS - Online Info Session
DESCRIPTION:OPEN TO ALL \nJoin our lunchtime briefing for an overview of the 2026 Microfighters series.\nMEET LINK: meet.google.com/yjn-kzcp-kmu \nADD TO MY CALENDAR \nLearn about our upcoming workshops—including robot building\, controller coding\, and creative set design. This session will clarify all project details and help you choose the right workshops for you! \nContact sup@openwindow.co.za for more info.
URL:https://www.openwindow.co.za/owevent/microfighters-online-info-session/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Centurion Events,Supplementary Programme,Microfighters Series
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250725T110000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250725T130000
DTSTAMP:20260917T215300
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SUMMARY:XP Boost: Styling AE Layers with Cameron Shefer-Boswell\, aka MotionXP
DESCRIPTION:– STUDENTS & STAFF ONLY – \nAnimation Arts presents:\nCameron Shefer-Boswell (Motion XP) is a well known Motion Designer that teaches After Effects techniques on Youtube. He will be presenting a Layer Styles After Effects workshop for 1-2 hours with time for a Q&A. The aim is that the attendees will be exposed to advanced layer styling techniques in After Effects to learn how to present projects professionally. The goal is that attendees will be able to follow along in After Effects and have something to show off at the end of the session. \nThis session is geared towards mostly Motion Design 2nd and 3rd year students and people with some experience with After Effects already. \nCameron is a self-taught motion designer with a Fine Art background and over a decade of experience in the industry. With no formal training in design or animation\, he built his skills from the ground up through YouTube tutorials\, online courses\, and lots of practice. \nCameron has worked both in-house and freelance\, collaborating with global brands like Facebook\, Uber\, BMW\, AT&T\, and Apple. He’s now dedicated to teaching Motion Design through high-quality YouTube tutorials that reflect his belief in lifelong learning and growth. \nMEET LINK (accessible by Open Window only)
URL:https://www.openwindow.co.za/owevent/xp-boost-styling-ae-layers-with-cameron-shefer-boswell-aka-motionxp/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Internal Event - Students & Staff,Animation Arts,Micro-Learning,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250715T130000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250715T140000
DTSTAMP:20260917T215300
CREATED:20250313T040836Z
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SUMMARY:Lecture Lecture Series - Theo Sonnekus
DESCRIPTION:– PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES – \nThe Research and Collections Department invites you to 2025’s Lecture Lecture programme\, a series of online seminars\, hosted every second Tuesday FOR our staff BY our staff. This is an opportunity for you to present an extract from anything you may currently be researching\, with the intention to influence and inspire one another\, spark dialogue\, and receive constructive feedback. \nTheo Sonnekus: “Jock and the Great Outdoors”: White American Masculinities\, Gay Reader-Tourists\, and Fantasies of Africa in Postwar Physique Magazines \nDrawing from a selection of images by the South African photographer Jock\, this article explores the historical construction of exotic white masculinities in postwar physique magazines. Read against the backdrop of the perceived emasculation of \nAmerican men in the mid-twentieth century\, I propose that primitivist notions of Africa as the ultimate rural setting for the rehabilitation of white masculinity were appropriated in physique titles to appeal to gay reader-tourists in the US. \nMEETING LINK: meet.google.com/tuv-rkas-ksg  \nView our PROGRAMME HANDBOOK to find out more.
