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Teaching and Learning with Technologies
Dr Eunice Ivala and Mrs Daniela GachagoEducational Technology Unit, Fundani
Institutions’ use of technology
Students’ use of technology
How do we bridgethat gap?
WHAT WE DO
GavinClive Wendy
Benny
Linda Daniela
Eunice
“to spearhead educational transformation in CPUT and beyond by promoting, enabling, developing, investigating, evaluating, and integrating technologies in teaching and learning that promote transformative teaching and learning, positive qualitative outcomes and meaningful learning for student success”
“to spearhead educational transformation in CPUT and beyond by promoting, enabling, developing, investigating, evaluating, and integrating technologies in teaching and learning that promote transformative teaching and learning, positive qualitative outcomes and meaningful learning for student success”
ETU mission
• Student-centered learning• Flexible enough to accommodate different styles of
learning and interests of students• Offers options, motivates students and provides
connections to students’ lives, jobs, and communities
• Capitalizes on the lecturers and students alike experimenting and failing, to improve and to keep at problems until solutions are crafted
• Necessary support is provided
• Student-centered learning• Flexible enough to accommodate different styles of
learning and interests of students• Offers options, motivates students and provides
connections to students’ lives, jobs, and communities
• Capitalizes on the lecturers and students alike experimenting and failing, to improve and to keep at problems until solutions are crafted
• Necessary support is provided
Transformative teaching and learning
An environment, in which• Learners and staff are empowered to express
themselves• Encourages intellectual freedom-think-aloud, tryout
new things and reflect on lessons learnt• Psychological distance between knowledgeable
others (peers and experts) is reduced• Learners are equal partners in knowledge
production
An environment, in which• Learners and staff are empowered to express
themselves• Encourages intellectual freedom-think-aloud, tryout
new things and reflect on lessons learnt• Psychological distance between knowledgeable
others (peers and experts) is reduced• Learners are equal partners in knowledge
production
Positive quality outcomes
Meaningful Learning for Student Success
Deep meaningful learningSurface learning
Student-student interactionlow medium high
Student-content interaction
Student-teacher interaction
low medium high
low medium high
Meaningful Learning for Student Success
low medium high
Student-student interaction
Student-teacher interaction
Student-content interaction
low medium high
low medium high
Deep meaningful learningSurface learning
1) Provide systematic training and capacity development programmes for staff
2) Develop a culture of research-based practice that focuses on the use and impact of educational technologies
3) Develop, integrate and support educational technology tools that support teaching, learning, and research
4) Maintain and establish collaborative linkages and partnerships with cognate entities within CPUT and beyond
1) Provide systematic training and capacity development programmes for staff
2) Develop a culture of research-based practice that focuses on the use and impact of educational technologies
3) Develop, integrate and support educational technology tools that support teaching, learning, and research
4) Maintain and establish collaborative linkages and partnerships with cognate entities within CPUT and beyond
The Units goals towards integration of Technology in T&L at CPUT
1. Guidance on appropriate use of technologies in teaching and learning
2. Research and evaluation of technology use in education
3. Supply audio visual equipment4. Graphic design 5. Videography and photography 6. Design of digital teaching materials
1. Guidance on appropriate use of technologies in teaching and learning
2. Research and evaluation of technology use in education
3. Supply audio visual equipment4. Graphic design 5. Videography and photography 6. Design of digital teaching materials
Services
One-on-one supportWorkshops; seminars; projects; CHEC Emerging technologies short course
ContactDr Eunice Ivala, [email protected] Gachago, [email protected]
Visit our blog: www.cput.ac.za/blogs/edutech
One-on-one supportWorkshops; seminars; projects; CHEC Emerging technologies short course
ContactDr Eunice Ivala, [email protected] Gachago, [email protected]
Visit our blog: www.cput.ac.za/blogs/edutech
Guidance on the appropriate use of technology
• Social media guidelines• Digital storytelling across the disciplines• Podcasting• Multilingual glossaries• Flipped classroom / Khan academy• Mobile clicker project• NRF Emerging ICTs in Higher Education project
• Social media guidelines• Digital storytelling across the disciplines• Podcasting• Multilingual glossaries• Flipped classroom / Khan academy• Mobile clicker project• NRF Emerging ICTs in Higher Education project
Research on emerging technologies
CPUT social media guidelines
• Collaboration between Fundani, Center for e-Learning, library, MIS, MCD, Student Affairs, academics
• Development of social media guidelines for use of social media in teaching, learning, marketing and research
Skype for Online Tutorials
Digital stories
COURSES 2012 • 4th year ISP Education• ECP Nursing• ECP ArchTech and ID • Design Foundations• 2nd year Food Tech• 1st year Industrial Design• ECP Graphic Design• Radiography• GIS• EFL Gabon language teachers
Presentation: Venue 3, 11.25
Digital Storytelling YouTube Channel
Podcasting
1. Wendy Groenewald, Accounting
2. Suzaan LeRoux, Accounting3. Shehaam Khan, Biotechnology4. Cindy Hunlun, Food
Technology5. Aysha Abrahams, Electrical
Engineering6. Anthea Adam, Human
Resource Management
Lecturers involved
Presentation: Venue 3, 12.00
Multilingual glossaries• Collaboration
between ETU, language UNIT and lecturers
• Subjects range from Economics, Law of Contract, Science and Dental Technology
• Main focus: at risk subjects
Clickers
Clickers for student feedback and engagement
Mobile clickers• Collaboration with
Stellenbosch University• Integration of
TurningTechnologies clickers with Moodle site
• Teaching Development Grant: Mazur method/flipped classroom
Emerging ICTs in Higher Education NRF project, 2011-2013
• 8 SA HEIs : SU, UWC, UCT, CPUT, UP, Rhodes, Wits, Fort Hare)
• 1 NGO (Open Courseware Consortium)
More information at http://emergingicts.blogspot.com/
active and collaborative learning,
student-student & students-staff interaction,
enriching education experiences
learning beyond the classroom
student reflection on the subject matter
active and collaborative learning,
student-student & students-staff interaction,
enriching education experiences
learning beyond the classroom
student reflection on the subject matter
First results…technologies enhance:
• OERs• Tablets• Mobile storytelling• Flipped classroom• Lecture capturing
• OERs• Tablets• Mobile storytelling• Flipped classroom• Lecture capturing
Research focus 2013 and beyond:
EQUIPMENT• Laptops and data projectors• Digital recorders• Digital still and web cameras • Clickers
Gavin Kallis , 021 595 6671 [email protected] Clive Galant, 021 460 3784 [email protected]
EQUIPMENT• Laptops and data projectors• Digital recorders• Digital still and web cameras • Clickers
Gavin Kallis , 021 595 6671 [email protected] Clive Galant, 021 460 3784 [email protected]
Supply of audio visual equipment
CLIVE GALANT at 021 460 3784CLIVE GALANT at 021 460 3784
Photography
Clive Galant at 021 460 [email protected]
Benny Karlie at 021 460 3784, [email protected]
Benny Karlie at 021 460 3784, [email protected]
Videography
• Use of videos in Teaching and Learning
• Development of educational videos
• Assistance in research projects involving videography
• Support of student projects, requested by lecturers
Contacts
Eunice Ivala [email protected] Gachago [email protected] Mkhize [email protected] Levendal [email protected] Karlie [email protected] Clive Galant [email protected] Kallis [email protected]
www.cput.ac.za/blogs/edutech
Thank you!Any questions?
© Educational Technology Unit Fundani 2013
