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van den Berg, Geesje; Mudau, Patience Kelebogile – Perspectives in Education, 2022
The purpose of this research was to identify students' views on the use of WhatsApp in an online postgraduate course at a South African Open Distance eLearning institution during the COVID-19 pandemic. During this time, lecturers and students relied on their mobile devices to communicate using different tools, including WhatsApp. Although it is a…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Student Attitudes, Computer Mediated Communication, COVID-19
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Biccard, Piera; Mudau, Patience Kelebogile; van den Berg, Geesje – Journal of Learning for Development, 2023
This article explores student perceptions of writing online examinations for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the pandemic, examinations at an open and distance learning institution in South Africa were conducted as venue-based examinations. From March 2020, all examinations were moved online. Online examinations were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Computer Assisted Testing, COVID-19
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Mudau, Patience Kelebogile; Biccard, Piera; Van Wyk, Michael M.; Kotze, Christy J.; Nkuna, Victor R. – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2022
Aim/Purpose: This article aimed to explore student perceptions and experiences of migrating to a fully online mode during COVID-19. Background: The COVID-19 pandemic changed the mode of delivery from face-to-face or blended learning to fully distance learning. The introduction of the Disaster Management Act (2020) in South Africa forced all…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Student Attitudes, Online Courses
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Majola, Moffat Xolani; Mudau, Patience Kelebogile – International Journal of Educational Methodology, 2022
South Africa, like other countries in the world, went into lockdown due to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) which meant closure of venue-based exam centres, university libraries and academic offices for more than three months. This encounter forced higher institutions of learning to review and reconfigure their assessment practices and conduct…
Descriptors: Teaching Experience, Computer Assisted Testing, Foreign Countries, Open Education
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Mudau, Patience Kelebogile; Modise, Mpho-Entle Puleng – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2022
Aim/Purpose: This study explored the use of e-portfolios in fostering student engagement with their lecturers, content, and other students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Background: Although e-portfolios are still a relatively new trend in developing countries, they are becoming an alternative teaching and learning tool in distance education and…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Electronic Publishing, Learner Engagement, Electronic Learning