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Postgraduate Supervision: E-Mail as an Alternative
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White, Toy; Coetzee, Elsabe – Africa Education Review, 2014
Supervisors at higher education institutions cannot ignore the possibilities created by technology, and for the sake of this article, e-mail, as an aid for supervision on postgraduate level. After completing the modules for the Magister Technologiae (M Tech): Education qualification, students are required to complete a dissertation of limited…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Supervision, Higher Education
Using Technology-Enhanced, Cooperative, Group-Project Learning for Student Comprehension and Academic Performance
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Tlhoaele, Malefyane; Suhre, Cor; Hofman, Adriaan – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2016
Cooperative learning may improve students' motivation, understanding of course concepts, and academic performance. This study therefore enhanced a cooperative, group-project learning technique with technology resources to determine whether doing so improved students' deep learning and performance. A sample of 118 engineering students, randomly…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Comprehension, Academic Achievement, Cooperative Learning
An Incremental Approach To Implementing a Web Course: The High Points and Pitfalls in North America and South Africa.
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Eastmond, J. Nicholas; Nickel, Tom; du Plessis, Jacques; Smith, Linda D. – TechTrends, 2000
Describes an incremental approach to implementing a Web-based course in higher education based on experiences in South Africa and some in North America. Discusses gradually increasing faculty involvement; faculty support; departmental efforts; the use of email; distance education possibilities; and totally online courses. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Departments, Developing Nations, Distance Education
Exploring Important Issues through Keypal Connections: South Africa and the USA.
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Eastmond, Nick; Lester, Olivia – TechTrends, 2001
Focuses on a class at Utah State University on race and communication issues in the United States and the New South Africa, which included an "email pen pal" correspondence. Highlights include: setting the stage; analysis and results; race and communication issues; economic and social conditions in South Africa; white privilege; pride in…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Mediated Communication, Cultural Influences, Electronic Mail
Teaching "Teaching on the Internet" on the Internet.
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Cronje, J. C.; Clarke, P. A. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 1999
Describes a University of Pretoria (South Africa) computer-mediated course in distance education, designed to determine how the World Wide Web could be used as a virtual classroom with an electronic-mail listserv as a parallel discussion forum. A virtual classroom was created with virtual posters, virtual desks, and virtual portfolios. Student…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Course Descriptions
ESL Magazine[TM].
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Rosenthal, Marilyn, Ed. – ESL Magazine, 1999
This document contains all six issues of the journal for 1999. Article titles include the following: "A Tribute to ESL Pioneers"; "Current Perspectives on Improving Aural Comprehension"; "TESOL '99 Preview"; "South Africa: A Place for English Teaching Pioneers"; "Challenging Questions About E-Mail for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Deafness, Educational Trends