URL:https://www.openwindow.co.za/owevent/lecture-lecture-series-4/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Library,Research Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250610T130000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250610T140000
DTSTAMP:20260917T215300
CREATED:20250313T040725Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250619T044259Z
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SUMMARY:Lecture Lecture Series - Miranthe van Staden
DESCRIPTION:– PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES – \nMIRANTHE VAN STADEN\nLecturer: Visual Communication and Fundamentals \nSiren\, Sibyl and Symbol: Mami Wata lore and iconography through a Black Eco-Feminist lens \nThe focus of my presentation is to connect Western mermaid myths and symbols back to Africa\, with the specific focus on Mami Wata\, a contemporary Afropolitan icon with an ancient and mysterious history. This black mermaid is often forgotten and ignored in Western literature and art. The ongoing project of decolonisation requires that we critically examine this phenonemon of ‘forgetting’. This lecture revises and re-imagines mermaid myth and symbol through a Black Eco-Feminist lens. \nMEETING LINK: meet.google.com/tuv-rkas-ksg  \nPROGAMME HANDBOOK
URL:https://www.openwindow.co.za/owevent/lecture-lecture-series-3/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Library,Research Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250530T100000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250530T120000
DTSTAMP:20260917T215300
CREATED:20250417T133108Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T044515Z
UID:10000304-1748599200-1748606400@www.openwindow.co.za
SUMMARY:Your Story in A(I) Nutshell - With Deon Opperman (Part 4)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_button button_color=”color-143410″ custom_typo=”yes” font_family=”font-204663″ font_weight=”800″ border_width=”0″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Furl%3Fq%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fstream.meet.google.com%2Fstream%2Ff4897303-f316-4f5f-abdd-0764a2a0e146%26sa%3DD%26source%3Dcalendar%26ust%3D1745315723817005%26usg%3DAOvVaw3MngnLpwsvJ6rk8tbE4LMq|target:_blank” button_color_type=”uncode-palette” uncode_shortcode_id=”146835″]WATCH LIVESTREAM[/vc_button][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”118019″] \n– STUDENTS & STAFF ONLY – ONLINE COURSE – \nAward-winning South African writer Deon Opperman presents writer-AI collaboration techniques for amplifying your storytelling skills. \nWRITER-AI COLLABORATION \nThe science fiction visionary\, Werner Vinge\, referred to human-AI collaboration as ‘intelligence amplification’ and ‘merging of competencies’ – the combining of human intuition and skills with the encyclopaedic knowledge base and generative power of AI. \nBut even in the coming age of superhuman artificial intelligence\, no artificial intelligence engine will be able to tell the specific story that you want to tell\, for the simple reason that it cannot see the world through your eyes. \nHowever\, what collaboration with a skilfully guided and directed AI can do is amplify your creative output like never before in the history of humankind. \nOUTLINE\n4 Online Sessions (Google Meet) Fridays 9 – 30 May\n10h00 – 12h00\nFree and open to all Open Window students and staff.\nREGISTRATION for enrolment is now closed\, but you may view the course LIVESTREAM HERE.\n\nPRESENTED BY:\nDeon Opperman\nB.A. (Rhodes)\, B.A. Hons. (U.C.T.)\nM.A. (Northwestern\, Chicago)\nM.B.A. (Wits) \nWHO IS THIS COURSE FOR? \nIf you want an AI to do all your writing for you\, this course is not for you.\nBut if your goal is to: \n\nexpand your skillset for crafting plot and character;\nmaster writer-focused collaboration with an AI;\noptimise AI responses to serve the story that you  want to tell;\nraise your own storytelling to a new level\,then read on…\n\nWHAT YOU’LL LEARN \nBy the end of the course you will have: \n\nexpanded your plot and character development skillset\nincorporated those skills into structured\, writer-focused prompts;\nconceptualised the seed idea for a story;\ncollaborated with an AI to develop your seed idea into a detailed Nutshell Outline;\nincorporated all the techniques you have learned into a customised AI assistant (CustomGPT or Claude Project) for the efficient writer-AI development of your future stories.The Nutshell Outline captures the primary characters and essential core action of the plot\, and serves as the story concept for a fully-fledged outline/synopsis.