Emergent transition from face-to-face to online learning in a South African University in the context of the Coronavirus pandemic

CB Mpungose - Humanities and social sciences communications, 2020 - nature.com
South African universities have been forced to transit from face-to-face to online learning (e-
learning) as a result of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). However, various challenges …

Is Moodle or WhatsApp the preferred e-learning platform at a South African university? First-year students' experiences

CB Mpungose - Education and information technologies, 2020 - Springer
First-year students are compelled by South African universities to use the Moodle e-learning
management platform. Recent studies outline that this creates challenges during the …

Postgraduate students' experiences on the use of Moodle and Canvas learning management system

CB Mpungose, SB Khoza - Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2022 - Springer
It is argued that learning management systems (LMS) are mainly used for formal and
informal learning at the expense of non-formal learning. This ignites reluctance in students …

Curriculum transformations in South Africa: some discomforting truths on interminable poverty and inequalities in schools and society

NR Ngobeni, MI Chibambo, JJ Divala - Frontiers in Education, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In this study, we argue that the different curriculum reforms South Africa embarked on have
not really helped break the existing socio-economic inequalities. Precisely, the various …

Beyond limits: Lecturers' reflections on Moodle uptake in South African universities

CB Mpungose - Education and Information Technologies, 2020 - Springer
The mandatory phasing in of the Moodle learning environment within South African
universities has met with a variety of uptake challenges. Specifically, Moodle was officially …

Students' perceptions on the use of LMS at a Lesotho university amidst the COVID-19 pandemic

MA Makumane - African Identities, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The world was drastically changed by the 2019 outbreak of the novel Coronavirus
pandemic. Teaching and learning practices had to be revised and reconceptualised in order …

Are Social Media Sites a Platform for Formal or Informal Learning? Students' Experiences in Institutions of Higher Education.

CB Mpungose - International journal of higher education, 2020 - ERIC
By being oblivious to the recent paradigm shift from formal learning to informal learning
platforms, higher education institutions (HEIs) disadvantage student learning in the digital …

Can teachers' identities come to the rescue in the fourth industrial revolution?

SB Khoza - Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2023 - Springer
Exploring teachers' identities while teaching in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is
essential. Such assists teachers to reflect, improving their teaching through various …

Can social realism do social justice? Debating the warrants for curriculum knowledge selection

L Zipin, A Fataar, M Brennan - Education as Change, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Social realism (SR), as a movement that argues for 'bringing knowledge back in'to
curriculum (Young 2008a), is significant globally, especially in South Africa. This article …

When Is Open and Online Learning Relevant for Curriculum Change in Higher Education? Digital and Network Society Perspective.

A Volungeviciene, M Tereseviciene, UD Ehlers - Electronic journal of e …, 2020 - ERIC
Digital and network society learning happens in new, timeless and borderless spaces. Such
society members are always connected and online, sharing and co-creating knowledge, and …