Prof MP Modise

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy in Education (Curriculum Studies), University of South Africa
• Masters of Education in open and distance learning (ODL) (CUM LAUDE), University of South Africa
  
• Master of Business Leadership (MBL), Unisa School of Business Leadership
• Certificate of Technology in Distance Education and E-learning, University of Maryland Global Campus
  
• Advanced Certificate in Outcomes-Based Assessment in Higher Education and ODL, University of South Africa
• Bachelor of Arts Honours (Psychology), University of South Africa
• Bachelor of Arts Honours (Information Science), University of Pretoria
• Bachelor of Arts Degree, University of Pretoria

Fields of academic interests

• E-Learning
• Student support in ODeL
• Professional development
• Educational technology
• Instructional techniques, and alternative assessment

Field of Specialisation

• Instructional studies
• ODeL
• e-portfolios

Journal articles

• Modise, M.P. & Zawacki-Richter, O. (2023). Professional development of academics for the implementation of online learning in African open and distance teaching institutions. International Journal of E-Learning & Distance Education. https://doi.org/10.55667/ijede.2022.v37.i2.1256
  
• Naidu, K., & Modise, M. P. (2023). Lecturers’ Experiences of the Blurring of Time and Space during Covid-19 in a South African ODeL University. Open Praxis. https://doi.org/10.25159/unisarxiv/000014.
• Modise, M. P., & Van den Berg, G. (2023). Covid-19 as an Accelerator for Training and Technology Adoption by Academics in Large-Scale Open and Distance Learning Institutions in Africa. Unisa Press. https://doi.org/10.25159/UnisaRxiv/000016.v1
• Mudau, P. K., & Modise, M. P. (2022). Using E-Portfolios for Active Student Engagement in the ODeL Environment. Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 21, 425-438. https://doi.org/10.28945/5012
• Modise, M. P. (2022). The Potentiality of MOOCs as a Tool for Widening Access to Higher Education in the African Context: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 21(5). https://doi.org/10.26803/ijlter.21.5.5 
• Modise, M., & Molotsi, A. (2022). The perceptions of new lecturers towards adopting a learning management system for facilitating modules online in a South African ODeL institution. International Journal of Education & Development using Information & Communication Technology, 18(1).http://0-search.ebscohost.com.oasis.unisa.ac.za/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eue&AN=156669396&site=eds-live&scope=site
• Modise, M. P., & Mudau, P. K. (2021). Using E-Portfolios for Meaningful Teaching and Learning in Distance Education in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review. The Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/07377363.2022.2067731
• Modise, M. P. (2021). Postgraduate Students’ Perception of the Use of E-portfolios as a Teaching Tool to Support their Learning in an Open and Distance Education Institution. Journal of Learning for Development, 8(2), 283-297. https://doi.org/10.56059/jl4d.v8i2.508
• Modise, M. P. (2020). Continuous professional development and student support in an open and distance e-learning institution: a case study. International Journal of African Higher Education, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.6017/ijahe.v7i1.10902

Paper presentations

• Capacity building in ODeL:  Attributes of effective mentor-mentee relationships, UNESCO Chair on ODL at UNISA, 24 August 2022
• Online assessment in ODeL - African Council for Distance Education (ACDE) 44th Executve Board Meeting, UNISA Florida Campus, 18 August 2022
• Face to Face with COVID-19: Frank introspection about what we know, what we can and cannot do in ODeL environments, UNESCO Chair on ODL at UNISA, 15 September 2021
  
• Exploring the use of ePortfolios as a teaching tool to support students’ learning experience in an open distance and e-learning institution.  The 9th Teacher Education and Interdisciplinary Research Conference, Zimbabwe, 2019
• Exploring the use of Mahara e-Portfolio software as teaching and learning tool in ODeL. myUnisa Café. 27th May 2019, Florida Campus, Calabash Building
• The role of MOOCs in South African higher education. UNESCO Chair on Open Distance Learning, UNISA, 2019

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

• NRF Knowledge, Interchange & Collaboration (KIC) International Travel Grants 2023
• VP-RPSIC: Women in Research Emerging Researcher Award for Excellence in Research 2023 
• Education Association of South Africa (EASA) Postgraduate Doctoral Degree Award 2022
• South African Education Research Association (SAERA) Doctoral Dissertation Award 2022
• 2021 Best Paper Prize from the UNISA UNESCO Chair on ODeL - ODeL Virtual Conference
• Digital Humanities Open Educational Resources (OER) Champions Initiative - Grant by NWU UNESCO Chair on Multimodal Learning and Open Educational Resources
• Member of Executive Committee of South African Education Research Association (SAERA) - Representing the Early Career Researchers (ECRs) (2021 - 2023)

Projects

• Women In Research (WiR) Project 2023-2025: Towards the integration of educational technology into teaching and learning at the high school level through e-portfolios – the case of Willowridge High school

Other

ORCID number:  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2817-6329

The Conversation Africa

• Free online courses could be a path to higher education in African countries, but awareness is low.
• Online learning platforms aren’t enough – lecturers need the right technical skills.
• Remote teaching in Nigeria and South Africa got a COVID wake-up call – how to capitalise on it.
• South Africa’s young education researchers need networks to share experience more than pressure to produce outputs