The Centre for Innovative Education and Communication Technologies (CIECT) positions itself within the context global transformation of higher education institutions (HEIs) in response to a wave of dynamic education sector reforms.
These include the adoption of educational technologies to enhance teaching-and-learning practices, education management, research and administration. This situation has placed a strain on HEIs in South Africa and elsewhere, due to changing societal expectations, the inevitable integration of technology, and specifically eLearning into traditional interventions; and at the same time, the increasing pressure on practitioners to deliver quality education. Equally important, the question arises whether Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is indeed constructively impacting teaching-and-learning practices. Consequently, a need has arisen for ePedagogy training and support for academics and students within challenging, complex HE settings.
View our eLearning Platform, namely,
iKamva (Sakai) at:
https://ikamva.uwc.ac.za.
**iKamva is an IsiXhosa phrase which means: 'moving forward, the future'.
The CIECT team regularly
shares good innovative practices related to the affordances of eTools for teaching-and-learning; and assessment.
View the blog site to read all posts:
http://ciect.wordpress.com/