\n\nREQUIREMENTS\nA mind open to new ideas\nAccess to a large-language model AI platform (e.g. ChatGPT 4\, Claude 3.5 Sonnet\, Gemini 2.0) \n[/vc_column_text][vc_button button_color=”color-143410″ custom_typo=”yes” font_family=”font-204663″ font_weight=”800″ border_width=”0″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Furl%3Fq%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fstream.meet.google.com%2Fstream%2Ff4897303-f316-4f5f-abdd-0764a2a0e146%26sa%3DD%26source%3Dcalendar%26ust%3D1745315723817005%26usg%3DAOvVaw3MngnLpwsvJ6rk8tbE4LMq|target:_blank” button_color_type=”uncode-palette” uncode_shortcode_id=”519269″]WATCH LIVESTREAM[/vc_button][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.openwindow.co.za/owevent/your-story-in-ai-nutshell-with-deon-opperman-4/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Micro-Learning,Supplementary Programme,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250527T130000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250527T140000
DTSTAMP:20260917T215300
CREATED:20250313T040611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250507T084920Z
UID:10000178-1748350800-1748354400@www.openwindow.co.za
SUMMARY:Lecture Lecture Series - Lala Crafford
DESCRIPTION:  \n– PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES – \nLALA CRAFFORD: Neurodiversity and Creative Careers  \n A discussion the reasons why neurodivergent individuals are often drawn to creative careers\, the implications for teaching and assessment in creative programs\, and the specific role art can play in supporting and empowering neurodivergent students as they express themselves. \nThe Research and Collections Department invites you to 2025’s Lecture Lecture programme\, a series of online seminars\, hosted every second Tuesday FOR our staff BY our staff. This is an opportunity for you to present an extract from anything you may currently be researching\, with the intention to influence and inspire one another\, spark dialogue\, and receive constructive feedback. \nMEETING LINK: meet.google.com/tuv-rkas-ksg  \nPROGAMME HANDBOOK
URL:https://www.openwindow.co.za/owevent/lecture-lecture-series-2/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Library,Research Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250523T100000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250523T120000
DTSTAMP:20260917T215300
CREATED:20250417T133039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T044455Z
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SUMMARY:Your Story in A(I) Nutshell - With Deon Opperman (Part 3)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_button button_color=”color-143410″ custom_typo=”yes” font_family=”font-204663″ font_weight=”800″ border_width=”0″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Furl%3Fq%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fstream.meet.google.com%2Fstream%2Ff4897303-f316-4f5f-abdd-0764a2a0e146%26sa%3DD%26source%3Dcalendar%26ust%3D1745315723817005%26usg%3DAOvVaw3MngnLpwsvJ6rk8tbE4LMq|target:_blank” button_color_type=”uncode-palette” uncode_shortcode_id=”146835″]WATCH LIVESTREAM[/vc_button][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”118019″] \n– STUDENTS & STAFF ONLY – ONLINE COURSE – \nAward-winning South African writer Deon Opperman presents writer-AI collaboration techniques for amplifying your storytelling skills. \nWRITER-AI COLLABORATION \nThe science fiction visionary\, Werner Vinge\, referred to human-AI collaboration as ‘intelligence amplification’ and ‘merging of competencies’ – the combining of human intuition and skills with the encyclopaedic knowledge base and generative power of AI. \nBut even in the coming age of superhuman artificial intelligence\, no artificial intelligence engine will be able to tell the specific story that you want to tell\, for the simple reason that it cannot see the world through your eyes. \nHowever\, what collaboration with a skilfully guided and directed AI can do is amplify your creative output like never before in the history of humankind. \nOUTLINE\n4 Online Sessions (Google Meet) Fridays 9 – 30 May\n10h00 – 12h00\nFree and open to all Open Window students and staff.\nREGISTRATION for enrolment is now closed\, but you may view the course LIVESTREAM HERE.