Technology Driven Curriculum for 21st Century Higher Education Students in Africa

Yaya Fonye Odette

Description

The book consists of novel and empirical research in broad areas of technology and curriculum in selected African countries. The central theme of the book is technology and the higher education curriculum. The book consists of case studies from selected African countries, namely, Lesotho; Namibia; Kenya; South Africa; Zimbabwe; Tanzania and Nigeria. These studies confirm that in this contemporary digital era, educational technology is playing an increasingly important role. It has become so ubiquitous and fundamental in the teaching and learning. Higher education sectors across the continent are increasingly compelled to use educational technology to keep up with needs of 21st century students who want to be afforded opportunities to be able to learn in real time, anytime, and on their own terms using opportunities for creative innovation made possible by new information and communication technologies.

Sujets

• Éducation
• Education

Informations

• Publié par: Langaa RPCIG
• Date de parution: 16 août 2017
• Nombre de lectures: 4
• EAN13: 9789956763450
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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Technology Driven Curriculum for 21st Technology Driven Curriculum for 21st Century Higher Education Students in Africa

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Lawrence Meda &

E DITEDBY Lawrence Meda & Alfred H. Makura

Technology Driven Curriculum for 21st Century Higher Education Students in Africa Edited by Lawrence Meda & Alfred H. Makura L a ng a a R esea rch & P u blishing CIG Mankon, Bamenda

Publisher: LangaaRPCIG Langaa Research & Publishing Common Initiative Group P.O. Box 902 Mankon Bamenda North West Region Cameroon [e-mail] www.langaa-rpcig.net Distributed in and outside N. America by African Books Collective [e-mail] www.africanbookscollective.com

ISBN-10: 9956-762-47-4

ISBN-13: 978-9956-762-47-7 ©Lawrence Meda and Alfred H. Makura 2017

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List of Contributors Dr. Sekitla Daniel Makhasanea PhD in Education holds Leadership and Management. He worked in some Lesotho schools as a teacher and Deputy Principal. While pursuing postgraduate studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, he was also a part-time lecturer in the same university teaching various courses. He is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in the Republic of South Africa. His research interests are in the areas of school financial management, education leadership, school violence and ICTs in education. Alfred H. Makuraan Assoiate Professor in the Faculty of is Humanities at Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein campus, Department of Postgraduate Studies (Education) offering Education Law and Research. Initially, Prof Makura worked briefly as a high school teacher (in Swaziland, Lesotho & Zimbabwe) and extensively as lecturer at Morgenster Teachers' College, an Associate College of the University of Zimbabwe, and at the Zimbabwe Open University. Prof Makura also worked as Senior Consultant at the University of Fort Hare's Teaching and Learning Centre for five years prior to his current posting. He holds a PhD(Education); a Post Graduate Dilploma in Higher Education and Training; a Certificate in the Facilitation of Learning; a Master of Education (in Education Leadership & Management); a B. A. Education and a Diploma in Agricultural Education. To date, Prof Makura has to his credit: published two books, 2 book chapters and at least twenty five peer reviewed journal articles. He has presented no less than 30 papers at local and international conferences. His areas of speciality and interest are education, education leadership and management, curriculum development, gender and teacher professional development in higher education. He is passionate about issues of female leadership and teacher education in general. He is a keen and passionate reader and a music and soccer lover.

Mr. Raymond Nkwenti Fruis a Cameroonian national. He lectures History Education in the Faculty of Education at the National University of Lesotho. He holds the following academic qualifications: Diploma of Education from the Higher Teachers Training College Annex of the University of Yaounde 1; Bachelor of Education (B.Ed. Honours) and Masters of Education (M.Ed.) Degrees from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, specialising in History Education. He is in the process of finalising a Ph.D. with the same institution (University of KwaZulu-Natal). His research interests are in textbook representations and general education issues with particular focus on History Education. Dr. Fanny Saruchera is a Senior Lecturer, researcher, consultant and a reviewer. He is currently stationed at Namibia University of Science & Technology (NUST), formerly Polytechnic of Namibia in the Faculty of Management Sciences servicing the departments of Marketing & Logistics, Graduate School of Business as well as the Namibian-German Centre for Logistics. His research interests include inter-disciplinary studies, transport and logistics, consumer mythology and other related themes. Dr Africa Makasian accomplished University Lecturer and is business consultant with over 10 years University lectureship experience. His publication interests are in e-marketing, disruptive innovation, consumer behaviour and service quality. His prowess in marketing is enhanced by an impeccable practical working experience in the public and private sectors for which he has worked at senior management level. He is a holder of a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree (Marketing), Masters of Science Degree in Marketing (NUST, Zim), and PhD in Marketing (UKZN, RSA). Dr. Remmy Shiundu Barasa has vast experience in teaching literature and English language at both public and private universities in Kenya and Tanzania. He currently teaches at Pwani University in Kenya. Dr. Shiundu has interests in postcolonial literature, culture and gender. He has co-authored Tales, Tellers and Tale-Making: A Critical Study of Literary Stylistics and Narrative Styles in Contemporary African Literature (2010), among other literary essays.

