Njengoba i-Unisa iyinhlangano ehamba phambili e-Afrika kwezokufunda kude ezivulekile (i-ODeL), isiza abafundi abavela ezimweni ezihlukahlukene zemfundo, ezomnotho nezomuntu siqu. Ukusekela impumelelo yabafundi, inhlalakahle yabo nokufunda impilo yonke kuseyinto ebalulekile.

Indawo yokusekelwa kwabafundi nemisebenzi engaphandle kwekharikhulamu igxile ekudaleni izimo ezisiza abafundi baphumelele ezifundweni, bakhule ngokwabo futhi baphumelele ngemuva kokuphothula izifundo. Ezinye izinhlelo zifaka uhlelo lwe-Online Accelerated Postgraduate Support Programme, olusiza abafundi abafundayo ukwenza ucwaningo olusezingeni eliphezulu futhi baqede izifundo zabo ngempumelelo.

Inyuvesi iyaqhubeka nokuthuthukisa ukwesekwa kwabafundi ngezisombululo ezintsha zedijithali ezifana ne-chatbot ye-ComUmsizChatbot, imizamo yokugcina nokuphumelela kwabafundi eyenziwa ngokubambisana neSiyaphumelela, kanye namaphrojekthi axhaswe yi-Kresge Foundation. Imisebenzi yocwaningo nokuzibandakanya iphinde ihlole ukumelana kwabafundi kwezobuchwepheshe bedijithali kanye nekusasa lokwesekwa kwabafundi ezindaweni zokufunda ezikude.

IKolishi Lezifundo Zeziqu lase-Unisa lithuthukise uchungechunge lwezinhlelo zokuqeqesha ngokusebenzisa izingqungquthela, izinkomfa zezemfundo, izinkomfa zevidiyo kanye nezimo zocwaningo olubonakalayo. Lifinyelela ebantwini abazongenela ukhetho ezikhungweni zesifunda zase-Unisa, kusukela eGauteng kuya e-Akaki, e-Ethiopia.

Isikhungo Sokumela Nezinsiza Zabafundi Abakhubazekile, esitholakala kuphothifoliyo Yezindaba Zabafundi, sibhekelela izidingo zabafundi abakhubazekile, futhi sikhuthaza umgomo wokufinyelela empumelelweni. Futhi kule phothifoliyo, uPhiko Lokuthuthukiswa Kwabafundi luhlinzeka abafundi ngosizo lwezenhlalakahle, ukubusa kanye nezinsizakalo zokuthuthukisa ubuholi ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukuphothula kanye nokuba yisakhamuzi.

As Afrika se toonaangewende ope-afstands-e-leerinstelling dien Unisa ’n diverse studentebevolking met verskillende opvoedkundige, sosio-ekonomiese en persoonlike omstandighede. Die ondersteuning van studentesukses, welstand en lewenslange leer bly ’n strategiese prioriteit.

Die nisarea studenteondersteuning- en ko-kurrikulêre aktiwiteite fokus op die skep van bevorderlike omgewings wat akademiese prestasie, persoonlike groei en gegradueerde sukses ondersteun. Inisiatiewe sluit in die Aanlyn Versnelde Nagraadse Ondersteuningsprogram, wat nagraadse studente help om hoëgehalte-navorsing te doen en hul studies suksesvol te voltooi.

Die universiteit gaan voort om studenteondersteuning te verbeter met behulp van innoverende digitale oplossings soos die ComUmsizi-kletsbot, studentebehoud- en suksesinisiatiewe wat in vennootskap met Siyaphumelela geïmplementeer word, sowel as projekte wat deur die Kresge-stigting befonds word. Navorsings- en betrokkenheidsaktiwiteite verken ook studente se digitale veerkragtigheid en die toekoms van studenteondersteuning in ope-afstandsonderrigomgewings.    

