The School for Public Leadership’s mixed learning project made a leap into the future at the end of February and at the same time highlighted the important role Information Technology plays in modern education and learning.
During the new honours students’ first contact session of the year for their course, they were surprised with notebook laptops, arranged by Joe Smit, Helmi Dreijer (IT) and Ilse de Kock (NARGA). Since this group of students is largely dependent on interactive telematic education and therefore needs to have access to a computer and internet wherever they are, a prepaid data package was also negotiated for them with Cell C.
In collaboration with Teaching and Learning Enrichment Johann Kistner and Marinda van Rooyen (IT) saw to it that SUNLearn was made available to students to ensure they have access to the University’s e-learning platforms.
Furthermore an e-book platform, Vitalsource was utilised with which students can sync their prescribed textbooks to notebook computers and mobile devices. Students’ highlighted text and notes will also be synchronised between devices. Ralph Pina (IT) and Le Roux Franken (IT Bellvillepark campus) managed this initiative with the assistance of Van Schaik. Le Roux was also responsible for technical logistics.
Read more on the SPL-project and the School for Public Leadership.
Die Skool vir Openbare Leierskap se gemengde leer projek het einde Februarie `n groot hupstoot gekry en terselftertyd die bydrae wat Informasietegnologie speel met betrekking tot moderne onderrig en leer beklemtoon.
Gedurende die nuwe honneursstudente se eerste kontaksessie vir die kursus vanjaar is hulle verras met notaboek rekenaars, gereël deur Joe Smit, Helmi Dreijer (IT) en Ilse de Kock (NARGA). Aangesien hierdie groep nagraadse studente grotendeels aangewese is op interaktiewe telematiese onderrig en gevolglik toegang tot `n rekenaar en die internet moet hê waar hulle ookal is, is voorafbetaalde datapakette van Cell C ook aan hulle verskaf.
In samewerking met Leer en Onderrig Verryking het Johann Kistner en Marinda van Rooyen (IT) gesorg dat SUNLearn beskikbaar is vir studente om sodoende te verseker dat studente toegang tot die Universiteit se e-leer platforms het.
`n Verdere nuwe verwikkeling is die gebruik van Vitalsource, `n e-boek platform, waarmee voorgeskrewe e-handboeke aan studente se notaboek rekenaars en hulle mobiele toestelle gesinkroniseer word. Studente se gemerkte notas en aantekeninge word ook tussen alle toestelle gesinkroniseer. Ralph Pina (IT) en Le Roux Franken (IT Bellvillepark kampus)het die inisiatief bewerkstellig met die hulp van Van Schaik. Le Roux was ook verantwoordelik vir die tegniese logistiek.
Lees meer oor die SPL-projek en oor die Skool vir Openbare Leierskap.
