Universities prepare for online teaching and learning
18 April 2020
Despite different in resourcing, traditional and comprehensive public universities in South Africa, physically shuttered since 16 March owing to the nationwide lockdown,are doing their best to honour their pledge to complete the 2020 academic year,with most announcing the switch to online teaching and learning activities with effect from Monday 20 April.
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Timed tests are the worst. As you’re writing you get kicked out of the system because of network. You email the lecturer explaining your situation and basically they tell you what you managed to answer is what you’ll be marked on.
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At a meeting of the Universities South Africa Board of Directors on 24 March,vice-chancellor of public universities made a "consensus commitment" to do all in their power to complete the 2020 academic year,and adhere to a common reopening date across the system-20 April.
Those announcing their intention to resume academic programs online on Monday include the University of the Witwatersrand, Stellenbosch University,the University of Cape Town,the University of Pretoria, University of the Free State,the University of Johannesburg,the University of the Western Cape and Rhodes University.North-West University said on its website it will start on 22 April,and Nelson Mandela University on 28 April.
Most of the Universities' schedule include a period of orientation for students.
The University of KwaZulu-Natal staff told University World News they are working towards a tentative start date of 4 May, although some teaching and learning was already under way.
The University of KwaZulu-Natal was hard hit by violent student protests at the start of the academic year in January which shut down some campuses and halted the academic programs.It had only just started"settings to normality",as it's vice-chancellor,Professor Nana Poku, said in a recent letter to parents, when the coronavirus shutdowns struck.
*University World News--Africa is planning more coverage of these issues as they relate to universities of technology and other universities.
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#The dropping rates of Graduators of 2021
Mina nje angiyizua kahl lento ye online learning!!
ReplyDeleteInzima yona ay kancane
DeleteYoooh this is hard het I don't think they'll be a class of 2021(Candidates) for graduation this is far more serious than what the government is letting on 💔
ReplyDeleteWe can say the virus has change everything 😥
DeleteI honestly thank that the online teaching and learning program is the best option regarding the situation we are currently facing as a country.
ReplyDeleteYah it is the only option we have but there are those you do not have an internet access due to the place they live in
DeleteOnline learning is ok but our lectures should understand that some of us have network problems, the case of a timed test, they should give us another chance if we had network problem while writing
ReplyDeleteYah true...I just see some of not being able to graduate 😥
DeleteThis thing of online learning is not working for some of us
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Yah it's not working but it is the only option we have😥😥
DeleteThank you dear😘
Online learning is not a best solution due various reasons that can lead to poor academic performance
ReplyDeleteYes I agree but it is the only option we have now😥
DeleteLet's hope this online learning will help us but am worried about those who don't have access to the internet
ReplyDeleteThis is very bad I can say😥
Delete100% behind UJ
ReplyDeleteUniversities must ensure the system accommodate all
Exactly.
DeleteThis E-learning inzima nje �� it not working for us
ReplyDeleteMost of us are going to fail this semester
DeleteNgoba le Corona bingeke isalinda nj umuntu aqedele ama Studies wakhe,igadle noma Next Year late
ReplyDeleteEish Kube uyazi ukuth ngiworried kanjan😥ngezifundo zethu
DeleteOnline learning won't help at all. Many students won't have access to Internet 😓
ReplyDeleteOur universities must take into consideration those students who lives in rural areas because they always have a network problem
DeleteThis has been not easy for everyone but i guess we just have to do our best till this pandemic spread of Covid19 blows over.
ReplyDeleteThe question is when,when will it blows over😥
DeleteThis online learning is really a challenge on some of us hey😢
ReplyDeleteVery challenging and in different ways
DeleteOnline learning is a good step taken but the problem is network. This may negatively impact the results
ReplyDeleteOnly few finalist will graduate next year
DeleteI think this online learning it not easy for us cz other student they don't have laptops other are living in an areas where network is poor but at the end it gonna help us to finish this semester
ReplyDeleteIt is the only option we have 😥
DeleteThis online learning is only working for a few people some people have alot of difficulties in accessing the internet.
ReplyDeleteAnd this may negatively affect on the results
DeleteThe university should wait until we find a cure of this corona coz online learning only favour the rich😢
ReplyDeleteI was going to say so too but the thing is we don't know when
DeleteThis online learning thing is good but some of us don't have garget nd network
DeleteMany people are going to fail
DeleteOnline learning is the best option but for advantage students .....funny thing is that even our lectures don't know how to conduct it ,but let hope it will work
ReplyDeleteHope our Varsities will entervain interms of the lactures
DeleteFor now online learning can be helpful and keep us busy but it's not as effective as they'd hope because not many students have access to internet and data costs shaim😔🙄😑
ReplyDeleteData costs a lot and not all of us have money to buy data.
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