Unisa se Kollege vir Nagraadse Studies (College of Graduate Studies) het ’n stel opleidingsprogramme, bestaande uit werkswinkels, kollokwiums, videokonferensies en virtuele navorsingsomgewings, ontwikkel waarmee dit na kandidate in Unisa se streeksentrums, van Gauteng tot Akaki, Ethiopië, uitreik.

Die Voorspraak- en hulpbronsentrum vir Studente met Gestremdhede (Advocacy and Resource Centre for Students with Disabilities), wat onder die Studentesake-portefeulje val, maak voorsiening vir die behoeftes van studente met gestremdhede en bevorder die beginsel van toegang vir sukses. Die Studenteontwikkelingsafdeling in dieselfde portefeulje verleen sosiale ondersteuning, leiding en leierksapontwikkelingsdienste aan studente om gegradueerdheid (graduateness) en burgerskap te bevorder.

Njengeziko le-Afrika lehlelo elivulekileko lokufunda ukude nge-inthanethi (ODeL),i-Unisa isiza abafundi abahlukahlukeneko ngeziqu ezihlukeneko, ngehlalakuhle yezomnotho kanye nangobujamo bomuntu. Ukusekelwa kwepumelelo yomfundi, ihlalakuhle kanye nokuhlala ufunda ipilo yakho yoke kuhlala kuliqalontangi lamano.

Indawana ekhuthaza itjhuguluko yemisebenzi yokusekela abafundi kanye nekharikhyulamu ekhambisana nalokho iqale ekwakheni amabhoduluko lawo asekela ipumelelo yezefundo, ukukhula komuntu, kanye nepumelelo yegrajuwethi. Imizamo ifaka iPhrogremu eSekela amaPhosigrajuwethi i-Inthanethi eRhabileko, esiza abafundi abamaphosigrajuwethi ekukhiqizeni irhubhululo lekhwalithi ephezulu kanye nokobana baqede iimfundo zabo ngepumelelo.  

Iyunivesithi iragela phambili nokuqinisa isekelo labafundi ngeensombululo zamaqhinga wedijithali anjenge-ComUmsizi chatbot, imizamo yokubamba abafundi kanye nemizamo yepumelelo esetjenziswa ngokutjhebisana ne-Siyaphumelela, kanye namaphrojekthi asekelwa ngeemali yi-Kresge Foundation. Irhubhululo kanye nemisebenzi yokuzibandakanya nakho godu kuhlola ukubambelela kwabafundi kudijithali kanye nesekelo labafundi lakusasa ngaphakathi kwamabhoduluko wehlelo elivulekileko lokufunda ukude nge-inthanethi.

Njengeziko eliphambili eAfrika lemfundo evulekileyo yamgama yangeintanethi (ODeL), iUnisa ibonelela ngeenkonzo kubafundi abavela kwiimeko ezahlukeneyo zemfundo, ezentlalo noqoqosho nezobuqu. Ukuxhasa impumelelo yabafundi, impilo-ntle yabo nokufunda ubomi bonke kusahleli kuyinto ephambili kwisicwangcisoqhinga seyunivesithi.

Inkalo ekhethekileyo yenkxaso yabafundi nemisebenzi enxulumene nezifundo igxile ekudaleni iimeko ezifanelekileyo ezixhasa impumelelelo kwizifundo, ukukhula komntu kunye nempumelelo yabafundi abaphumelele izifundo zabo. Amanyathelo aquka iOnline Accelerated Postgraduate Support Programme (okwiyiNkqubo yeNkxaso eKhawulezayo yezifundo zasemva kwesidanga kwi-intanethi), enceda abafundi bezifundo zasemva kwesidanga ekuveliseni uphando olukumgangatho ophezulu nasekugqibeni izifundo zabo ngempumelelo.

