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Developing graduate attributes in an open online course
(Wiley, 2016)
In an increasingly connected world where solving complex problems is not possible by solitary experts, educators and learners need opportunities to develop ways of thinking that allow them to engage with the dynamic and ...
Ethical considerations in using student data in an era of ‘big data’
(2015)
Learning with technology enables the collection of data on students at a level unprecedented in face-to-face tuition and paper-based academic administration. Universities see the advantage in tracking students’ engagement ...
Taking a look at modern teaching and learning approaches, concepts and perceptions
(E-Cronicon, 2017)
Learning is a process in which students acquire and use knowledge to better understand themselves and the world around them resulting in conceptual change. Learning is not about the accumulation of loosely related theoretical ...
Educator's pedagogy influencing the effective use of computers for teaching purposes in classrooms: Lessons learned from secondary schools in South Africa
(Academic Journals, 2010)
The use of computers in the classroom could allow both educators and learners to achieve new
capabilities. There are underlying factors, however, that are obstructing the adoption rate of computer
use for instructional ...
Mind the gap: Science and engineering education at the secondary–tertiary interface
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2013)
In the South African higher education sector, there is increasing concern about the poor retention and
throughput rates of undergraduate students. There is also concern that the participation rates in 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 ...
Reflecting on some of the challenges facing postgraduate nursing education in South Africa
(Elsevier, 2010)
Considering the dearth of professional nurses in South Africa today, and the fact that postgraduate nursing education can contribute towards enhancing the competences of those in the profession, I shall examine some of the ...
Debriefing interviews and coaching conversations: strategies to promote student reflexivity and action
(UNISA Press, 2011)
Without conscious will and engagement in critical reflexivity as a process of growth and
learning in research, students remain unaware of their subjective biases and the effect
of bias on the inquiry. A qualitative, ...
Developing scholarship of teaching and learning through a community of enquiry
(UWC, 2017)
A growing interest in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) in higher education
requires the seeking of opportunities for its development within and across disciplines and
institutions. However, rewards for ...
Using a disciplinary discourse lens to explore how representations afford meaning making in a typical wave physics course
(Springer Verlag, 2013)
We carried out a case study in a wave physics course at a Swedish
university in order to investigate the relations between the representations used in the
lessons and the experience of meaning making in interview–discussions. ...