Category Archives: research

The use of emerging technologies for authentic learning – Presentation at the CISCO African Networking Academy Safari 2012

Posted on July 4, 2012 by D Gachago

These are the presentations we did at yesterday’s CISCO African Networking Academy Safari 2012.  

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Digital storytelling and student engagement: A case of pre-service student teachers and their lecturers’ at a University of Technology

Posted on June 19, 2012 by D Gachago

This is the paper Eunice Ivala is going to present at the ICEL 2012 conference. Abstract One of the challenges facing higher education institutions in South Africa is low throughput of students. Although there is empirical evidence to support the … Continue reading →

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Fundani to host ICEL 2013!

Posted on June 19, 2012 by D Gachago

Fundani will be hosting the 2013 International Conference on eLearning (ICEL 2013) at our beautiful conference venue in Granger Bay. Dr Eunice Ivala is currently on her way to Hong Kong, this year’s conference venue, to invite participants to next … Continue reading →

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Using clickers to collect data for my D.Ed.

Posted on March 1, 2012 by D Gachago

by Joy Alexander, communications lecturer, Engineering, CPUT Context: D. Ed. data collection Rationale: The opportunity to collect data from a representative sample of final year teacher education students at the end of their B.Ed. program is always challenging. Their main … Continue reading →

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Podcasting@CPUT kick off!

Posted on February 24, 2012 by D Gachago

With yesterdays information and training session on the Podcasting@CPUT project, this year’s RIFTAL project kicked off! The interest was amazing, 28 lecturers made it to the session and joined a lively discussion around the usefulness of podcasting for Teaching and … Continue reading →

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My first prezi…the transformative nature of emerging technologies…

Posted on January 24, 2012 by D Gachago

Presentation at RITAL 2011: The transformative nature of emerging technologies – lecturers perspectives at CPUT Unfortunately I havent found the time yet to play around and embed a prezi in WordPress…any tips are greatly appreciated! So here the link:  http://prezi.com/lef7iqd8tfs5/the-transformative-nature-of-emerging-technologies/

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The disruptive nature of emerging technologies: HELTASA 2011 presentation

Posted on December 1, 2011 by D Gachago

This is our presentation at the 2011 HELTASA conference in Port Elizabeth

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2010 CPUT ICT survey on access and use of technologies by staff and students

Posted on November 7, 2011 by D Gachago

This is our presentation at the first CPUT Teaching and Learning with Technology day on findings of the 2010 CPUT ICT survey. Reports are available through the MIS website under institutional research.

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Emerging technologies in South African HEIs – institutional enablers and constraints

Posted on October 20, 2011 by D Gachago

This is our presentation at the 2011 South African Association for Institutional Research (SAAIR) forum on the 11th of October.

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Clickers and student engagement presentation at DDR 2011

Posted on September 27, 2011 by D Gachago

This is a presentation we did yesterday at the Inaugural conference on Design, Development and Research conference hosted by CPUT. This is the link to the conference programme.

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