Category Archives: mlearning

WS4 Practical implications of BYOD at CPUT

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Daniela Gachago

Facilitators: Sakkie Smit, CIET and Suzaan LeRoux, Business Date and location: 9th of March 2017, 13.30-15.30, Lab303, IT centre, Bellville Workshop description: The 2017 NMC  Horizon report on the use and impact of technology in Higher Education still references the … Continue reading →

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Lecture recording and podcasting – hands-on

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Daniela Gachago

Facilitator: Dylan Cromhout, Marketing Date and venues: 2nd of June 2016, 13.30-15.30, lab 302, IT center, Bellville campus 9th of June 2016, 13.30-15.30, eLearning Center, Cape Town campus Workshop description:  As the availability of tablets both for lecturers and students … Continue reading →

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101 apps for Teaching with Tablets

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Daniela Gachago

Facilitators: Christine Price and Gerhard Griesel, Horticulture Date and time: 5th of May 2016, 13.30-15.30 Venue: IT centre, Bellville campus Seminar description The Foundation programme in the Horticulture Sciences department recently acquired a set of tablets for each student to use in … Continue reading →

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The use of Whatsapp to support student learning

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Daniela Gachago

Facilitators: Juliana Willemse, Nursing Department, UWC Daniela Gachago, ETU Fundani, CPUT Date and time: 20th of August 2015, 14.00-16.00 Venue: Old Science Building, Bellville Campus Seminar description: The use of mobile devices with their connectivity capacity, combined with the power … Continue reading →

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BYOD: Teaching with Tablets

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Daniela Gachago

Facilitators: Dylan Cromhout, Marketing and Linda Manashe, ETU, Fundani Day and time: 6th of August 2015, 14.00-16.00 Location: Faculty of Informatics and Design, Roeland street, Cape Town campus   Seminar description As the availability of tablets both for lecturers and … Continue reading →

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Increasing options for student learning through the use of mobile devices

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Daniela Gachago

Facilitator: Dr Philip Uys, Director, Strategic Learning and Teaching Innovation, Charles Sturt University, Australia Date and location: Monday, 30th of May 2011, 14.00-16.00, Preview Room, Fundani, Bellville Workshop description: The seminar aims to encourage discussion about new options for student learning … Continue reading →

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Creating podcasts using Audacity

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Daniela Gachago

Facilitator: Daniela Gachago, CPUT Date: 24th of February 2011,14.00-16.00 Location: Room 4.28, Fourth Floor, Engineering Building, Cape Town campus Workshop description: This hands-on workshop is a follow-up from last year’s seminar on the use of “Podcasting in Teaching and Learning” … Continue reading →

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Bulk SMSing

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Daniela Gachago

Recently I have been approached by two lecturers to discuss the possibility of using Bulk SMS to communicate with students. Bulk SMS portals such as  http://www.bulksmsportal.co.za offer SMS packages at a comparatively cheap rate (e.g. R0.27 for a bundle of … Continue reading →

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Let’s Mxit! The use of mobile technology for supporting students’ learning

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Daniela Gachago

Facilitators: Ronald Arendse (UWC), Amanda Morris and Roux Rossouw (CPUT).        Date, time and venue: 10th of March 2010, 9.00-12.00, Faculty of Engineering, Cape Town Campus, room 3.15, Engineering Building. Workshop description:        Academics need to recognize the growing and important role cell phones … Continue reading →

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