Integration of social media technologies and applications to serve as blended approaches to traditional teaching and learning method: a case study of South African universities

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 150
Author(s):  
Kenneth Nwanua Ohei
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
South African ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Media Technologies ◽  
South African Universities

Social Media as Technologies for Asynchronous Formal Writing and Synchronous Paragraph Writing in the South African Higher Education Contex

2014 ◽  
pp. 213-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chaka Chaka
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Media ◽  
South African ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Incidental Learning ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Media Technologies ◽  
Class Schedule ◽  
Bachelor Of Education

This chapter reports on a study—conducted in 2011—that employed two social media networks, Facebook and MXit, as educational tools at one university in South Africa. MXit is a South African-based social networking application. The study involved a cohort of second year Bachelor of Education in English undergraduate students at this university as its participants. The latter were required to utilize Facebook and MXit to engage in both asynchronous formal writing and synchronous paragraph writing, respectively. All this took place outside participants’ tutorial class schedule. In this study, participants were able to produce asynchronous formal writing samples in varying degrees using Facebook. Similarly, they were also able to produce synchronous written paragraphs using MXit even though some paragraphs displayed a high degree of linguistic textisms. Other affordances that these two social media technologies offered the participants in this study are: anytime, any day, and anywhere asynchronous and synchronous learning; asynchronous and synchronous feedback; virtual incidental learning; socially situated online learning; and Presence Awareness Learning (PAL). In conclusion, the study suggests that there are further affordances that these two social media technologies can offer higher education. These are: supplemental teaching and learning; cloud storage for teaching and learning materials (in the case of Facebook); virtual platforms for revision; digital platforms for micro-teaching and micro-learning (in respect of MXit); and value-added platforms for just-in-time mobile teaching and learning.

scholarly journals Higher education institutions and the use of online instruction and online tools and resources during the COVID-19 outbreak - An online review of selected U.S. and SA's universities

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chaka Chaka
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Video Conferencing ◽  
Course Delivery ◽  
Online Delivery ◽  
Media Technologies ◽  
Online Databases ◽  
Online Tools ◽  
South African Universities

Abstract This online quasi-scoping review set out to review how 64 U.S. and 21 South African universities pivoted to online course delivery and used online tools and resources as one of their collective responses to continue their teaching and learning activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The review was conducted on five online search engines, six online databases and two online social networking sites. Generally, all of the U.S and South African universities investigated transitioned to online classes and temporarily relinquished their in-person, campus-based classes. Additionally, all of these universities transiently opted for a strong form of social distancing and embraced emergency remote online pedagogy. Moreover, four online delivery typologies, with their attendant multiple permutations, emerged from these two sets of universities. Furthermore, when both U.S. and South African universities temporarily pivoted their classes to online delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, they embraced and adopted certain online tools and resources more than the others. For instance, pertaining to 64 U.S. universities, Zoom was the most preferred tool, with video conferencing and LMS platforms emerging as the two dominant platforms. As regards the 21 South African universities, Blackboard (Collaborate) emerged as the most preferred tool, with both LMS and video conferencing platforms emerging as the two dominant platforms. Overall, Zoom, Blackboard (Collaborate) and institutional LMSes were the three common tools to which both sets of universities pivoted during the pandemic. Finally, the two sets of universities only embraced low-tech versions of the 4IR technologies such as video-conferencing, social media technologies, and cloud computing.

Deconstructing quality in South African higher education

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kehdinga George Fomunyam
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Staff Development ◽  
South African ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
South African Universities ◽  
South African Higher Education

Purpose This study aims to examine six South African universities with a particular focus on the quality of teaching and learning. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative case study approach was adopted and data were mainly generated by means of open-ended questionnaires. The questionnaire was circulated to approximately 1,800 students and 746 completed it. The data were categorized and analysed thematically, using both national and international benchmarks for quality teaching and learning. Findings The findings reveal that teaching and learning in South African universities is marred by a plethora of challenges. Lecturers lack basic skills and essential resources to effectively facilitate teaching and learning. Furthermore, quality benchmarks set by the Council on Higher Education are only met on paper and little or nothing is done to translate this into practice. Originality/value The study proposes among others that clearer policies on funding are recommended to ensure proper allocation of resources, staff development and institutional comeliness. Finally, to enhance transformation, universities should prioritize teaching and learning and take steps to ensure that those teaching in the classroom are qualified to do so.

