Teaching and Learning with Digital Technologies in Higher Education Institutions in Africa
Teaching and Learning with Digital Technologies in Higher Education Institutions in Africa

Author: Admire Mare

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2022-12-09

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 1000802663

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This book critically examines how the COVID-19 pandemic has stimulated digital innovation within higher education using case studies from Africa. Imagining a future for post-pandemic higher education, it analyses the challenges and opportunities of remote teaching and learning. The book explores the structural barriers around access to higher education and how these were reconfigured and amplified by technology-dependent teaching and learning. Case studies from countries across Africa provide unique insights into the challenges experienced by Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) during the COVID-19 pandemic, examining examples of emergent pedagogies such as online, mobile and social media-enhanced teaching, and blended learning. The chapters consider online assessment and teacher professional development, critically examining some of the benefits and structural challenges of digital technology integration in the context of pre-existing education disparities (such as students and teachers living in poverty-stricken and highly unequal societies). Offering invaluable insights into higher education in Africa, the book will be essential reading for researchers, scholars, and students in the fields of higher education study, digital education and educational technology, and African and comparative education. It will also be of interest to higher education managers and policymakers.

Digital Leadership
Digital Leadership

Author: Mario Franco

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2020-04-01

Total Pages: 171

ISBN-13: 1789850355

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Digital leadership has been seen as a phenomenon allowing competitive advantages for organizations, but some studies do not include the risks, benefits, and challenges of this type of leadership. Consequently, the objective of this book is to fill this gap by combining several studies from different perspectives. The various chapters presented here follow several approaches and applications that researchers explore in different contexts. This book intends therefore to add to the body of knowledge in leadership and digital areas. On the other hand, this work shows how digital leadership can stimulate organizational development in various countries and regions worldwide.

Higher Education in the Face of a Global Pandemic
Higher Education in the Face of a Global Pandemic

Author: Emnet Tadesse Woldegiorgis

Publisher: African Higher Education: Deve

Published: 2022

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9789004514454

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"The book reflects on the extent to which the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic influenced the education system in Africa, notably South Africa. The advent of the pandemic has brought a new context to the challenges of access, deepening the precarious position of African higher education systems. The pandemic underscored that African higher education systems are fragile and not uniformly resilient. The book discusses the challenges created or further entrenched by COVID-19 and how the typology of inequality across the differentiated institutions impacted the management of education delivery during COVID-19. Per se, lessons learned were documented to inform decision-making and practice while drawing conclusions for future usage. Even though the shift to emergency remote teaching was not foreseen and thus not coordinated, the authors argue that students' learning styles, perceptions of online learning and digital pedagogy should be considered in the post-COVID-19 curricula development processes"--

The Effects of Massification on Higher Education in Africa
The Effects of Massification on Higher Education in Africa

Author: G. T. G. Mohamedbhai

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789988589417

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Africa has experienced a dramatic escalation in the demand for higher education, beginning in the late 1960s and continuing today. This is partly in response to the relative success of the "Education for All" programmes implemented by many African countries, which resulted in very considerable expansions in primary and secondary enrollment and output. The pressure of this rising demand, in the face of inadequate resources, has posed major problems for policy makers as well as the leadership of higher education institutions. The purpose of this study is to make an initial assessment of the impact of these developments on the campuses of Africa, and to identify innovative approaches adopted to overcome the resource constraints. The study look first at the effects of the enrollment explosion on teaching, examination performance, physical facilities, institutional management, financing and the quality of student life. It then documents ways in which selected institutions are coping with the challenges.

Handbook of Research on Educational Technology Integration and Active Learning
Handbook of Research on Educational Technology Integration and Active Learning

Author: Keengwe, Jared

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2015-05-31

Total Pages: 494

ISBN-13: 1466683643

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As today’s teachers prepare to instruct a new generation of students, the question is no longer whether technology should be integrated into the classroom, but only “how?” Forced to combat shorter attention spans and an excess of stimuli, teachers sometimes see technology as a threat rather than a potential enhancement to traditional teaching methods. The Handbook of Research on Educational Technology Integration and Active Learning explores the need for new professional development opportunities for teachers and educators as they utilize emerging technologies to enhance the learning experience. Highlighting the advancements of ubiquitous computing, authentic learning, and student-centered instruction, this book is an essential reference source for educators, academics, students, researchers, and librarians.

