Acting Deputy Director in the Directorate: Academy Applied Technology and Innovation (AATI) under Information Communications Technology Department, University of South Africa
I am currently employed as an Acting Deputy Director in the Directorate: Academy Applied Technology and Innovation (AATI) under Information Communications Technology Department. AATIs purpose is to Conduct research, develop and deploy innovative technology solutions for teaching, learning and student support through turning ideas into value-generating digital solutions in support of the Unisa Academic Project. Since 2019, I was employed as an Acting Deputy Director in the Directorate: Multimedia Centre ICT Department to administratively manage production of audio-visual productions.
With the City and Guilds International Advanced Diploma in Teaching, Training and Assessing Learning, I have dealt with designing, initiating and implementation of all e-learning projects as well as demonstrating the understanding of the outcomes-based education and training approach within the context of a National Qualifications Framework. With a Postgraduate diploma in Tertiary Education (PGTE), I comprehend Theoretical frameworks and research, Instructional techniques and multimedia, Curriculum development and assessment, Leadership, management and support systems as well as Teaching, learning and development in adult education. Since Unisa is an ODEL university, online teaching and learning also formed part of my master’s degree in education (Curriculum Studies). I hold Advanced Diploma in Visual Arts, master's degree in education, Building Tomorrows Leaders course, PHD in Education probing competitive and sustainable ICT and multimedia frameworks for online teaching and learning at a high performing Odel institution.
Multimedia is key to distance education: I built a model South African universities can use
Nov 02, 2023 12:00 pm UTC| Business
Distance education first appeared in the United States in the 1800s. At the time, students received the relevant material through the post and then returned it to the institution. Scholars in the field say that distance...
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