\n\nPRESENTED BY:\nDeon Opperman\nB.A. (Rhodes)\, B.A. Hons. (U.C.T.)\nM.A. (Northwestern\, Chicago)\nM.B.A. (Wits) \nWHO IS THIS COURSE FOR? \nIf you want an AI to do all your writing for you\, this course is not for you.\nBut if your goal is to: \n\nexpand your skillset for crafting plot and character;\nmaster writer-focused collaboration with an AI;\noptimise AI responses to serve the story that you  want to tell;\nraise your own storytelling to a new level\,then read on…\n\nWHAT YOU’LL LEARN \nBy the end of the course you will have: \n\nexpanded your plot and character development skillset\nincorporated those skills into structured\, writer-focused prompts;\nconceptualised the seed idea for a story;\ncollaborated with an AI to develop your seed idea into a detailed Nutshell Outline;\nincorporated all the techniques you have learned into a customised AI assistant (CustomGPT or Claude Project) for the efficient writer-AI development of your future stories.The Nutshell Outline captures the primary characters and essential core action of the plot\, and serves as the story concept for a fully-fledged outline/synopsis.\n\nREQUIREMENTS\nA mind open to new ideas\nAccess to a large-language model AI platform (e.g. ChatGPT 4\, Claude 3.5 Sonnet\, Gemini 2.0) \n[/vc_column_text][vc_button button_color=”color-143410″ custom_typo=”yes” font_family=”font-204663″ font_weight=”800″ border_width=”0″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Furl%3Fq%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fstream.meet.google.com%2Fstream%2Ff4897303-f316-4f5f-abdd-0764a2a0e146%26sa%3DD%26source%3Dcalendar%26ust%3D1745315723817005%26usg%3DAOvVaw3MngnLpwsvJ6rk8tbE4LMq|target:_blank” button_color_type=”uncode-palette” uncode_shortcode_id=”519269″]WATCH LIVESTREAM[/vc_button][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.openwindow.co.za/owevent/your-story-in-ai-nutshell-with-deon-opperman-3/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Micro-Learning,Supplementary Programme,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250516T100000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250516T120000
DTSTAMP:20260917T215300
CREATED:20250417T122120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T044434Z
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SUMMARY:Your Story in A(I) Nutshell - With Deon Opperman (Part 2)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_button button_color=”color-143410″ custom_typo=”yes” font_family=”font-204663″ font_weight=”800″ border_width=”0″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Furl%3Fq%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fstream.meet.google.com%2Fstream%2Ff4897303-f316-4f5f-abdd-0764a2a0e146%26sa%3DD%26source%3Dcalendar%26ust%3D1745315723817005%26usg%3DAOvVaw3MngnLpwsvJ6rk8tbE4LMq|target:_blank” button_color_type=”uncode-palette” uncode_shortcode_id=”146835″]WATCH LIVESTREAM[/vc_button][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”118019″] \n– STUDENTS & STAFF ONLY – ONLINE COURSE – \nAward-winning South African writer Deon Opperman presents writer-AI collaboration techniques for amplifying your storytelling skills. \nWRITER-AI COLLABORATION \nThe science fiction visionary\, Werner Vinge\, referred to human-AI collaboration as ‘intelligence amplification’ and ‘merging of competencies’ – the combining of human intuition and skills with the encyclopaedic knowledge base and generative power of AI. \nBut even in the coming age of superhuman artificial intelligence\, no artificial intelligence engine will be able to tell the specific story that you want to tell\, for the simple reason that it cannot see the world through your eyes. \nHowever\, what collaboration with a skilfully guided and directed AI can do is amplify your creative output like never before in the history of humankind. \nOUTLINE\n4 Online Sessions (Google Meet) Fridays 9 – 30 May\n10h00 – 12h00\nFree and open to all Open Window students and staff.\nREGISTRATION for enrolment is now closed\, but you may view the course LIVESTREAM HERE.\n\nPRESENTED BY:\nDeon Opperman\nB.A. (Rhodes)\, B.A. Hons. (U.C.T.)\nM.A. (Northwestern\, Chicago)\nM.B.A. (Wits) \nWHO IS THIS COURSE FOR? \nIf you want an AI to do all your writing for you\, this course is not for you.