The Pretoria branch of the Transvaal University College (TUC) was forerunner of the University of Pretoria. It commenced its activities in 1908 with a staff of four professors and three lecturers. Thirty-two students enrolled for courses at the first campus in Pretoria. The University of Pretoria, became a fully fledged university in 1930. The nick name Tuks, for the University of Pretoria, derives from the acronym for the College, namely TUC.
The University of Pretoria (UP) is the largest residential university in Southern Africa with more than 41000 full-time on-campus students. Apart from that we have more than 16000 off-campus part-time and distance learning students. There are 9 faculties comprising of 140 academic departments and 2100 academic staff members. There are 65 research centres and institutes. The total staff compliment of UP is 4300. UP offers more than 2000 academic programmes.
http://www.up.ac.za/
About UP
What is the core business of the University?
• Teaching and learning
• Research
• Professional practice / service learning / community outreach
Vision of Dept for EI:
Vision of Dept for EI:To establish education excellence at UP
Mission
• EI leads, facilitates and supports education initiatives in partnership with lecturers to establish appropriate teaching and learning practice.
• The needs and specific contexts of staff and students are approached holistically to establish effective learning environments.
Attributes of excellent university teachers
Reflectivepractice
Skills
Interpersonalrelationships
Subjectknowledge
Personality
Research / teaching
Kane et al., 2004
•depth• formal/informal•obe
•passion•enthusiasm•motivation•empathy
•pedagogical•clarity•communication•preparation•real world
•motivating•empathy•rapport
•negotiate•flexible• integration
•growth• improvement•development•professionalism
Services offered by EI
EducationInnovation
ElectronicEducation
Strategic Focus Areas
EducationalTechnology *
(* Equipment in the classroom)
Education innovation
• Education consultancy• Education induction courses
– all lectures / professors– teaching assistants– tutors
• Assessment training• Education innovation faculty plans• Education innovation committees • Education innovation awards • R & D on educational practice
Education technology
• Audio-visual services and procurement• Audio-visual loans• One-stop repair service• Video conferencing• UP service points for distance students• R & D on education technology
E-Education
• Web-supported teaching and learning (WebCT)• Multimedia design and development (CD-Rom)• E-testing (Computer Based Testing)• E-Campus (virtual campus)
– Lecturers online (LOL)– Student Online Services (SOS)
• Graphic design• Video and sound production and editing• Photographic services
• Project Office• Total of 256 projects since 1998• Project managers in EI • Project leaders in academic departments• Project teams (multidisciplinary)• Timeline and scheduling• Project plans with 3 year budgets• Project approvals and funding • Instructional design (ADDIE model)• Quality Management System (QMS)
Project and Quality Management
E-learning projects
WebCT 2 500 courses 30 000 students
Multimedia CDs 42 products
Electronic assessment
Video
Video conferencing
2001 2002 2003 2004
43 196 64 000 124 851 125 768
17 21 16 11
31 30 24 19
2005
149 843
6
56
Statistics: Academic Staff Training
2002 2003 2004 2005
Training in WebCT & E-learning
122 147 239 283
Education induction (newly appointed lecturers)
117 110 100 84
Education induction for junior/assistant lecturers
58 62 25 74
Assessment training 64 291 35 40
Educational training of tutors 84 212 183 95
Other educational training 248 291 126 124
Total: 693 1113 708 700
Drivers of education innovation:
• Continuous developments in ICT• The new knowledge economy• Commercialisation and globalisation of
education• Market forces and market needs (flexibility
and choice)• Changing educational paradigms• Integration of contact and distance education• Funding issues (source, cost-effectiveness)• And more
Education Innovation
Student needs - flexibility:
• Where, when and how to study• Full-time vs part-time• Learn while you earn, on-the-go • Individually vs group• Dependent vs independent• Custom-made• Just-in-time
Education Innovation
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Distanceeducation
Integration
(independent learning)(more student control)
(dependent learning)(more lecturer control)
Education Innovation
Integration between face-to-face and distance learning modes
Terminology:• flexible learning• blended learning• dual mode learning• mixed mode learning• multimodal learning• integrated learning• distributed learning and others …
Education Innovation
The driving forces:
• Technology in the teaching and learning environment: low / high technology
• Learner needs: dependent / independent group / individual
Education Model at UP
Lecturer controlLecturer control
Student controlStudent control
Low TechLow Tech
High TechHigh Tech
Face-to-faceFace-to-face
CorrespondenceCorrespondence
E-educationE-education
Video conferencing /Specialised Practicals
Video conferencing /Specialised Practicals
Flexible Learning Model
Mix of media
PaperPaper
Contact: classroom environment
Contact: classroom environment
Web-supported environment
Web-supported environment
CD-RomCD-Rom OtherOther
Integrated, blended, flexible learning environment, with a mix of delivery media.
Emerging technologies
“Many demands are currently placed on online learning in higher education. While we may not realize it, we have entered the perfect electric storm, where technology, the art of teaching, and the needs of learners are converging. ….[there are] dozens of emerging learning technologies that are generating waves of new opportunities in online learning environments.”
Curtis J. Bonk“The Perfect E-Storm”
Observatory Report, June 2004
Summary of key issues:
• Education innovation is a process• Education innovation is for ALL of us• Change management is crucial• Academic and non-academic functions• Top-down and bottom-up strategies• Support and incentives• Quality assurance• EI leads, facilitates and supports
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