Handbook of Research on Digital Content, Mobile Learning, and Technology Integration Models in Teacher Education
Handbook of Research on Digital Content, Mobile Learning, and Technology Integration Models in Teacher Education

Author: Keengwe, Jared

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2017-07-13

Total Pages: 497

ISBN-13: 1522529543

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While many facets of our lives are rapidly becoming more digital, educational institutions are now faced with the task of finding new and innovative ways to incorporate technology into the classroom. Examining the latest trends in digital tools provides a more effective learning environment for future generations. The Handbook of Research on Digital Content, Mobile Learning, and Technology Integration Models in Teacher Education is a pivotal scholarly reference source that outlines the most efficient ways for educators to employ technology-enhanced lesson plans in their classroom. Featuring pertinent topics that include blended learning environments, student engagement, artificial intelligence, and learner-centered pedagogy, this is an ideal resource for educators, aspiring teachers, and researchers that are interested in discovering recent trends and techniques related to digital learning environments and technology-enhanced classrooms.

Teaching and Learning in Digital World
Teaching and Learning in Digital World

Author: Mercè Gisbert

Publisher: PUBLICACIONS UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI

Published: 2015-06-11

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 8484243761

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Many reports over the last few years have analysed the potential use of games, videogames, 3D environments and virtual reality for educational purposes. Numerous emerging technological devices have also appeared that will play important roles in the development of teaching and learning processes. In the context of these developments, learning rather than teaching becomes the main axis in the organisation of the educational process. This process has now gone beyond the analogue world and face-toface education to enter the digital world, where new learning environments are being produced with ever greater doses of realism. Teaching and Learning in Digital Worlds examines the teaching and learning process in 3D virtual environments from both the theoretical and practical points of view.

Digital Technologies in Higher Education
Digital Technologies in Higher Education

Author: Sarah Guri-Rozenblit

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781617611025

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Nowadays, technology affects practically all activities in our life. The new digital technologies have permeated economy markets, politics, our workplaces, the ways we communicate with each other, our home activities, as well as operation of all levels of education from kindergarten to doctoral studies. The new technologies challenge higher education institutions world-wide to redefine their student constituencies, their partners and competitors and to redesign their research infrastructures and teaching practices. These multiple contrasting trends, and the visible gap between some sweeping expectations echoed in the 1990s as to the immense impacts of digital technologies on higher education environments and the actual reality, are discussed in this book.

Higher Education ICT Integration in Africa
Higher Education ICT Integration in Africa

Author: Ke Yu

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2024-09-03

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 1040124186

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This multidisciplinary, edited volume examines higher educations’ ICT integration in Africa, contributing a new and inclusive change readiness framework to better understand how to manage ICT or other technological disruptions in resource-restrained contexts. Tackling ICT incorporation in HEIs from different levels, chapters document case studies from countries such as Uganda, South Africa, Rwanda, Eswatini and Zimbabwe to demonstrate both the complexity of integration but also the successes it has enabled and under which conditions. The cases included in this book also exhibit better incorporation of both change content and process, while some cases also make explicit reference to other technology adoption models. Ultimately, the book highlights conceptual and empirical research to inform practices and policy development in Africa, improving multi-level success or change readiness in ICT incorporation in HEIs in Africa. Addressing various gaps in existing literature and proposing innovative solutions like the multilevel change readiness model, this book will therefore be of interest to scholars, researchers and academics in the fields of higher education, ICT integration, and educational technology more broadly.

Examining the Rapid Advance of Digital Technology in Africa
Examining the Rapid Advance of Digital Technology in Africa

Author: Amoah, Lloyd G. Adu

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2024-02-23

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13: 1668499673

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There are essential questions surrounding Africa's digitalization journey, including whether or not the continent can truly serve as the last frontier for socio-economic transformation through digital innovation. An examination of countries such as Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, and Rwanda, which are actively pursuing digitalization, may provide some answers. To evaluate the potential implications, both real and potential, that arise from this focused pursuit, a critical analysis is necessary. Scrutiny of digital infrastructure by companies like Huawei, the emergence of artificial intelligence, and the advent of quantum computing will open new pathways to understanding and establishing promising approaches to the advancement of this region. Examining the Rapid Advance of Digital Technology in Africa offers a comprehensive exploration of the transformative power of digitalization in Africa and its implications for the continent's socio-economic development. It engages with the field of science and technology studies, linking it with socio-economic impacts and transformation, to track, analyze, understand, and critique Africa's contributions to digitalization. The chapters cover a wide range of themes, including ICTs and the business environment, education, healthcare, creative industries, media, culture, tourism, agriculture, ecology, artificial intelligence, blockchain and cryptocurrency revolution, algorithmic governance, the quantum age, and urbanization. This book is a must-read for researchers, scholars, investors, and policymakers who are interested in Africa's digital transformation, as it offers valuable insights into the latest empirical and theoretical aspects shaping the continent's ongoing digitalization.