\nBut if your goal is to: \n\nexpand your skillset for crafting plot and character;\nmaster writer-focused collaboration with an AI;\noptimise AI responses to serve the story that you  want to tell;\nraise your own storytelling to a new level\,then read on…\n\nWHAT YOU’LL LEARN \nBy the end of the course you will have: \n\nexpanded your plot and character development skillset\nincorporated those skills into structured\, writer-focused prompts;\nconceptualised the seed idea for a story;\ncollaborated with an AI to develop your seed idea into a detailed Nutshell Outline;\nincorporated all the techniques you have learned into a customised AI assistant (CustomGPT or Claude Project) for the efficient writer-AI development of your future stories.The Nutshell Outline captures the primary characters and essential core action of the plot\, and serves as the story concept for a fully-fledged outline/synopsis.\n\nREQUIREMENTS\nA mind open to new ideas\nAccess to a large-language model AI platform (e.g. ChatGPT 4\, Claude 3.5 Sonnet\, Gemini 2.0) \n[/vc_column_text][vc_button button_color=”color-143410″ custom_typo=”yes” font_family=”font-204663″ font_weight=”800″ border_width=”0″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Furl%3Fq%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fstream.meet.google.com%2Fstream%2Ff4897303-f316-4f5f-abdd-0764a2a0e146%26sa%3DD%26source%3Dcalendar%26ust%3D1745315723817005%26usg%3DAOvVaw3MngnLpwsvJ6rk8tbE4LMq|target:_blank” button_color_type=”uncode-palette” uncode_shortcode_id=”519269″]WATCH LIVESTREAM[/vc_button][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.openwindow.co.za/owevent/your-story-in-ai-nutshell-with-deon-opperman-2/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Micro-Learning,Supplementary Programme,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250513T130000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250513T140000
DTSTAMP:20260917T215300
CREATED:20250310T123129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250415T091231Z
UID:10000174-1747141200-1747144800@www.openwindow.co.za
SUMMARY:Lecture Lecture Series - Terry Kahn
DESCRIPTION:– PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES – \nTERRY KAHN: Code\, Magic and Decolonisation: Reprogramming the System \nThe basic idea of this is promoting ethical practices when teaching/learning tech as it relates to art and design. Some topics I will touch on:\n– Untold histories: women and people of colour in tech\n– Code as magic: incantations and symbolism (source-code as sorcery) \n– Tech education as individual empowerment\, and the shift (and retaliation against) imperialistic big-tech \n– Tech and its role in community-building and activism: tech as a form of resistance\n– Ethics in tech\, particularly AI\n– A re-imagined web\, breaking things down (what is the web? what is a digital asset?)\n– The importance of open-source in decentralised\, decolonised tech\, and its pitfalls\n– Accessibility in design (possibly)\n– How this relates to teaching in art and design: software guidelines\, best practices\, theory and inspiration\n– Creative tech: tech for the sake of art-making\, play and imagination \nMEETING LINK: meet.google.com/tuv-rkas-ksg  \nWatch previous Lecture Lecture presentations via the Research Portal.\nApply to be part of the 2025 Lecture Lecture Programme.
URL:https://www.openwindow.co.za/owevent/lecture-lecture-series-terry-kahn/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Library,Research Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250509T100000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250509T120000
DTSTAMP:20260917T215300
CREATED:20250227T141008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T044413Z
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SUMMARY:Your Story in A(I) Nutshell - With Deon Opperman (Part 1)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_button button_color=”color-143410″ custom_typo=”yes” font_family=”font-204663″ font_weight=”800″ border_width=”0″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Furl%3Fq%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fstream.meet.google.com%2Fstream%2Ff4897303-f316-4f5f-abdd-0764a2a0e146%26sa%3DD%26source%3Dcalendar%26ust%3D1745315723817005%26usg%3DAOvVaw3MngnLpwsvJ6rk8tbE4LMq|target:_blank” button_color_type=”uncode-palette” uncode_shortcode_id=”146835″]WATCH LIVESTREAM[/vc_button][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”137606″] \n– ONLINE COURSE – \nAward-winning South African