http://hdl.handle.net/11189/2680 Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:58:13 GMT 2026-08-16T09:58:13Z http://hdl.handle.net/11189/2810 Title: Globalisation: The role of new information and communication technologies in distance education Authors: Ivala, EN Abstract: The rapid changes and convergence of new information and communication technologies over the past decade have changed the way distance education is employed. The new information and communication technology revolution has enabled academic institutions to provide a flexible and more open learning environment to students and has brought distant sites into an electronic web of information. As a result, the gist of this paper is to examine the promise of new information and communication technologies and public service broadcasting (particularly television broadcast-based distance education) in Africa in the face of globalisation. Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/11189/2810 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11189/2809 Title: The needs and perceptions of academics regarding their professional development in an era of educational transformation Authors: Hassan, Salochana Lorraine Abstract: As the wave of educational transformation sweeps across the higher education landscape, few academics have been unaffected by its impact. It has been well documented that academics are ill-prepared to cope with the challenges of educational transformation, yet training and development that would provide the appropriate support to meet the demands of educational transformation is often neglected. To help address this problem, a study was done to determine the needs and perceptions of academics regarding their professional development within the context of educational transformation. Respondents expressed a need for training in the implementation of innovative methods of teaching and learning such as: outcomes-based education; problem-based learning and technology-enhanced teaching and learning. The article also argues that there is more to educational transformation than meets the eye. Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/11189/2809 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11189/2807 Title: Theorising experiential learning Authors: Garraway, James; Volbrecht, T Abstract: The article focuses on the transfer of knowledge learnt by students in the classroom to their experiential learning contexts. It is argued that transfer is not a simple process of application but rather one of recontextualisation of previously learnt knowledge. In order for students to perform this recontextualisation, some form of reflection on experience and previous learning is necessary. Michael Barnett's theorisation of the structure of the vocational curriculum, involving different types of recontextualisation, is used as a theoretical frame to examine knowledge transfer between university and work. Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/11189/2807 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11189/2805 Title: An approach informed by socio-cultural theory to learning of derivatives in a university of technology Authors: Siyepu, Sibawu Witness Description: Proceedings of the Seventeenth National Congress of the Association for Mathematics Education of South Africa (AMESA): Mathematics in a Globalised World Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/11189/2805 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z