Browsing Research Articles (Scholarship of Teaching & Learning) by Subject "South Africa"
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Reflecting on the process of teaching reflection in higher education
(Taylor and Francis, 2018)Higher education plays an important role in nurturing life-long learning and critical citizenry. One way to foster these is through developing a reflective practice. Given the importance of reflection, this article ... -
Relevant computing curricula in Sub-Saharan Africa
(2011)The principle objective of this research was to establish what computing curricula are required for the Sub-Saharan Africa region. Input from academics, businessmen and the analyses of curricula from several African ... -
The role of questioning in writing tutorials: a critical approach to student-centered learning in peer tutorials in higher education
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)Peer tutoring in higher education aims to enhance student learning, and confidence. In writing centres, peer writing tutors use critical questioning to make the tutorial sessions student-focused and productive. The nature ... -
Student nurses' experiences of the common teaching platform for undergraduate nursing in the Western Cape Province, SA
(2013)The higher education system in South Africa transformed over the last two decades in response to societal changes and the new democratic order since 1994. Nursing education programmes in South Africa’s higher education ... -
A survey of university students' perceptions of learning management systems in a low-resource setting using a technology acceptance model
(Wolters Kluwer Health Inc, 2015)Learning management systems have been widely advocated for the support of distance learning. In low-resource settings, the uptake of these systems by students has been mixed. This study aimed to identify, through the use ... -
Teacher as learner: a personal reflection on a short course for South African university educators
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)Higher education is understood to play a critical role in ongoing processes of social transformation in post-apartheid South Africa through the production of graduates who are critical and engaged citizens. A key challenge ... -
Technology enhanced teaching and learning in South African higher education – A rearview of a 20 year journey
(Wiley, 2016)In the last 20 years, the South African higher education has changed significantly, influenced by global trends national development goals and pressure from local educational imperatives, in the context of a digitally ... -
The way forward with dental student communication at the University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016)Dental students are extensively trained to provide dental treatment to their patients during the undergraduate programme. However, no or little time is spent on the training of basic communication skills. Embedding a ... -
Towards a shared understanding of emerging technologies: Experiences in a collaborative research project in South Africa
(The African Journal of Information Systems (AJIS), 2013)While the practice of using educational technologies in Higher Education is increasingly common among educators, there is a paucity of research on innovative uses of emerging technologies to transform teaching and learning. ... -
Towards a Slow scholarship of teaching and learning in the South
(Routledge, 2018)Although the concept of a scholarship of teaching and learning (SOTL) has emanated from the global North, it is a relevant and useful concept in the global South. The concept was initiated in the 1990s in the US. The ... -
Travelling into the other’s world: South African pre-service teacher education students’ construction of difference, belonging and identity
(Education Faculty, Stellenbosch Library, 2018)Against the backdrop of continuing racism ‒ both overt and subtle – in South Africa’s classrooms, this article describes one lecturer’s attempt at facilitating conversations around race relations in South Africa with nine ... -
The use of a wiki to facilitate collaborative learning in a South African physiotherapy department
(South African Society of Physiotherapy, 2012)The dominant form of teaching in higher education remains the lecture, even though evidence suggests that it alone is inadequate to facilitate the development of the higher order thinking skills required in clinical practice. ... -
The use of emerging technologies for authentic learning: A South African study in higher education
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2013)It is now widely accepted that the transmission of disciplinary knowledge is insufficient to prepare students leaving higher education for the workplace. Authentic learning has been suggested as a way to bring the necessary ... -
The use of technology-enhanced learning (TEL) to facilitate authentic learning: experiences of South African social work educators
(Stellenbosch University, 2015)Pedagogies incorporating technology-enhanced learning (TEL) are growing in social work education. However, there have been few explorations of the effectiveness of use of particular pedagogical designs based upon authentic ...