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Dept of EI

Dept of EI. Pretoria’s famous Jacaranda trees. In full bloom during October (SA’s spring). About UP.

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Dept of EI

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  1. Dept ofEI

  2. Pretoria’s famous Jacaranda trees In full bloom during October (SA’s spring)

  3. About UP The Pretoria branch of the Transvaal University College (TUC) was forerunner of the University of Pretoria. It commenced its activities in 1908 with a staff of four professors and three lecturers. Thirty-two students enrolled for courses at the first campus in Pretoria. The University of Pretoria, became a fully fledged university in 1930. The nick name Tuks, for the University of Pretoria, derives from the acronym for the College, namely TUC. The University of Pretoria (UP) is the largest residential university in Southern Africa with more than 41000 full-time on-campus students. Apart from that we have more than 16000 off-campus part-time and distance learning students. There are 9 faculties comprising of 140 academic departments and 2100 academic staff members. There are 65 research centres and institutes. The total staff compliment of UP is 4300. UP offers more than 2000 academic programmes. http://www.up.ac.za/

  4. University of Pretoria

  5. Vision of Dept for EI: To establish education excellence at UP What is the core business of the University? • Teaching and learning • Research • Professional practice / service learning / community outreach

  6. Mission • EI leads, facilitates and supports education initiatives in partnership with lecturers to establish appropriate teaching and learning practice. • The needs and specific contexts of staff and students are approached holistically to establish effective learning environments.

  7. Subject knowledge Skills Reflective practice Interpersonal relationships Personality Research / teaching Attributes of excellent university teachers • pedagogical • clarity • communication • preparation • real world • depth • formal/informal • obe • growth • improvement • development • professionalism • passion • enthusiasm • motivation • empathy • motivating • empathy • rapport Kane et al., 2004 • negotiate • flexible • integration

  8. An integrated virtual campus

  9. Strategic Focus Areas Education Innovation Electronic Education Educational Technology * Services offered by EI (* Equipment in the classroom)

  10. Education innovation • Education consultancy • Education induction courses • all lectures / professors • teaching assistants • tutors • Assessment training • Education innovation faculty plans • Education innovation committees • Education innovation awards • R & D on educational practice

  11. Education technology • Audio-visual services and procurement • Audio-visual loans • One-stop repair service • Video conferencing • UP service points for distance students • R & D on education technology

  12. E-Education • Web-supported teaching and learning (WebCT) • Multimedia design and development (CD-Rom) • E-testing (Computer Based Testing) • E-Campus (virtual campus) • Lecturers online (LOL) • Student Online Services (SOS) • Graphic design • Video and sound production and editing • Photographic services

  13. Project and Quality Management • Project Office • Total of 256 projects since 1998 • Project managers in EI • Project leaders in academic departments • Project teams (multidisciplinary) • Timeline and scheduling • Project plans with 3 year budgets • Project approvals and funding • Instructional design (ADDIE model) • Quality Management System (QMS)

  14. E-learning projects

  15. Statistics: Academic Staff Training

  16. Education Innovation Drivers of education innovation: • Continuous developments in ICT • The new knowledge economy • Commercialisation and globalisation of education • Market forces and market needs (flexibility and choice) • Changing educational paradigms • Integration of contact and distance education • Funding issues (source, cost-effectiveness) • And more

  17. Education Innovation Student needs - flexibility: • Where, when and how to study • Full-time vs part-time • Learn while you earn, on-the-go • Individually vs group • Dependent vs independent • Custom-made • Just-in-time

  18. Education Innovation Integration between face-to-face and distance learning modes Integration Distance education Contact f2f education (dependent learning) (more lecturer control) (independent learning) (more student control)

  19. Education Innovation Terminology: • flexible learning • blended learning • dual mode learning • mixed mode learning • multimodal learning • integrated learning • distributed learning and others …

  20. Education Model at UP The driving forces: • Technology in the teaching and learning environment: • low / high technology • Learner needs: • dependent / independent • group / individual

  21. Lecturer control Low Tech High Tech Student control Flexible Learning Model Face-to-face Video conferencing / Specialised Practicals Correspondence E-education

  22. Contact: classroom environment Web-supported environment Paper CD-Rom Other Mix of media Integrated, blended, flexible learning environment, with a mix of delivery media.

  23. Education Innovation The technology adoption lifecycle (Moore, 1991)

  24. Multimedia Products (on CD)

  25. Emerging technologies “Many demands are currently placed on online learning in higher education. While we may not realize it, we have entered the perfect electric storm, where technology, the art of teaching, and the needs of learners are converging. ….[there are] dozens of emerging learning technologies that are generating waves of new opportunities in online learning environments.” Curtis J. Bonk “The Perfect E-Storm” Observatory Report, June 2004

  26. Education Innovation Summary of key issues: • Education innovation is a process • Education innovation is for ALL of us • Change management is crucial • Academic and non-academic functions • Top-down and bottom-up strategies • Support and incentives • Quality assurance • EI leads, facilitates and supports

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