Iyunivesithi iyaqhubeka nokuphucula inkxaso yabafundi ngezisombululo zedijithali ezivelisa izinto ezintsha, ezifana neComUmsizi chatbot, amanyathelo okugcina abafundi nokukhuthaza impumelelo yabo aphunyezwa ngentsebenziswano kunye neSiyaphumelela, kunye neeprojekthi ezixhaswa ngemali yiKresge Foundation. Imisebenzi yophando nokuzibandakanya noluntu ikwaphonononga ukomelela kwabafundi kwimeko yedijithali kunye nekamva lenkxaso yabafundi kwiimeko zemfundo evulekileyo yamgama yangeintanethi.

Bjalo ka setheo se se etilego pele sa Afrika sa thuto ya elektroniki ya kgole ya bohle (ODeL), Unisa e hlankela palo ye e fapafapanego ya baithuti bao ba nago le maemo a go fapana a thuto, a leago le a ikonomi, le a motho ka noši. Go thekga katlego ya baithuti, bophelo bjo bobotse le go ithuta bophelo ka moka go sa dutše e le se sengwe sa dilo tše di tlago pele tše di logetšwego maano.

Nepokgolo ye ye bohlokwa la thekgo ya baithuti le mediro ya tlaleletšo ya tlhabollo ya baithuti e šetšane le go hlola ditikologo tše di kgontšhago tšeo di thekgago phihlelelo ya thuto, kgolo ya motho ka noši le katlego ya dialoga. Masolo a akaretša Lenaneo la Thekgo ya Baithuti ba Dithuto tša ka Morago ga Dikalogo leo le Akgofišitšwego ka Inthanete, leo le thušago baithuti ba dithuto tša ka morago ga dikalogo go tšweletša dinyakišišo tša maemo a godimo le go phetha dithuto tša bona ka katlego.

Yunibesithi e tšwela pele go kaonafatša thekgo ya baithuti ka ditharollo tša ditšithale tša boitlhamelo tša go swana le ComUmsizi chatbox, masolo a go hlohleletša baithuti gore ba phethe dithuto tša bona le a go atlega ga bona dithutong ao a phethagatšwago ka tirišano le Siyaphumelela, le diprotšeke tšeo di thekgwago ka ditšhelete ke Kresge Foundation. Mediro ya nyakišišo le tirišano gape e hlahloba bokgoni bja baithuti bja go kgotlelela diphetogo tša ditšithale le bokamoso bja thekgo ya baithuti ka gare ga ditikologo tša thuto ya elektroniki ya kgole yeo e buletšwego bohle.

Jwalo ka setheo se etellang pele sa Afrika sa ho ithuta ka inthanete (ODeL), Unisa e sebeletsa baahi ba fapaneng ba nang le maemo a fapaneng a thuto, moruo le a botho. Ho tshehetsa katleho ya baithuti, boiketlo le thuto ya bophelo bohle e ntse e le ntho ya bohlokwa.

Tshehetso ya baithuti le mesebetsi e tsamaisanang le thuto sebakeng sa bohlokwa e shebane le ho theha dibaka tse thusang tse tshehetsang phihlello ya thuto, kgolo ya botho le katleho ya baithuti ba fumaneng mangolo. Maano a kenyeletsa Lenaneo la Tshehetso ya Baithuti ba Atlehisitsweng la Inthanete, le thusang baithuti ba fumaneng mangolo ho hlahisa dipatlisiso tsa boleng bo hodimo le ho phethela dithuto tsa bona ka katleho.

Yunivesithi e tswela pele ho ntlafatsa tshehetso ya baithuti ka ditharollo tse ntjha tsa dijithale tse kang chatbot ya ComUmsizi, maano a ho boloka baithuti le katleho a kentsweng tshebetsong ka kopanelo le Siyaphumelela, le diporojeke tse tshehetswang ka Kresge Foundation. Mesebetsi ya dipatlisiso le ho kenya letsoho le yona e hlahloba ho tiya ha baithuti ba dijithale le bokamoso ba tshehetso ya baithuti ka hara ditikoloho tsa ho ithuta ka inthanete tse bulehileng.

