Course leader details:
Prof S Mphahlele
Department: Early Childhood Education
Office: Robert Sobukwe, G06
Tel: 012 429 4941
Cell: 073 898 7987
Email: emphahrs@unisa.ac.za
Programme administrator:
Admin Officer
Unisa Centre for Lifelong Learning
360 Lillian Ngoyi Street, Pretoria Central
Solomon Mahlangu Building 2nd floor
Tel: 012 352 4288
Email address: UCL@unisa.ac.za
Application Link: www.unisa.ac.za/applyslp
Purpose statement:
The purpose of this Programme is to equip TVET lecturers with the necessary skills, values, and competencies to design, develop and publish online teaching and learning activities. The Programme will enable TVET lecturers to use different types of assessments in an online learning environment. In addition, the TVET lecturers will understand ways of engaging students in an online learning environment as well as explore the theoretical and conceptual constructs of online learning design underpinned by selected theories.
Modules:
PTVET01 - Online module design and development
Content:
This module teaches students to:
Install Moodle local host on their computer devices
Design a module/course plan
Develop a storyboard
Outline the module/course
Identify digital skills for online modules
Create an online module/course
Publish an online module /course site
Theory and practice of Online teaching and learning (PTVET01)
PTVET02 - Assessing learning in an online environment
Content:
Upon completion of this module, students are able to:
Identify types of assessments in online learning
Establish the importance of formative assessments and feedback in an online learning environment
Acquire the knowledge and skills to conduct assessments in an online learning environment
map online learning and assessment activities through Bloom's taxonomy levels
PTVET03 - Facilitation of online learning
Content:
Upon completion of this module students will:
Learn how to change your current role of face-to-face facilitation to online facilitation.
Know how to maintain the effective student-facilitator relationship
Be able to apply facilitation principles in online learning to maintain an open and positive relationship for learning
Know the importance of motivating and engaging students
Apply time management skills in an online learning environment
PTVET04 - Theory and practice of Online teaching and learning
Content:
When students complete this module, they will be able to:
Know the theories underpinning online learning
Identify and describe the infrastructure for online teaching and learning
Identify, know and understand technologies for online learning
Understand copyright issues in online learning
