Teaching and learningLecturerODEL institution(UNISA- South AfricaNOUN-NigeriaThis study reports on the usefulness of computer skills for enhanced teaching and learning among lecturers in an open-distance e-learning (ODEL) environment. Computer skills have become fundamental due to increasing new ...
We never consider how students’ vulnerability is related to the staff: student ratios at Unisa, the immense workloads our faculty carries, negotiating time between teaching several courses, supervision, research, community engagement and academic citizenship. We never consider how students’ ...
It is a mobile and web-based learning tool that uses learning modules made up of ideas and explanations or descriptions. These modules are given to students using a variety of learning techniques such as flashcards, games, collaborative projects, and quizzes that assist them in grasping numerous...
Amongst others they may apply for RPL for the practical teaching aspects of such a qualification, in this study the Post-graduate Certificate in Education [PGCE] at the University of South Africa (UNISA). In the quest for quality assurance of RPL assessments, the objective of the research for...
As nearly a third of all students in South Africa are enrolled at Africa's largest open distance learning institution (Unisa 2018), it becomes crucial not only to increase access, but simultaneously to prioritise student retention and academic performance. This raises the question: Ho...
This gave me a sense of the requirements and trade-offs that would be needed to deliver across five modules in the next academic year. I decided going forward to deliver all my lectures ‘live’ and also to record them. The ‘live’ teaching I found more energizing, as it included an ...