"We don't need no education"? : yes, they DO want e-learning in Basic and Higher Education!

Abstract

This inaugural lecture will feature seven datasets from module evaluations across four semesters and four modules, from 5027 University of South Africa students. The findings illustrate that these Higher Education students have access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and the Internet, overwhelmingly use myUNISA (the institutional e-learning management system), e.g. to submit their assignments and/or activities, for these modules, while their overall experience of these modules was positive and they would recommend these modules to other students. Regarding the Basic Education sector, I will describe 43 Gauteng district respondents’ feedback regarding their e-schools being characterised as having (1) learners using ICTs to enhance e-learning; (2) qualified and competent managers using ICTs for planning, management and administration; (3) qualified and competent teachers using ICTs to enhance teaching and e-learning; (4) access to ICT resources supporting curriculum delivery; (5) connections to ICT infrastructure and (6) connections to their communities.