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Academic development and support for online teaching in the Faculty of Management
Bella Vilakazi & Magda Hewitt4 May 2010 Future Campus Conference
Professional Development
• Scheduled Edulink workshops
• Customised workshops
• Ongoing support
• Good teaching practices & principles
Integrate Edulink tools with teaching and learning activities 3/3
CONTENT
COLLABORATION
MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION
ASSESSMENTMedia LibraryLearning
Module
Web Links
SelectiveRelease
Files
SCORMModules
GroupManager
Tracking&My Progress
Grade Book
My Grades
Assessments
Assignments
QuizSelf-testsSurvey
Peer Review
Grading Forms
Announcements
Goals
Calendar
SearchSyllabus
Roster
Who’s Online
Chat &Whiteboard Discussions
Integrate Edulink tools with teaching and learning activities
A new Lecturer & 1ST Year Large class
• Relied on Academic Support• Seminars on teaching practices • What works for other lecturers• Tutoring system• Edulink case studies to stimulate thought • Edulink Pre- and post-tests
• Lecture preparation• Guide & structure student learning• Authentic learning• Active learning
• Student incentives
Findings on academic support • Academic support valuable • Edulink pre- and post-tests;
• structured and guided student learning• encouraged dialogue during lectures• ensured effective work for lecturer and students • feedback
• Learning was taking place• Got to know students better
• different learning styles and preferences• Achieved learning outcome• Edulink supported teaching practice
After all this effort…
• Student poor performance 1st semester test
• Students complained• Too much work• Demanded structured work
• Department’s responsibility
• What do students want?
• How do they want to be taught?
• Where is responsibility in the own learning?
• Where do we draw the line?
Challenges @ UJ
• Students want to be spoon fed• How do we get the students to take responsibility of
their own learning?• Does experiential learning really work?• Available tools, resources and support
Failure rate is still high • Lack of motivation• Poor attendance impacts on
• performance • success
• No prior teaching experience or training
• Assumption that you know how to teach
• Expectation to make students succeed
Challenges for new lecturers
Thank you
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