Fundani ETU - tasks, current and future projects
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1) The Educational Technology Unit at CPUT aims to promote the integration of technologies in teaching and learning to create transformative and meaningful learning experiences for students. 2) The unit provides training for staff, conducts research on educational technologies, and supports faculty with services like equipment, design, and multimedia production. 3) Examples of projects include digital storytelling, podcasting, clickers, mobile learning, and research on emerging technologies like tablets and flipped classrooms.
Fundani ETU - tasks, current and future projects
- 1. Teaching and Learning with Technologies Dr Eunice Ivala and Mrs Daniela Gachago Educational Technology Unit, Fundani
- 2. Institutions’ use of technology
- 3. Students’ use of technology
- 4. How do we bridge that gap?
- 5. Clive Wendy Gavin Benny Eunice WHAT WE DO Linda Daniela
- 6. “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
- 7. • 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
- 8. 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
- 9. Meaningful Learning for Student Success Surface learning Deep meaningful learning Student-student interaction low medium high Student-content interaction low medium high Student-teacher interaction low medium high
- 10. Meaningful Learning for Student Success Surface learning Deep meaningful learning Student-student interaction low medium high Student-teacher interaction low medium high Student-content interaction low medium high
- 11. 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
- 12. 1. Guidance on appropriate use of technologies in teaching and learning 2. Research and evaluation of technology use in education 3. Supply audio visual equipment 4. Graphic design 5. Videography and photography 6. Design of digital teaching materials Services
- 13. One-on-one support Workshops; seminars; projects; CHEC Emerging technologies short course Contact Dr Eunice Ivala, ivalae@cput.ac.za Daniela Gachago, gachagod@cput.ac.za Visit our blog: www.cput.ac.za/blogs/edutech Guidance on the appropriate use of technology
- 14. • 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
- 15. 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
- 16. Blogging as a course information / content management tool
- 17. Facebook groups for informal discussions
- 19. 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
- 22. Podcasting Lecturers involved 1. Wendy Groenewald, Accounting 2. Suzaan LeRoux, Accounting 3. Shehaam Khan, Biotechnology 4. Cindy Hunlun, Food Technology 5. Aysha Abrahams, Electrical Engineering 6. Anthea Adam, Human Resource Management Presentation: Venue 3, 12.00
- 24. 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
- 25. Clickers Clickers for student feedback and engagement
- 26. Mobile clickers • Collaboration with Stellenbosch University • Integration of TurningTechnologies clickers with Moodle site • Teaching Development Grant: Mazur method/flipped classroom
- 27. 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/
- 28. 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:
- 29. • OERs • Tablets • Mobile storytelling • Flipped classroom • Lecture capturing Research focus 2013 and beyond:
- 30. EQUIPMENT • Laptops and data projectors • Digital recorders • Digital still and web cameras • Clickers Gavin Kallis , 021 595 6671 kallisg@cput.ac.za Clive Galant, 021 460 3784 galantc@cput.ac.za Supply of audio visual equipment
- 31. Wendy Levendal 021-959 6515 levendalw@cput.ac.za MENT Graphic design
- 32. Linda Mkhize at 021 460 3783 mkhizel@cput.ac.za MENT Design of digital learning materials
- 33. Clive Galant at 021 460 3784 galantc@cput.ac.za CLIVE GALANT at 021 460 3784 Photography
- 34. • Use of videos in Teaching and Learning • Development of educational videos • Assistance in research projects involving videography • Support of student projects, requested by lecturers Benny Karlie at 021 460 3784, Karlieb@cput.ac.za Videography
- 35. Eunice Ivala ivalae@cput.ac.za Daniela Gachago gachagod@cput.ac.za Linda Mkhize mkhizel@cput.ac.za Wendy Levendal levendalw@cput.ac.za Benny Karlie karlieb@cput.ac.za Clive Galant galantc@cput.ac.za Gavin Kallis kallisg@cput.ac.za www.cput.ac.za/blogs/edutech Contacts
- 36. Thank you! Any questions? © Educational Technology Unit Fundani 2013
Editor's Notes
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