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If we Google “How to write a blog”, we get about 1 110 000 000 results in 0.30 seconds (13 February 2012). But how can we describe this explosive phenomenon called blogging, more specifically when used in higher education? ...
Formative and summative assessments are an integral part of learning. As such, they have been emphasised by educational theorists, practitioners and policy-makers as critical to the success of educational curricula. Formative ...
In the distance teaching institutions where e-learning initiatives are underway and where the planners and administrators grapple with effective adaptation and implementation of technology-enabled education, students’ views ...
Students and lecturers in open distance learning contexts have to deal with difficult and complex challenges. Many students are, for example, unable to access and/or utilise ITCs in support of their studies. To overcome ...
Byrne, D. C. (Deirdre C.); Murray, Jessica; Koenig-Visagie, Leandra(2012-09)
Gender is a social construct that continues to shape individuals’ life experiences in ways that are both subtle and profound. Unisa’s College of Human Sciences has committed itself to developing a cutting-edge interdisciplinary ...
This report presents the findings of a study on the capacity of open and distance learning (ODL) within four education sub-sectors – secondary education, teacher education, technical vocational education and training (TVET) ...
Mischke, Gertruida Elizabeth; Le Roux, Jurie(2012-09)
Repositioning itself in the open distance learning sphere, Unisa is designing six signature courses. These courses are created especially for full online delivery, and based on heutagogical principles. As such, they may ...
The planning of open and distance learning (ODL) facilities in higher education is not clearly described in the literature. A number of ODL facilities were not successful because of lack of planning or failure to ensure ...
One of the initiatives that universities across the world have embarked on is to investigate students’ dependence on textbooks and their satisfaction with the textbooks they use. The purpose of this research paper was to ...
Le Roux, W. J.; Serfontein, Frederik Hendrik Bernardus(2012-09)
In this research-in-progress paper the focus is on the three roles of educators, namely, that of curator, creator and integrator with regards to student-content interaction in the Department of Economics at the University ...
In the past, students registered at Unisa for Health Services Management (HSM) (previously known as Nursing Administration) annually received a group visit (discussion class) at Unisa’s regional offices. The purpose of the ...
In July 2011, Unisa students who had registered for the second semester for the course ACN203 were requested to participate in a pilot study which was a diagnostic assessment of their academic literacy needs. 156 students ...
This paper reviews and unpacks the characteristics of an inquiry-based learning (IBL) approach and its advantages within an open and distance learning (ODL) context. After a theoretical orientation of what IBL entails, ...
This paper explores the use of blogs as an e-learning journal writing reflective and peer feedback tool in empowering and supporting Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) students learning to teach Economics and ...
Van Staden, Wynand J. C.; Pilkington, Colin Leon(2012-09)
This article considers the use of test-driven development in a programming course as an ipsative assessment technique in the open distance learning environment. Ipsative feedback in the form of test-driven development in ...
To sustain and develop teaching skills relevant to a contextualised ODL environment, a college at the University of South Africa (Unisa) embarked on a formal mentoring programme. The focus of the programme was to mentor ...
Innovation and creativity on a wide front and at all levels and functions of the organisation are key to the survival of global business (Yeo & Sriramesh 2009; Goodman in Swart 2012). This is of particular relevance to the ...
In keeping with international standards and technology the University of South Africa (Unisa), the only dedicated open distance learning institution in South Africa, has come up with policies to implement and facilitate ...
An American-Indian proverb says: Only when the last tree has been cut down; Only when the last river has been poisoned; Only when the last fish has been caught; only then will you find that money cannot be eaten. Unfortunately ...
This research-in-progress paper reports on post-graduate supervision in an open and distance teaching context. The students are registered for the Masters (with specialisation in the teaching of English to Students of Other ...