• Research collaboration in asymmetric power relations: A study of postgraduate students’ views 

  Van Biljon, Judy; Mwapwele, Samwel (AOSIS, 2023-02-16)

  Collaboration among researchers and across disciplinary, organisational and cultural boundaries is essential for addressing the increasingly complex challenges and opportunities facing international development. Despite ...
• A Conceptual Framework for the Development of Argumentation Skills Using CSCL in a Graduate Students’ Research Course 

  van der Merwe, O. R.; Van Biljon, Judy; Pilkington C, / (Springer, 2022-07-07)

  Developing and presenting a well-formulated research argument is core to the learning journey of a graduate student. In open distance e-learning, computer-supported learning is instrumental in providing a platform for ...
• Reflections on the Maturity of the Mobile Communication Technology for Development (M4D) Landscape: 2008 - 2016 

  Van Biljon, Judy; Renaud, Karen (Universitetstryckeriet, Karlstad, 2018)

  The 2018 M4D conference marks a decade of dynamic growth in the Mobile Communication Technology for Development (M4D) discipline. This paper reflects on the developments and maturity of the field based on a systematic ...
• Usability Requirements for Learning Management Systems in Open Distance Electronic Learning Environments: Considering Lecturers’ Views on Students’ Needs 

  Lehong, Sewisha; Van Biljon, Judy; Sanders, Ian (INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN–COMPUTER INTERACTION, 2022)

  The 2020 health pandemic brought renewed interest in using learning management systems (LMSs) to deliver educational services as routinely done in open distance and electronic learning (ODeL) environments. LMSs usability ...
• Natural Language Processing Techniques to Reveal Human-Computer Interaction for Development Research Topics 

  Chiyangwa, Tawanda Blessing; Van Biljon, Judy; Renaud, Karen (ACM, 2021)

  Designing systems for/with marginalized populations requires innovation and the integration of sophisticated domain knowledge with emergent technologies and trends. Researchers need to be cognizant of existing research ...
• Reviewing a Decade of Human–Computer Interaction for Development (HCI4D) Research, as One of Best’s “Grand Challenges” 

  Van Biljon, Judy; Renaud, Karen (LINK Centre, School of Literature, Language and Media (SLLM), Faculty of Humanities, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, South Africa, 2021)

  The human–computer interaction for development (HCI4D) field emerged at the intersection of the fields of information and communication technology for development (ICT4D) and human–computer interaction (HCI). In 2010, ...
• Novice researchers' perspectives on affordances in ICT4D research collaboration 

  Mwapwele, Samwel; Van Biljon, Judy (John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2021)

  Collaboration is fundamental to progress in the field of information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D) research where interdisciplinary teams are involved in the requirements elicitation, design, ...
• Research trends in the implementation of eModeration Systems: A Systematic Literature Review 

  Rajamany, Vanitha; Van Biljon, Judy; van Staden, Corne Johandia (Springer, 2021)

  The 2020 COVID-19 health pandemic has accelerated the trend towards digitizing education. Increased digitization necessitates a robust and regulatory framework for monitoring standards in a knowledge society, which ...
• Mobile Applications in Supporting Open and Distance Learning Students’ Research 

  Choshi, Phillip; Sanders, Ian; Van Biljon, Judy (IST-Africa Institute and IIMC, 2021)

  Honours students, who are mostly new to research, require support in finding, selecting and sharing information resources to conduct research. Providing students with access to information resources becomes problematic ...
• Design Aspects of a Virtual Reality Learning Environment to Assess Knowledge Transfer in Science 

  Steynberg, Johanna; Van Biljon, Judy; Pilkington, Colin (Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020, 2020)

  Science educators need assessment tools to assess to what extent learners’ knowledge and skills can be transferred to real-life situations. Virtual reality learning environments (VRLEs) can be used to create authentic ...
• Knowledge Mobilisation of Human-Computer Interaction for Development Research: core issues and domain questions 

  Van Biljon, Judy (Taylor & Francis, 2020)

  Human-computer interaction for development (HCI4D) operates at the intersection of Human-computer interaction (HCI) and information and communication technology for development (ICT4D). The interdisciplinary nature ...
• The Components of an Innovation Ecosystem Framework for Botswana’s Mobile Applications 

  Nyamaka, Admore Tutsirayi; Botha, Adele; Van Biljon, Judy; Marais, Mario Alphonso (John Wiley & Sons, 2020)

  The literature on information and communication technology comprises numerous studies on the role of mobile technologies in developing communities, including examples of innovative mobile applications which improve ...
• Open Government Data Support for the Awareness of Employment Opportunities Among the Youth in Alexandra Township in Gauteng Province in South Africa 

  Masavah, Vincent; Mwapwele, Samwel; van der Merwe, Ronell; Van Biljon, Judy (IST-Africa Institute and IIMC, 2021)

  In South Africa, one of the major reasons for the lack of employment opportunities among youth is a skills deficiency and in some cases a mismatch with the skills required. The challenge of finding employment opportunities ...
• ICT Support Environment in Developing Countries: The Multiple Cases of School Teachers in Rural South Africa 

  Mwapwele, Samwel; Marais, Mario; Dlamini, Sifiso; Van Biljon, Judy (IIMC International Information Management Corporation, 2019)

  South African teachers are under pressure due to rising expectations of their content knowledge and digital skills without guaranteed infrastructural or institutional support in using ICTs. The purpose of this study is ...
• A Framework to Maximise the Communicative Power of Knowledge Visualisations 

  Renaud, Karen; Van Biljon, Judy (ACM Association for Computing Machinery, 2019)

  Knowledge visualisation, in the field of information systems, is both a process and a product, and is informed by the closely aligned fields of information visualisation and knowledge management. Knowledge visualisation ...
• Requirements for an eModeration System in Private Schools in South Africa 

  Rajamany, Vanitha; Van Staden, Corne Johandia; Van Biljon, Judy (Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2020)

  Despite the growing importance of digitization in all aspects of teaching and learning, digital moderation (eModeration) has received little attention in research or practice. Considering the secondary school environment, no ...
• User Experience Evaluation in eModeration: the case of Higher Education Institutions in Developing Countries 

  Van Staden, Corne Johandia; Kroeze, Jan H; Van Biljon, Judy (Springer Nature Switzerland, 2019)

  While the need for the moderation of examination scripts as part of quality assurance is globally undisputable, moderation associated risks and challenges are more pronounced in developing countries. eModeration (online ...
• Cohort Supervision: Towards a Sustainable Model for Distance Learning? 

  Van Biljon, Judy; Pilkington, Colin; Van der Merwe, P.; van der merwe (Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2020)

  In response to the challenge of increasing supervision capacity while at the same time also improving the supervision experience, we used a design science research approach to guide the design, implementation and ...
• Knowledge Transfer in Science Education: The Case for Usability-Based Knowledge Visualization Guidelines 

  Fadiran, Olakumbi; Van Biljon, Judy; Schoeman, Marthie (Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2020)

  There is growing evidence that visualization aids knowledge transfer. However, the cases where learners have been actively involved as cocreators of knowledge visualization aids are limited. Furthermore, employing knowledge ...
• Teachers’ ICT Adoption in South African Rural Schools: A Study of Technology Readiness and Implications for the South Africa Connect Broadband Policy 

  Mwapwele, Samwel; Marais, Mario; Dlamini, Sifiso; Van Biljon, Judy (LINK Centre, 2019)

  The South Africa Connect national broadband policy of 2013 aims to ensure that the country achieves universal internet access by 2030, thereby fostering digital skills development. This study investigates one dimension ...

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