Using Media in Teaching: Learning Guide. Section Two - Developing a Media-Rich Outcomes-based Education
In Section Two, through a story of one teacher's attempt to teach in a learnercentred, activity-based manner, we will deepen your understanding of how media resources can be used to enrich outcomes-based education. We will teach through example rather than by telling. The section ends by demonstrating how you can develop higher-order learning by designing your outcomes-based lessons around ... more
Using Media in Teaching: Learning Guide. Section One - How to Use This Module
The important question we address in this module is: How can teachers use popular media, textbooks, and computer technologies to create a learning environment that equips learners with the knowledge and skills to live and work thoughtfully in a changing South Africa? more
Using Media in Teaching: Learning Guide. Introduction
The focus of this module is on how teachers might use popular media, textbooks and computertechnologies to create a learning environment that equips learners with the knowledge andskills to live and work thoughtfully in a changing country. The model of teaching being promotedis one that:• actively involves learners• links schooling with learners’ lives and experiences• develops learners’... more
Cracking the Code to Educational Analysis: a 22 Video Series, Freely Available on YouTube
Wayne Hugo, author of /Cracking the Code to Educational Analysis/ (Pearson Education South Africa, 2013) has produced a video series that introduces the essentials of his book and provides practical examples. In his own words: "The idea behind the book and this series of videos is to enable anyone to learn the basics of educational analysis by asking 10 questions that get to the heart of... more
Educational Technology for Effective Teaching: A Handbook for Educators
This course on educational technology comprises of 16 units covering different aspects of educational technology as a field of study. Educational technology is a combined application of three major sciences for classroom activities. These are Physical Sciences, Social Sciences, and Managerial Sciences. more
Higher Certificate Programme for Educators of the Deaf and Persons with Hearing Loss: Curriculum Framework
The HCE provides a first stepping-stone towards becoming a qualified teacher. For those who are interested, it provides a Learning Pathway into the Diploma or Degree programmes that meet the Minimum Requirements for Teacher Education Qualifications (RSA 2011). It provides an NQF Level 5 qualification for the many teaching assistants in Deaf schools and strengthens their competence and... more
Mkwawa University College of Education (MUCE) and University of Dar-es Salaam (UDSM), Tanzania: Integrating OER into Teacher Development Programmes
This case study documents the background, process and outcomes of a collaboration between Mkwawa University College of Education, the University of Dar-es-Salaam and OER Africa in the period 2011 to 2014. more
University of Fort Hare Distance Education Project. Core Learning Areas Course: Learning in the World. Umthato 4: Lahla, Bumba: South Africa's Curriculum Change in Context
The current umthamo focuses on curriculum change in South Africa. The main aim here is provide educators with an opportunity to look critically at the curriculum change process in South Africa. more
University of Fort Hare Distance Education Project. Core Learning Areas Course: Learning in the World. Umthato 3: What is Curriculum?
There are a number of ways of looking at curriculum and the issues central to thinking about curriculum and what and how learners should learn. In lo mthamo, we will ask you to look at curriculum by examining what you do in your classroom. You will also look at curriculum by reading about syllabi, and by analysing part of a textbook. You will have an opportunity to think about the kinds of... more
University of Fort Hare Distance Education Project. Core Learning Areas Course: Learning in the World. Umthato 2: Education and Change in South Africa
In this umthamo, we will look at how education changes as society changes, and as different groups of people gain power. The education provided by communities and governments is different at different times and in different places all over the world. more
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