Social Media as Technologies for Asynchronous Formal Writing and Synchronous Paragraph Writing in the South African Higher Education Context

2015 ◽  
pp. 504-532
Author(s):  
Chaka Chaka
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Media ◽  
South African ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Incidental Learning ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Media Technologies ◽  
Class Schedule ◽  
Bachelor Of Education

This chapter reports on a study—conducted in 2011—that employed two social media networks, Facebook and MXit, as educational tools at one university in South Africa. MXit is a South African-based social networking application. The study involved a cohort of second year Bachelor of Education in English undergraduate students at this university as its participants. The latter were required to utilize Facebook and MXit to engage in both asynchronous formal writing and synchronous paragraph writing, respectively. All this took place outside participants' tutorial class schedule. In this study, participants were able to produce asynchronous formal writing samples in varying degrees using Facebook. Similarly, they were also able to produce synchronous written paragraphs using MXit even though some paragraphs displayed a high degree of linguistic textisms. Other affordances that these two social media technologies offered the participants in this study are: anytime, any day, and anywhere asynchronous and synchronous learning; asynchronous and synchronous feedback; virtual incidental learning; socially situated online learning; and Presence Awareness Learning (PAL). In conclusion, the study suggests that there are further affordances that these two social media technologies can offer higher education. These are: supplemental teaching and learning; cloud storage for teaching and learning materials (in the case of Facebook); virtual platforms for revision; digital platforms for micro-teaching and micro-learning (in respect of MXit); and value-added platforms for just-in-time mobile teaching and learning.

Analyse The Impact Of Moocs To Improve The Performance Of Faculty Members In Delhi Ncr

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (9) ◽  
pp. 304-312
Author(s):  
Dr.Deepa Gupta ◽  
Dr.Mukul Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Research Paper ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Massive Online Open Courses ◽  
Open Courses ◽  
The Impact

In this research paper, the researcher has attempted to analyse the impact of MOOCs to improve the performance of faculty members concerning Delhi NCR. Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) are evolving rapidly, and many kinds of research have been conducted to explore the structure, effectiveness and issues arise in MOOCs. The free accessibility of MOOCs has believed in soon replace the traditional teaching and learning method.

scholarly journals HEUTAGOGY IN THE COURSE OF PESANTREN EDUCATION (CASE STUDY AT PESANTREN SALAF AL-LUQMANIYYAH)

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-79
Author(s):  
Munganatl Khoeriyah
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Boarding School ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
School Education ◽  
Islamic Education ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Community Needs ◽  
Study Materials

Pesantren, the Islamic boarding school, is the oldest Islamic education in Indonesia and is constantly undergoing changes from time to time. This research uses the qualitative approach. This study aims to describe the application of the heutagogy method in the growth of pesantren education. The results of this study indicate that the Al-Luqmaniyyah salaf Boarding School has already applied the heutagogy learning method, it means that pesantren education precedes the Westerners in terms of its utilization. Through the study and discussion of Kitab Kuning (yellow-colored textbooks about Islamic knowledge), students determine their systems, study materials, and problems to find a solution. Sources of learning for students are not only limited by the Kitab Kuning, but students can also have access through the internet, online books and applications with trusted sources. PSDS is responsible for managing the talents and interests of the santri (a term used in Pesantren to call an apprentice), as well as training santri skills by making films, recording, creativity, writing, making advertisements, making interesting contents on social media. LP2M Al-Luqmaniyyah with its various divisions is required to channel and facilitate what the community needs from the students as they can also learn from the community it self. Keywords: Heutagogy, Islamic boarding school education.

scholarly journals Advancing the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning using Learning Theories and Reflectivity

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 191-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lester Brian Shawa
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Theories ◽  
Constructivist Learning Theory ◽  
Scholarship Of Teaching ◽  
Policy Perspective ◽  
Academic Level ◽  
South African Universities ◽  
Social Constructivist Learning ◽  
Postgraduate Diploma

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) remains a mostly elusive notion. For universities to genuinely contribute to SoTL, they must delineate clear parameters of engagement. For example, while some engage SoTL at the academic level, others examine it from an institutional policy perspective. Others view it from national and international frameworks that impact teaching and learning in universities. Engaging SoTL at the academic level, this article uses a postgraduate diploma module, Higher Education Context and Policy (mostly attended by university academics from South African universities) to show how a facilitator could draw from learning theories and reflectivity to teach and advance SoTL. More specifically, it demonstrates how a facilitator could mediate the module utilising a social constructivist learning theory perspective.

scholarly journals Social media marketing and business competitiveness: evidence from South African tourism SMMEs

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 411-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patient Rambe
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
South African ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Online Marketing ◽  
Social Media Marketing ◽  
Competitive Strategies ◽  
Media Technologies ◽  
Business Competitiveness ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Impact

The increasing prominence of social media marketing in advancing the global reach and visibility of products and services is ideal for the South African tourism industry, which depends on local and international visitors for leveraging its business activities and competitiveness. However, what remains under-explored in tourism literature is the depth of integration of social media marketing into the competitive strategies of emerging tourism small, micro and medium enterprises (SMMEs). To address this grey area, this study explored the extent to which tourism SMMEs utilize social media technologies (SMTs) to extend their market share and the implications thereof for the competitiveness of their business operations. Drawing on a quantitative approach, a survey was conducted on 234 tourism SMMEs’ owner/managers in the Free State province of South Africa to establish the impact of social media marketing on the competitiveness of their businesses. Evidence suggests that tourism SMMEs employed social media marketing predominantly for online marketing of their products/services, promoting their products/services, attracting existing customers, and sometimes, for integrating it into their marketing strategies. Results of correlation analysis revealed that social media marketing is positively and significantly related to the competitiveness of tourism SMMEs. The recommendations for leveraging the integration of social media marketing into the competitive strategy of the small business are provided.

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