E buisana le bonkgetheng ba ditsi tsa lebatowa tsa Unisa, ho tloha Gauteng ho ya Akaki, Ethiopia. Setsi sa Bobuelli le Disebediswa bakeng sa Baithuti ba nang le Bokowa, se ka hara potefolio ya Ditaba tsa baithuti, se hlokomela ditlhoko tsa baithuti ba nang le bokowa, mme se kgothalletsa molaotheo wa ho fumana katleho. Hape potefoliong ena, Lekala la Ntshetsopele ya Baithuti le fa baithuti tshehetso ya setjhaba, puso le ditshebeletso tsa ntshetsopele ya boetapele ho ntlafatsa mangolo le boahi.

Jaaka setheo se se eteletseng pele mo Aforika se se fitlhelegang o le kgakala sa go ithuta mo maranyaneng (ODeL), Unisa e direla baithuti ba ba farologaneng ba ba nang le maemo a a farologaneng a thuto, loago le ikonomi le a botho. Go tshegetsa katlego ya baithuti, boitekanelo le go ithuta botshelo jotlhe e santse e le setlapele sa togamaano.

Karolo e e kgethegileng ya tshegetso ya baithuti le ditirwana tse di tsamaisanang le kharikhulamo e tlhomile mogopolo mo go tlhameng ditikologo tse di kgontshang tse di tshegetsang phitlhelelo ya thuto, kgolo ya botho le katlego ya dialogane. Maiteko a akaretsa Lenaneo la Tshegetso ya Morago ga Kalogo le le Potlakileng la Seranyane, le le thusang baithuti ba morago ga kalogo go tlhagisa patlisiso ya boleng jo bo kwa godimo le go wetsa dithuto tsa bona ka katlego.

Yunibesiti e tswelela pele go tokafatsa tshegetso ya baithuti ka ditharabololo tsa dijithale tse di itlhametsweng tse di jaaka ComUmsizi chatbot, maiteko a go boloka baithuti le go atlega a a tsenngwang mo tirisong ka tirisanommogo le Siyaphumelela, le diporojeke tse di tlamelwang ka madi ke Mokgatlho wa Kresge. Ditiro tsa patlisiso le tsa go nna le seabe gape di tlhotlhomisa go itsetsepela ga baithuti ka dijithale le bokamoso jwa tshegetso ya baithuti mo teng ga ditikologo tse di fitlhelegang tsa go ithuta o le kgakala ka maranyane.

Njengesikhungo lesihamba embili e-Afrika se-open distance e-learning (i-ODeL), i-Unisa isebentela bantfu labafundzako labehlukahlukene labanetimo letehlukahlukene temfundvo, tenhlalo-temnotfo kanye netebantfu. Kusekela imphumelelo yebafundzi, inhlalakahle kanye nekufundza kwemphilo yonkhe kuhlala kuyintfo lebalulekile yemasu.

Indzawo yekusekelwa kwebafundzi kanye nemisebenti lehambisana nekharikhulamu igcile ekwakheni timo letinika emandla letisekela kuphumelela etifundvweni, kukhula kwemuntfu sicu kanye nemphumelelo yebafundzi labaphotfulile. Tinyatselo tifaka ekhatsi Luhlelo Lwekusekela Tifundvo Letisheshisako Leku-inthanethi, lolusita bafundzi labaphotfule ticu tabo tekucala kutsi bakhicite lucwaningo lolusezingeni lelisetulu kanye nekucedza tifundvo tabo ngemphumelelo.

Lenyuvesi iyachubeka nekutfutfukisa kusekelwa kwebafundzi ngetindlela letinsha te-digital letifana ne-ComUmsizi chatbot, tinyatselo tekugcinwa kwebafundzi kanye nemphumelelo letiphunyelelwa ngekubambisana ne-Siyaphumelela, kanye nemaphrojekthi lakhokhelwa ngeSisekelo se-Kresge. Imisebenti yelucwaningo nekubandzakanyeka iphindze futsi ihlole kucina kwebafundzi bedijithali kanye nelikusasa lekusekelwa kwebafundzi ngaphakatsi kwetindzawo tekufundzela nge-inthanethi letivulekile.

