There Must Be Something Behind It.
By William Van Zyl Published November 6, 2025 This article will show you a different world and will prompt you to think differently. Is it possible to think differently, you Continue Reading
Navigation: Lessons from Captain Cook and The Endeavour.
By Wiliam Van Zyl Published October 19, 2025 It is the year 1776. The lantern swayed gently above the captain’s map room. The walls of The Endeavour creaked under the Continue Reading
Kauri Tree Stump Kept Alive for Years — Miraculously?
By William Van Zyl Published October 17, 2025 Can a tree stump live for centuries without leaves? Dear reader, what do you think? Is it possible? How will it survive? Continue Reading
Mobi-Dick – The Novel: Riddled with Christian symbolism, Biblical allusions, and spiritual parallels.
By William Van Zyl Published on June 10, 2025 Listen to the podcast on Spotify: The Wrath of the Whale: Moby-Dick and the Fall of Captain Ahab. The sea was Continue Reading
ACADEMIC ESSAY: Construct an argument that critically evaluates evidence of emerging challenges and opportunities in contemporary educational practice (Critiquing of Evidence).
By William Van Zyl Published in May 2025 by Five House Publishing. Introduction: In this essay, I will look at the challenges and opportunities of three aspects of modern contemporary Continue Reading
Māori Kites And Kite Making. Free Resources With Lesson Ideas.
E-book available by William Van Zyl (available on all major e-book platforms). KOBO: https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/maori-kites-and-kite-making-a-global-perspective-integrated-lesson-ideas?srsltid=AfmBOora_YctvSsaa0TH78nHPH_2f-YL4VQWnLa-YYGYiYd-Lle7u8tr Published in 2020 (edited in 2025) Summary and Overview – Lesson & Resources: This resource helps Continue Reading
Sensors: Maintaining the eco-equilibrium of sensitive limestone caves in New Zealand. STEM and Digital Technologies -Programming microprocessors as sensors to improve cave sustainability (Micro:bit and MakerBot – mBot).
By William Van Zyl First published in October 2021 (edited in April 2025) On Friday, 5 March 2021, I stepped into the unknown. It was dark, humid, and very black. Continue Reading
Entering a dark, humid cave – lit up by cat-eyed, yellow fiery flies – could turn your thinking upside down.
By William Van Zyl (March 2021) On Friday, 5 March 2021, I stepped into the unknown. It was dark, humid, and very black. Yellow cat eyes stared at me from Continue Reading
Adultery will Destroy your Liver.
Published in August 2024 By William Van Zyl Forensic scientists are challenged to determine the angle at which the broadhead arrows – used for hunting – entered the victim. To Continue Reading
Literature Review: Action Research and the concepts of “Theory” and “Living Theory.” Including an example of “Living Theory – Education”
By William Van Zyl Published on July 21, 2024 I recommend you scan through this video before reading this article. Dr Ianis G. Matsoukas (PhD Warwick) PostDoc Cornell, ETH-Zurich, Warwick Continue Reading
Literature Review: 21st Century Skills Required by Employers.
BY William Van Zyl Published on July 20, 2024. In the rapidly evolving 21st-century landscape, employers’ skills requirements have significantly shifted. The World Economic Forum (2015) highlights key competencies that Continue Reading
Literature Review (Short Summary) – ‘Developing High School Students’ Data and Graph Interpreting Skills in the Context of IoT and Greenhouse Management.’
By William Van Zyl Published on July 20, 2024 Objective: This literature review explores research on developing high school students’ data and graph interpreting skills, focusing on integrating IoT and Continue Reading
Enhancing Secondary School Students’ Data Analysis and Chart Interpretation Abilities (Vertical Skyfarm Design – Minecraft Education).
By William N. Van Zyl Published 20 July 2024 Are you looking for innovative ways to improve high school students’ data analysis and chart interpretation abilities? Look no further. As Continue Reading
The First Light and Sound in our Universe – contrasting Creation and Evolution.
y William Van Zyl LISTEN TO THE PODCAST: https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=35kaq-101efcb-pb&from=embed&square=1&share=1&download=1&skin=1&btn-skin=7&size=300 I have been pondering: what would the shortest academic paper in the world look like? After a search, I included an Continue Reading
MODERNISM: Terminology, Keywords, and Key Phrases for Architectural and Product Design.
By William Van Zyl (Published 15 January 2024). Overview: This resource will assist students, teachers, homeschoolers, artists, designers, sculptors, and architects to develop their annotation skills by extending their vocabulary Continue Reading
Influential Theorists for Action Research in Education.
By William Van Zyl (Published in September 2023). In this article I list, and summarise, the most influential theorists for Action Research in Education. I focus on researching in a Continue Reading
Bjarke Ingels’ Moonbase design is compared and contrasted with Modernism in Architecture (Reference to Le Corbusier and his famous house design – Villa Savoye).
By William Van Zyl Published on 9 August 2023. Bjarke Ingels’ Moonbase design is compared and contrasted with Modernism in Architecture (Reference to Le Corbusier and his famous house design Continue Reading
Modernism in Architecture – Iconic Buildings.
By William Van Zyl Published on 5 August 2023 Overview- of the article: The 3 iconic architects and their iconic buildings – Le Corbusier (Villa Savoye), Phillip Johnson (The Glass Continue Reading
Could AI (ChatGPT) mark and comment on my writing work? Could the ‘Machine’ provide critical feedback?
By William Van Zyl Published 5 June 2023 Should you approach AI (ChatGPT) seeking an evaluation of your written work and requesting feedback, what would this reading machine offer in Continue Reading
Actual AI tools for teachers, parents, homeschoolers and Educators.
By William Van Zyl. Published 4 June 2023. I have been investigating AI’s potential for teachers, parents and homeschooling parents. I have summarised my finding for you in a convenient Continue Reading