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Good teacher education in an ODL context

Venter, Elza (2012-09)

The strategies and approaches commonly used in traditional settings seemingly differ from those used in ODL. But is the role of lecturers in an ODL setting that different from traditional universities? The researcher asked ...
Is ODL a cheaper option for expanding the higher education system in South Africa?

Griesel, Liana (2012-09)

The South African higher education sector is confronted by a number of challenges to effectively contribute to the social and economic development of the country. Key among these is the continuation of gender, class, racial ...
A longitudinal study on teaching case studies in public administration at an open distance learning university

Wessels, Rochelle; Binza, Mzikayise (2012-09)

The paper critically examines the use of the case study approach as an innovative teaching and learning method. The researchers’ attention was captured by what students think of this teaching method and therefore the study ...
Student experiences of technology integration in an accounting course

van Rooyen, Annelien (2012-09)

Technology, when used appropriately, can assist with high-quality learning and teaching. However, using technology in the context of a developing country like South Africa often remains unexploited owing to lack of access, ...
Student access to and skills in using technology in an ODL context

Liebenberg, Hanlie; Chetty, Yuraisha; Prinsloo, Paul (2012-09)

Amidst the different challenges facing higher education and particularly distance education (DE) and open distance learning (ODL), access to information and communication technology (ICT) and students’ abilities to use ...
The innovative use of spread sheets for teaching and learning in an ODL environment

Sithole, K. (2012-09)

The spread sheet is one of the programs that have changed the perception of computers from being a tool for programmers only, and then secretaries to a practically applicable tool useful in one’s everyday office experience. ...
A communication approach to strategic (ODL) positioning : pitfalls and prospects

Netshitomboni, Rabelani Lusani (2012-09)

Positioning of any organisation is one of the key ways to ensure competitive advantage and ultimately its survival. In the context of distance learning, this is increasingly critical, because of increased competition among ...
Mentoring teaching skills in higher education within the context of open distance learning (ODL)

Van der Merwe, H. M. (Hester Maria) (2012-09)

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 ...
Entropic measures for student enrolments at Unisa

Ilunga, M. (2012-09)

Entropy originated from physics, was introduced by Boltzman in 1872 and shows a degree of uncertainty or chaos for a system/subsystem. The versatility of the entropy concept was proven through several fields of science: ...
Distance learning education : promises, problems and possibilities

Okafor, C. N.; Ikotun, B. D.; Onyari, E.K. (2012-09)

Distance learning is an excellent method of reaching learners who are separated by time and distance, or both. Because of the competing priorities of work, home and school, such learners desire a high degree of flexibility. ...
An enactivist approach to teaching and learning critical reasoning in ODL

Van den Berg, M.E.S. (2012-09)

The current social constructivist approach to teaching critical reasoning in distance education at a prominent South African ODL institution is reductionist in the sense that it aims at training learners’ intellect to ...
Adoption of technology : attitude of academic staff regarding online learning at Unisa, School of Environmental Sciences

Coetzee, Retha; Potgieter, Arina (2012-09)

The rapid development, innovation and changes in information communication technology (ICT) have influenced teaching and learning praxis considerably. Research has shown that the adoption, diffusion and sustained use of ...
Innovative curriculum design for electrical engineering at Unisa

Nickola, L. (2012-09)

All diplomas and BTech degrees offered by the School of Engineering at Unisa, an open and distance learning institution, contain a theoretical as well as a practical component within each module, and a compulsory period ...
Undergraduate ODL students' graduateness in relation to their employability attributes and examination preparation styles

Coetzee, Melinde; Potgieter, Ingrid Lorraine (2012-09)

The open distance learning teaching context poses unique challenges and opportunities for cultivating students’ graduateness. However, more research is needed on how students’ graduateness relates to their examination ...
Benefits and challenges of feedback in formative assessment of distance learners

Omorogiuwa, Kingsley Osamede (2012-09)

Over time, formative assessment seems to be preferred to summative assessment. The reasoning behind this new trend is that assessment should not be primarily a means of grading students’ learning, but a means of enhancing ...
Supporting online learning for all distance students especially students with disabilities

Ndeya-Nderera, C. (2012-09)

Open access in South Africa has implications for teaching and learning processes; for instance, addressing the diverse learning experiences and abilities, as well as disabilities of a diverse university student population. ...
Digital mentoring : reimaging mentoring in an ODL context

Dreyer, J. M. (Johann M.), M. Ed. (2012-09)

The concept and practice of mentoring has survived for thousands of years from very ancient communities into the twenty-first century. Unisa needs to use mentors to support students not only because it is a good idea, but ...
Students' views on e-learning

du Plessis, EC (Elize) (2012-09)

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 ...
Supervising masters students within the ODL context, in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Roets, Lizeth (2012-09)

The internationalisation of higher education is a global imperative that impact on students and supervision practises. Cultural and language diversity as well as the dynamic characteristics of the learners in an Open Distant ...
The brave new world? : issues of governance and sustainable ODL provisioning in South Africa

Prinsloo, R. C. (2012-09)

The key focus of this paper is on concerted efforts by the Ministry of Higher Education and Training to usher in a new dispensation for ODL provisioning at a policy level, supported by more rigorous instruments for funding ...

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