Dr. Lawrence Medaholds a PhD in Education (Curriculum Studies) from the University of KwaZulu Natal in South Africa. He is currently working at Cape Peninsula University of Technology as a Senior Lecturer and Teaching and Learning Coordinator in the Faculty of Education. His research interests are in Curriculum Studies; Inclusive Education; Teacher Education and Technology in Education. Dr. Silas Parowa Mangwendea distinguished lecturer in the is Faculty of Management and Entrepreneurial Development Studies at the Women’s University in Africa, Harare, Zimbabwe. He is an expert in Financial Mathematics and Statistics with over 10 years’ experience in university teaching. He is a member of the University Higher Degrees Committee, Research Board and Senate. Dr Mangwende is interested in interdisciplinary research in which he applies mathematical and statistical models to get insight into phenomena. His recent researches focus on Mathematics and Higher Education Curriculum as well as Technology and Higher Education Curriculum. He was awarded the Vice Chancellor Best Lecturer of the Year 2015 through his outstanding teaching skills. His doctoral thesis is characterised by the development of out-of-school entrepreneurship model using mathematical functional relationships. Ms. Bernadatte Namirembe is a Ugandan and teacher by profession. She was working as an Assistant Lecturer at St Augustine University of Tanzania in its constituent college of Tabora (Archbishop Mihayo University College of Tabora- AMUCTA) until October 2016. Currently, she is back to Uganda and is at the initial stages of developing her PhD proposal in Deaf Education. She has a Master Degree in Educational Foundations from the Makerere University - Uganda (2007) and a Bachelor of Arts with Education Degree Makerere University (1997). She has been specializing in deaf education and she has trained both specialised teachers of the deaf and regular teachers. She has coordinated an international exchange project with Royal Dutch Kentalis, from the Netherlands, financed by American Philanthropy (PSIPSE) “Teaching Deaf Learners – A pilot on innovative teaching skills in Tanzania” (2014 -2016) which was implemented at AMUCTA. She has coordinated Special

Education from 2013 – 2015 and worked as Head of Educational Foundations Department (2011 – 2013) at AMUCTA. She has also participated in research and conferences, for example the ICED 2015 in Greece where she presented a paper on teaching of deaf learners in Tanzania. Mr. Ezra Nathanael Ntazoyaholds a Masters of Arts in Education (M.A Ed) from University of Dar es Salaam-Tanzania. He also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Procurement and Supply Management from the College of Business Education-Dar es Salaam Campus- Tanzania. He is currently an Assistant Lecturer and Head of Department – Educational Foundations at Archbishop Mihayo University College of Tabora (AMUCTA). His areas of interests in teaching and research are Curriculum (Teaching and Learning), Educational Media and Technology, Assessment and Evaluation at Higher Learning and Psychology of learning. He has taught Geography and History in secondary schools for eight years. He is currently teaching Introduction to Educational Psychology, Curriculum Development and Evaluation in undergraduate to postgraduate levels. He also teaches Certificate and Diploma courses in the Department of Business Administration. Dr. Louis Okon Akpanis a Nigerian and married with three girls. His academic journey started about 20 years ago. In 1995, he obtained B.Sc. (Ed.) in Geography/Education from the University of Calabar. On graduation, he proceeded to the University of Ibadan for the M.Sc. in Climatology in 2001. He graduated with another Masters’ degree in Comparative Education at the same university in 2003. He obtained Ph.D. in 2016 from the University of KwaZulu- Natal, South Africa. His research interests in the past twelve years have been directed essentially towards the teaching of History and Policy of Education, Comparative Education, Nomadic Education in Nigeria and Aboriginal Education in Australia. He has publications in some renowned journals and book chapters. Currently, he is an assistant director in an education research institution in Uyo, Nigeria.

Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction - Towards a technology driven curriculum……………………………… 1 Lawrence Meda Chapter 2: Students’ views on integrating technology in learning at a University in Lesotho………… 5 Sekitla Daniel Makhasane and Raymond Nkwenti Fru Chapter 3: Prior access to modern learning technologies as a predictor of Post-Admission Cognitive Dissonance in African universities: Evidence from Namibia and Zimbabwe……………………………… 27 Fanny Saruchera and Africa Makasi Chapter 4: Effectiveness of digital technology in teaching of literature in Kenyan universities: A case study of Pwani University…………………………... 51 Remmy Shiundu Barasa Chapter 5: Postgraduate Certificate in Education students’ perspectives about learning using Blackboard at a university in South Africa………………………………….79 Lawrence Meda

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Chapter 6: Student use of technology in Higher Education in Zimbabwe…………………………101 Silas Parowa Mangwende Chapter 7: Teaching pre-service teachers to integrate technology for inclusive classrooms with deaf learners in Tanzania…………………127 Bernadatte Namirembe Chapter 8: Using technology to assess students at a university in Tanzania: Lecturers’ perspectives………………………………………161 Ezra Nathanael Ntazoya Chapter 9: University education and its impact on Nigerian technological advancement………………………………………………… 187 Louis Okon Akpan Chapter 10: Conclusion - Envisioning technology driven curriculum in African Higher Education: Ubuntu perspective…...………213 Sekitla Daniel Makhasane and Lawrence Meda

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Chapter 1 Introduction: Towards a Technology Driven Curriculum Lawrence Meda In this contemporary digital era, educational technology is playing an increasingly important role. It has become so ubiquitous and fundamental in teaching and learning in higher education. Students st of the 21 -century desire opportunities to learn in real time, anytime, and on their own terms using technology. This challenges lecturers in institutions of higher learning to be creative and innovative in curriculum design and pedagogy, in order to meet the needs and expectations of students in the digital era. A good curriculum is one that is not just responsive to the needs of students but also to what is happening in the environment at the time. The use of digital strategies and space is what is happening in the higher education environment today, hence, a need for curriculum design and pedagogy to enhance this initiative. There is a need for curriculum design and pedagogy to be responsive to the use of technology in learning in a higher education African context. This book presents research in the area of higher education curriculum and technology in seven African countries. It touches upon the following sub-themes: •Implications of the integration of technology in the curriculum •Curriculum development in the digital era •Student perspectives on learning using technology •Staff perspectives on teaching using technology •Instructional technology across different subjects / courses •Assessment and technology •Gender and technology in the curriculum •Technology and disability: A challenge? •Social media and curriculum

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