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We recently shared some of the many projects that our Learning Technologies team and partners were working on in preparation for moving our Teaching and Learning online. We have continued to work long hours to try and ensure that teaching and assessment experiences for lecturers and students are as enjoyable as possible.

In the past two months we have begun and concluded many exciting projects while also working hard on strengthening the stability of SUNLearn in preparation for the exam period. With over 4000 queries received by the learnhelp service desk since March, we acknowledge the efforts that everyone has made in moving online, from the students to the support team.

Some of the highlights from our Learning Technology Systems department include:

1. Integrating a number of textbooks from publishers into SUNLearn modules
2. Working with the Science Faculty to launch and integrate a virtual laboratory into SUNLearn
3. Activating a number of MS Teams for specific modules
4. Launching the first phase of testing a Learning Analytics system linked to SUNLearn
5. Expanding our service desk for SUNLearn and other learning technologies to run daily until 10pm and on Saturdays as well.

We thank you, our colleagues and students for your patience throughout this process as we continue to work towards creating the best learning environment online that we can.

[Article by Lianne Keiller – Manager: Learning Technology Systems]

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Onlangs het ons enkele projekte waarmee die Leertegnologie-span hulle besig hou ter voorbereiding van die skuif na aanlyn Leer en Onderrig gedeel. Sedertdien werk ons steeds lang ure om dosente en studente se leer-en toetservaring te vergemaklik. 

Oor die afgelope twee weke het ons menige opwindende projekte afgeskop en afgesluit. Terselfdertyd het ons hard gewerk om die stabiliteit van SUNLearn te versterk ter voorbereiding van die volgende eksamenperiode. Die SUNLearn-dienstoonbank het meer as 4000 navrae ontvang sedert Maart, dus kan ons verseker wees daarvan dat almal ʼn daadwerklike poging aangewend het om leer en onderrig aanlyn te skuif – van studente tot die ondersteuningspan.

 Enkele hoogtepunte van ons Leertegnologiestelsels afdeling sluit in:

1. Die integrasie van ʼn aantal handboeke in SUNLearn-modules.
2. Samewerking met Fakulteit Natuurwetenskap om ʼn virtuele laboratorium bekend te stel en te integreer in SUNLearn.
3. Aktivering van ʼn aantal MS Teams vir spesifieke modules.
4. Bekendstelling van die eerste toetsfase van ʼn leeranalistiese stelsel wat skakel met SUNLearn. 
5. Uitbreiding van ons dienstoonbank vir SUNLearn en ander leertegnologie om daagliks beskikbaar te wees tot 10pm, sowel as Saterdae.

Ons bedank julle, ons kollegas en studente vir julle geduld gedurende hierdie proses en ook soos ons voortgaan om te werk om die beste moontlike leeromgewing te skep wat ons kan.

[Artikel deur Lianne Keiller – Bestuurder: Leertegnologie-stelsels]

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