writer Deon Opperman presents writer-AI collaboration techniques for amplifying your storytelling skills. \nWRITER-AI COLLABORATION \nThe science fiction visionary\, Werner Vinge\, referred to human-AI collaboration as ‘intelligence amplification’ and ‘merging of competencies’ – the combining of human intuition and skills with the encyclopaedic knowledge base and generative power of AI. \nBut even in the coming age of superhuman artificial intelligence\, no artificial intelligence engine will be able to tell the specific story that you want to tell\, for the simple reason that it cannot see the world through your eyes. \nHowever\, what collaboration with a skilfully guided and directed AI can do is amplify your creative output like never before in the history of humankind. \nOUTLINE\n4 Online Sessions (Google Meet) Fridays 9 – 30 May\n10h00 – 12h00\nFree and open to all Open Window students and staff\nLimited seats – REGISTER HERE\n\nPRESENTED BY:\nDeon Opperman\nB.A. (Rhodes)\, B.A. Hons. (U.C.T.)\nM.A. (Northwestern\, Chicago)\nM.B.A. (Wits) \nWHO IS THIS COURSE FOR? \nIf you want an AI to do all your writing for you\, this course is not for you.\nBut if your goal is to: \n\nexpand your skillset for crafting plot and character;\nmaster writer-focused collaboration with an AI;\noptimise AI responses to serve the story that you  want to tell;\nraise your own storytelling to a new level\,then read on…\n\nWHAT YOU’LL LEARN \nBy the end of the course you will have: \n\nexpanded your plot and character development skillset\nincorporated those skills into structured\, writer-focused prompts;\nconceptualised the seed idea for a story;\ncollaborated with an AI to develop your seed idea into a detailed Nutshell Outline;\nincorporated all the techniques you have learned into a customised AI assistant (CustomGPT or Claude Project) for the efficient writer-AI development of your future stories.The Nutshell Outline captures the primary characters and essential core action of the plot\, and serves as the story concept for a fully-fledged outline/synopsis.\n\nREQUIREMENTS \nYou must be an Open Window student or staff member\nA passion for storytelling\nA mind open to new ideas\nAccess to a large-language model AI platform (e.g. ChatGPT 4\, Claude 3.5 Sonnet\, Gemini 2.0) \n[/vc_column_text][vc_button button_color=”color-143410″ custom_typo=”yes” font_family=”font-204663″ font_weight=”800″ border_width=”0″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Furl%3Fq%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fstream.meet.google.com%2Fstream%2Ff4897303-f316-4f5f-abdd-0764a2a0e146%26sa%3DD%26source%3Dcalendar%26ust%3D1745315723817005%26usg%3DAOvVaw3MngnLpwsvJ6rk8tbE4LMq|target:_blank” button_color_type=”uncode-palette” uncode_shortcode_id=”519269″]WATCH LIVESTREAM[/vc_button][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.openwindow.co.za/owevent/your-story-in-ai-nutshell-with-deon-opperman/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Micro-Learning,Supplementary Programme,Online
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SUMMARY:Lecture Lecture Series - Robyn Keet
DESCRIPTION:  \n– PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES – \nROBYN KEET: Creativity & Profit: Thriving Without Sacrificing Your Art \nA dynamic 20-minute workshop designed to challenge the “starving artist” myth and show how creative professionals can achieve financial success without compromising their artistic integrity. Participants will explore practical strategies to monetise their creativity while staying true to their passion. Through real-world success stories and engaging interactive activity\, attendees will uncover income opportunities within their creative practice and learn how to shift limiting money mindsets. The session delivers actionable takeaways that educators and creatives can immediately implement\, empowering them—and their students—to embrace creative freedom and financial sustainability. \nThe Research and Collections Department invites you to 2025’s Lecture Lecture programme\, a series of online seminars\, hosted every second Tuesday FOR our staff BY our staff. This is an opportunity for you to present an extract from anything you may currently be researching\, with the intention to influence and inspire one another\, spark dialogue\, and receive constructive feedback. \nMEET LINK \nClick here for more info on the programme.
