The role of ICTs in higher education in South Africa: one strategy for addressing teaching and learning challenges

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dc.contributor.authorJaffer, Shaheedaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorNg'ambi, Dicken_ZA
dc.contributor.authorCzerniewicz, Lauraen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-29T17:38:57Z
dc.date.available2014-11-29T17:38:57Z
dc.date.issued2007en_ZA
dc.description.abstractOne of the most common problems of using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in education is to base choices on technological possibilities rather than educational needs. In developing countries where higher education is fraught with serious challenges at multiple levels, there is increasing pressure to ensure that technological possibilities are viewed in the context of educational needs. This paper argues that a central role of educational technology is to provide additional strategies that can be used to address the serious environmental and educational challenges faced by educators and students in higher education. The educational needs manifest in South African universities include addressing general lack of academic preparedness, multilingual needs in English medium settings, large class sizes and inadequate curriculum design. Using case studies from one higher educational institution, this paper shows how specific and carefully considered interventions using ICTs can be used to address these teaching and learning concerns. These examples serve to demonstrate some ways in which teaching and learning may be enhanced when uses of educational technology are driven by educational needs. The paper concludes that design of educational technology interventions should be driven by educational needs within the context of a broader teaching and learning strategy which requires buy-in of both educators and learners.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationJaffer, S., Ng'ambi, D., & Czerniewicz, L. (2007). The role of ICTs in higher education in South Africa: one strategy for addressing teaching and learning challenges. <i>International Journal of Education and Development using ICT</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9845en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationJaffer, Shaheeda, Dick Ng'ambi, and Laura Czerniewicz "The role of ICTs in higher education in South Africa: one strategy for addressing teaching and learning challenges." <i>International Journal of Education and Development using ICT</i> (2007) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9845en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationJaffer, S., Ng'ambi, D., Czerniewicz, L. 2007. The role of ICTs in higher education in South Africa: one strategy for addressing teaching and learning challenges. International Journal of Education and Development using ICT.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 1814-0556en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Jaffer, Shaheeda AU - Ng'ambi, Dick AU - Czerniewicz, Laura AB - One of the most common problems of using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in education is to base choices on technological possibilities rather than educational needs. In developing countries where higher education is fraught with serious challenges at multiple levels, there is increasing pressure to ensure that technological possibilities are viewed in the context of educational needs. This paper argues that a central role of educational technology is to provide additional strategies that can be used to address the serious environmental and educational challenges faced by educators and students in higher education. The educational needs manifest in South African universities include addressing general lack of academic preparedness, multilingual needs in English medium settings, large class sizes and inadequate curriculum design. Using case studies from one higher educational institution, this paper shows how specific and carefully considered interventions using ICTs can be used to address these teaching and learning concerns. These examples serve to demonstrate some ways in which teaching and learning may be enhanced when uses of educational technology are driven by educational needs. The paper concludes that design of educational technology interventions should be driven by educational needs within the context of a broader teaching and learning strategy which requires buy-in of both educators and learners. DA - 2007 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - International Journal of Education and Development using ICT KW - educational challenges KW - higher education KW - educational technology KW - student diversity LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2007 SM -  1814-0556 T1 - The role of ICTs in higher education in South Africa: one strategy for addressing teaching and learning challenges TI - The role of ICTs in higher education in South Africa: one strategy for addressing teaching and learning challenges UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9845 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/9845
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationJaffer S, Ng'ambi D, Czerniewicz L. The role of ICTs in higher education in South Africa: one strategy for addressing teaching and learning challenges. International Journal of Education and Development using ICT. 2007; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9845.en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisherUniversity of the West Indiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentCILTen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyCentre for Higher Education Developmenten_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceInternational Journal of Education and Development using ICTen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://ijedict.dec.uwi.edu/viewarticle.php?id=421en_ZA
dc.subjecteducational challengesen_ZA
dc.subjecthigher educationen_ZA
dc.subjecteducational technologyen_ZA
dc.subjectstudent diversityen_ZA
dc.titleThe role of ICTs in higher education in South Africa: one strategy for addressing teaching and learning challengesen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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