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  • Christian-Afrikaans women under construction : an analysis of gender ideology in Finesse and Leef 
    Mans, Hettie; Lauwrens, Jennifer (Department of Visual Arts, University of Pretoria, 2013)
    In this article we explore the nature of a particular kind of femininity, which we term 'Christian-Afrikaans femininity'. It is our contention that the rise of glossy magazines over the last two decades, and specifically ...
  • The impact of institutional differentiation on master’s programmes in South Africa 
    Naidoo, Ana; Naidoo, Ari (School of Education and Development (SETD) of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2011)
    This article aims to provide an understanding of challenges faced within higher education when responding to a national call to produce more students with master’s and doctor’s degrees. We focus on transformation within ...
  • An institutional model for improving student retention and success at the University of Pretoria 
    Ogude, Nthabiseng Audrey; Kilfoil, W.R. (Wendy Ruth), 1952-; Du Plessis, Gerhard (Queensland University of Technology, 2012-03)
    A concerted institutional approach to improving student outcomes resulted in a facultybased, student-focussed model for student success at the University of Pretoria (UP). The student academic development and excellence ...
  • The 24th International Conference on the First-Year Experience®, Manchester, England, 21 to 24 June 2011 : conference report 
    Lemmens, Juan-Claude (Unisa Press, 2011-06)
    No abstract available.
  • ‘I just do as expected’. Teachers’ implementation of continuous assessment and challenges to curriculum literacy 
    Nsibande, Rejoice N.; Modiba, Maropeng M. (Routledge, 2011)
    The paper reports on a study that clarifies the nature and scope of the challenges experienced by primary school teachers in Swaziland when using Continuous Assessment (CA) as a tool to improve teaching and learning. ...
  • Leading curriculum renewal in a faculty of education : a story from within 
    Naidoo, Ana (Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2012-06)
    This article investigates the process of curriculum renewal in a faculty of education. I report on my own experiences as the initiator of the change to the Bachelor of Education curriculum. When colleges of education ...
  • Choosing the best from blended and online e-learning 
    Nagel, Lynette; Kotze, Theuns G. (Unisa Press, 2011)
    Blended learning should incorporate the best of contact and online learning, allowing flexibility while retaining connectedness. Therefore, designing effective instruction requires research-informed choices. The Community ...
  • Professional development through formative evaluation 
    Nsibande, Rejoice N.; Garraway, James (Routledge, 2011-06)
    Formative evaluation and its associated methodology of reflection on practice are used extensively in academic staff development. In reflecting on formative evaluation processes in both more traditional and newer programmes ...
  • Is temperament a key to the success of teaching innovation? 
    Blitz, J.J.; Van Rooyen, M.R.; Cameron, David A.; Pickworth, G.P.; Du Toit, Pieter Hertzog (Open Journals Systems, 2010-08)
    INTRODUCTION: A section of the undergraduate curriculum was revised due to consistently poor student evaluation. The chosen didactic method for achieving this change was reciprocal peer teaching. This innovation may have ...
  • Supersizing e-learning : what a coI survey reveals about teaching presence in a large online class 
    Nagel, Lynette; Kotze, Theuns G. (Elsevier, 2010)
    The answer to massification in higher education lies not in paper-behind-glass style e-learning. Such courses lack the necessary interaction to ensure success. There are perceived upper limits to where e-learning can be ...
  • The relationship between hope and goal achievement 
    Maree, David J.F.; Maree, Marinda; Collins, Charmaine (Elliot & Fitzpatrick, 2008)
    Please read abstract in article.
  • A model for learning development 
    Kilfoil, W.R. (Wendy Ruth), 1952- (Unisa Press, 2008)
    This article looks at the way in which people perceive learning and the impact of these perceptions on teaching methods within the context of learning development in distance education. The context could, in fact, be any ...
  • Read-only participants : a case for student communication in online classes 
    Nagel, Lynette; Blignaut, Anita Seugnet; Cronje, Johannes Christoffel (Taylor & Francis, 2009-03)
    The establishment of an online community is widely held as the most important prerequisite for successful course completion and depends on an interaction between a peer group and a facilitator. Beaudoin reasoned that online ...
  • Cousins Virtual Jane and Virtual Joe, extraordinary virtual helpers 
    Nagel, Lynette; Blignaut, Anita Seugnet (Elsevier, 2009)
    Higher education institutions deliver web-based learning with varied success. The success rate of distributed online courses remains low. Factors such as ineffective course facilitation and insufficient communication ...
  • Public administration – getting hooked on e-learning 
    Pretorius, Gaby J.; Fresen, Jill Winifred; Marx, Alta S. (South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2003-09)
    The Department of Telematic Learning and Education Innovation (TLEI) is a service department at the University of Pretoria, which assists and supports academic staff in education innovation projects. One of the many ...
  • Quality promotion and capacity development : could they come to the aid of weary South African academics? 
    Boyd, Lesley G.; Fresen, Jill Winifred (Unisa Press, 2004)
    Whilst research on policy implementation concludes that ‘the principles of equity and quality have been steadily internalised by institutions’ (CHE 2003a), there has been a great deal of sometimes passionate dissent about ...
  • Quality in web-supported learning 
    Fresen, Jill Winifred (Educational Technology Publications, 2002-01)
    Are we meeting the needs of our learners? Are we fulfilling our vision of excellence in learning? How do we marry the theory of Quality Assurance with the services we offer, with particular reference to the web-supported ...
  • A taxonomy of factors to promote quality web-supported learning 
    Fresen, Jill Winifred (Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), 2007)
    This paper reports on a case study of the e-learning production unit at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Phase 1 of the study, completed in 2003, was the design and development of a process-based quality management ...
  • Caught in the web of quality 
    Fresen, Jill Winifred; Boyd, Lesley G. (Elsevier, 2005)
    This study investigates the quality assurance of web-supported learning and may be considered a self-evaluation exercise of the e-learning design and production unit at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. While the ...