URL:https://www.openwindow.co.za/owevent/lecture-lecture-series-robyn-keet/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Library,Research Events
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SUMMARY:Mapping Stories -  A Guest Talk by Adam Heyns (ONLINE)
DESCRIPTION:– OPEN TO ALL – \nAdam Heyns has been making films and audiovisual projects of various kinds for more than two decades. Adam recently returned from a two year shooting trip in South America.\nIn this engaging talk\, Adam considers what it means to document your life with a camera. \nMapping Stories – A Guest Talk by Adam Heyns\n4 April / 10:00 – 11:00\nGoogle Meet Link
URL:https://www.openwindow.co.za/owevent/mapping-stories-a-guest-talk-by-adam-heyns/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Internal Event - Students & Staff,Centurion Events,Film Arts
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SUMMARY:Lecture Lecture Series - Allen Laing
DESCRIPTION:– PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES – \nALLEN LAING presents ‘You are not a brain’ – Science-backed tools for whole-body learning: A presentation of research collected by Dr Andrew Huberman – Professor of Neurobiology at Stanford University that will report on physiological practices that have been shown to improve learning and focus in the classroom and elsewhere. \nThe Research and Collections Department invites you to 2025’s Lecture Lecture programme\, a series of online seminars\, hosted every second Tuesday FOR our staff BY our staff. This is an opportunity for you to present an extract from anything you may currently be researching\, with the intention to influence and inspire one another\, spark dialogue\, and receive constructive feedback. \nMEETING LINK: meet.google.com/tuv-rkas-ksg\n \nMore about the programme
URL:https://www.openwindow.co.za/owevent/lecture-lecture-series-allen-laing/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Library,Research Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250318T130000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250318T140000
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SUMMARY:Lecture Lecture Series - Liam Rothballer
DESCRIPTION:– STAFF ONLY – \nLIAM ROTHBALLER: A look into the Romantic tradition of ruin gazing\, and the appearances of both real and imagined ruins from antiquity to now. \nThe Research and Collections Department invites you to 2025’s Lecture Lecture programme\, a series of online seminars\, hosted every second Tuesday FOR our staff BY our staff. This is an opportunity for you to present an extract from anything you may currently be researching\, with the intention to influence and inspire one another\, spark dialogue\, and receive constructive feedback. \nMEETING LINK: meet.google.com/tuv-rkas-ksg  \nWatch previous Lecture Lecture presentations via the Research Portal.\nApply to be part of the 2025 Lecture Lecture Programme.
URL:https://www.openwindow.co.za/owevent/lecture-lecture-series/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Library,Research Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250313T183000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250313T193000
DTSTAMP:20260917T215300
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SUMMARY:Brazil Tour - Info Session
DESCRIPTION:– OW & CTCA STUDENTS & STAFF ONLY – \nThis year\, Open Window embarks on its first journey to South America! Our annual tour has previously taken students and lecturers to incredible destinations such as Italy\, Spain\, France\, Portugal\, Croatia\, and Japan. \nNow\, we’re thrilled to explore the vibrant culture and breathtaking landscapes of Brazil. \nThe tour includes: \n\n2 days in São Paulo\n5 days in Rio de Janeiro\n2 days at the iconic Iguazu Falls\n\nJoin us for an enriching educational holiday as we immerse ourselves in Brazilian culture\, history\, and contemporary trends across various arts disciplines. \nTour Cost: R47\,900\nIncludes: Flights\, local travel\, travel insurance\, accommodation\, breakfasts\, and entrance fees to main attractions. Excludes: Other meals and optional extras. \n\nAn initial deposit of R20 000 is required by 25 March\nA second deposit of R15 000 is to be paid by 30 May\nThe final payment of R12 900 is to be paid by 31 June\n\nInfo Session \nInfo session to be held online on Thursday 13 March\n6:30pm – 7:30pm\nmeet.google.com/hsz-hucq-nvc \nDownload Presentation\nRegistration Form \nFor further details please contact loraine@openwindow.co.za.\nDon’t miss this opportunity to explore Brazil with Open Window! \n 
URL:https://www.openwindow.co.za/owevent/brazil-tour-info-session-2/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Internal Event - Students & Staff
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