Sa tshiimiswa tshi rangaho phanḓa tsha u guda nga kha inthanethe ya kule yo vuleaho (ODeL) Afrika, Unisa i shumela tshivhalo tsha matshudeni tsho fhambanaho vha re na nyimele dzo fhambanaho dza pfunzo, matshilisano na ikonomi na dza muthu nga eṱhe. U tikedza u bvelela ha matshudeni, vhuḓifari na u guda lwa vhutshilo hoṱhe zwi kha ḓi vha tshiṱirathedzhi tsha ndeme.

Thikhedzo ya matshudeni na mishumo ya kharikhuḽamu ya u ṱanganelana fhethu hune ha vha na tshikhala tsha mushumo kana fhethu hune ha lingana na muthu zwavhuḓi, kana makete muṱuku wo khetheaho ho sedza kha u sika zwiimo zwi konisaho zwine zwa tikedza u swikelela kha zwa pfunzo, nyaluwo ya muthu nga eṱhe na u bvelela ha vhagudiswa vho ṱhaphudzaho. Vhukando vhu katela Mbekanyamushumo ya Thikhedzo ya Nga murahu ha Digirii yo Ṱavhanyiswaho ya Inthanethe, ine ya thusa matshudeni vha digirii dza nga murahu kha u bveledza ṱhoḓisiso dza maimo a nṱha na u fhedza ngudo dzavho nga nḓila i bvelelaho.

Yunivesithi i khou isa phanḓa na u khwinisa thikhedzo ya matshudeni nga kha thandululo dza didzhithala dza vhuṱali dzi ngaho chatbot ya ComUmsizi, vhukando ha u vhulunga matshudeni na u bvelela ho thomiwaho nga u shumisana na Siyaphumelela, na thandela dzo tikedzwaho nga masheleni nga kha Mutheo wa Kresge. Mishumo ya ṱhoḓisiso na u ṱanganelana i dovha ya ṱola u konḓelela ha matshudeni ha didzhithala na vhumatshelo ha thikhedzo ya matshudeni nga ngomu ha zwiimo zwa e-learning ya kule yo vuleaho.

Tanihi Dyondzo ya le kaya yo rhangela Afirika yo pfuleka (ODeL), Unisa yi pfuneta swichudeni swo hambana hi tindhawu to hambana. To seketela ku humelela ka xichudeni, vumunhu na vutomi hinkwabyo hi xona xitirateji xo sungula.

Nseketelo wa xichudeni na  migingiriko ya kho-kharikhula ya dyondzonkongomo yi kongomaneke na ku tumbuluxa mimbangu yo kotisa seketelo wa vuhumeleri bya xiakhademiki, kulon’winyi na ntwhaso humelelelo. Masungulo ya katsa Tiphurogireme ta Onilayini to Tlakusa Neketelo wa Dyondzo ya le Henhla, leyi pfunetaka swichudeni swa le dyondzo ya le henhla ku humesa ndzavisiso wa nkoka-henhla na ku hetisa tidyondzo kahle.

 Yunivhesiti yi na xiave ku tlakusa nseketelo wa xichudeni  hi switsunxo swa ncinco wa xidijiti ku fana na chatoboto   chatiboto yaComUmsizi, ku va na swichudeni na ku humelela ka masungulo humelerisa ka vubindzukulobye na Hiyahumelela, tiphurojeke to nyikiwa mali hi Nhlangano wa Kresge. Migingiriko ya ndzavisiso na vuvulavurisano yi valanga nsihalalo hi xichudeni xa xidijiti na vumundzuku bya nseketelo wa xichudeni eka mimbango ya dyondzo ya le kaya.