This book relates to the experiences and initiatives of teacher education institutions in the Southern Africa region to empower teachers to cope with teaching and learning in the digital age. The book covers the impacts of digital technologies on the teaching and learning process. Online and blended learning, digital pedagogies, the design of curricula and learning experiences to address the learning needs and profile of learners are considered in this book. Furthermore, the way in which pre- and in-service teachers learn about alternative modes of assessment will also be considered. In this regard, innovative concepts such as renewable and situated assessments, multimodal assessments, digital storytelling and e-portfolios, amongst others, were explored.
This book relates to the experiences and initiatives of teacher education institutions in the Southern Africa region to empower teachers to cope with teaching and learning in the digital age. The book covers the impacts of digital technologies on the teaching and learning process. Online and blended learning, digital pedagogies, the design of curricula and learning experiences to address the learning needs and profile of learners are considered in this book. Furthermore, the way in which pre- and in-service teachers learn about alternative modes of assessment will also be considered. In this regard, innovative concepts such as renewable and situated assessments, multimodal assessments, digital storytelling and e-portfolios, amongst others, were explored.
Focuses on issues related to teacher training within a digital context Presents new developing milieu of Southern Africa, but also provides recommendations for teacher training worldwide Contributes to the scholarship in unique manner in terms of the chosen geographical and socioeconomic context
Jako Olivier
Digital Technologies and Teacher Training Online Learning in Southern Africa Blended Learning in Southern Africa Multimodal Learning Teacher Training Teacher Education Renewable and Situated Assessments Multimodal Assessments Digital Storytelling Digital Pedagogies Design of Curricula and Learning Game-Based Pedagogy Collaborative Learning Computer-assisted Language Learning