my e-Portfolio
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About me
Firstly, I am a proudly South African citizen, a daughter, sister, wife, mother, friend, and many more beautiful things... I am also a lecturer by profession, which is the focus of this e-portfolio. This e-portfolio was designed as an example to help my students in developing and designing their own e-portfolios, so this e-portfolio does not fully capture my profile.
E-portfolios are important teaching and learning tools, especially in distance education and e-learning environments, and now in the entrance of the Covid-19 pandemic that forced many HEIs to move to online spaces. E-portfolios can also be used for teaching and learning in high school. IF well designed, it is a fun way to teach and to learn.
So, I teach at the University of South Africa, currently teaching two modules. One module is completely run online, with the use of Mahara (and other online platforms, e.g. Site123, Weebly e-portfolio) and another is a blended module, which is run via the University's Learning Management System (LMS) called myUnisa, and via the correspondence mode of delivery.
Most of my learners for the online module Instructional Techniques and Multimedia in Adult Education (INTMAEU) (NQF8) are lecturers from other educational institutions, and a few from government. This module is offered online and has an e-portfolio submitted for summative assessment/exam. This module is however being phased out and will no longer be offered from 2022.
Instructional Studies in Context (ISC3701) is NQF7 exit level blended module for the BEd qualification in the College of Education, at Unisa. With this module, some activities are done offline, like written assignments, but there are discussion forums that happens on myUnisa. The exam is also an e-portfolio submitted via a PDF file format, but students can also submit the hard copy version of their portfolio.
You can see my other e-portfolio on Weebly for more on my Profile!
INTMAEU Tasks
Assignment 1 - e-portfolio practice
Mahara ePortfolio via learning units on myUnisa and the study guide.
2019/12/01Assignment 2 - Learning theories in adult education
Application of teaching/educational theories and educational technology and media in one specific online lesson.
2019/01/08Assignment 3 - Mind Map
Create a Mind Map on the use of ePortfolio for teaching and learning in ODeL environment and an Annotated bibliography
2019/02/10Assignment 4 - Reflective Journal
A reflective journal on your experiences of active and engaged learning experiences in INTMAEU 2019. (Mid-year Report)
2016/03/14Assignment 5 - Discusion Forum
Debate and discuss the educational changes in the digital age from a higher educational point of view.
2019/08/09Assignment 6 - Discussion forum
Challenges of cooperative learning in adult education in Higher Education (Discussion forum).
Learn More2019/08/09Assignment 8 - The Non-Venue -Examination (Final e-portfolio)
No extension for this assignment will be granted as this is a non–venue-based- examination
2020/01/15Education & Experience
PhD in Education
Modise, M. E. P. (2022). Academic professional development and support of academics for digital transformation in African large scale open and distance education institutions (Doctoral dissertation). https://uir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/28723
2022/04/25Master of Education in open and distance learning (ODL) (CUM LAUDE)
I received this degree with a distinction, my thesis topic was "Towards an effective and empathetic student support system in an open and distance education and e-learning environment : a case study from a developing country context", and it can be accessed on URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10500/25810
Learn More2016/05/25Master of Business Leadership (MBL)
2014/09/25Certificate of Technology in Distance Education and E-learning
2014/02/10Bachelor of Arts Honours (Information Science)
2011/01/11Bachelor of Arts Degree (Information Science and Psychology)
1998/01/12My skills
Teaching
When I was a kid, although I have always had such respect for teachers, but I never really thought of myself becoming a teacher, let alone teaching at a university! But here I am, a passionate teacher, teaching in the age of digital technologies and a diversity of learners and learning needs. Life without teachers is really doomed!
Research
I love research, I especially enjoy collaborative research projects that brings together a fountain of talents and passions from the team members. In Setswana, there is an idiom that says "Tau e senang seboka e siiwa ke none e tlhotsa" meaning "To work alone is harder than with help". The African philosophy of UBUNTU (Motho ke motho ka batho) says "I am because you are" or "You are because we are". So if its anything about academic professional development, educational technologies, e-portfolios, teaching strategies, student support, online learning/e-learning, technology adoption, open distance education, then I am ready to collaborate, you can contact me on modismp@unisa.ac.za.
Project Managment
I actually approach every task as a project, anything, even just going to the shop, I put down a list of things to buy, other places I might need to go to, an so forth. Although we don't always have control on everything, however, planning is the first key success factor on a daily basis!
Content Managment
Oh, I have designed and managed content online, website management, learning content, etc., and this is aligned to planning and also excellent filing and e-file management skills.
Workshop Facilitation
Hahhaa, even with my heightened level of nervousness, but once the clock start, the nervous energy is turned into adrenalin!! :)
Assessment & Moderation
Teaching with technology
Articles
Faced with emerging technologies and a diversity of students entering higher education in South Africa, lecturers must continuously equip themselves with the necessary skills to teach and support today’s learners effectively. This article reports on the lessons learnt and experiences of academics at an open distance learning (ODL) institution who participated for the first time in the fully online teaching and learning programme at an international institution, through a partnership aimed at developing academic capacity in ODL.
Read MoreE-portfolios have been used for decades in education; however, it is still a new trend in some developing countries as they continue to adopt e-learning practices. The study investigated postgraduate students’ experiences and perceptions of using an e-portfolio as a teaching tool to support their learning in an open and distance e-learning (ODeL) university in South Africa.
Read MoreModise, M.P. (2014). Perceptions of the effectiveness of internet marketing strategies for first-time students in an ODL institution Modise.(Master's thesis, University of South Africa, Republic of South Africa). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10500/26962
Read MoreModise, M.P. (2014). Perceptions of the effectiveness of internet marketing strategies for first-time students in an ODL institution Modise.(Master's thesis, University of South Africa, Republic of South Africa). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10500/26962
Read MoreThis paper seeks to demonstrate the role and value of e-portfolios as an alternative teaching and learning tool in distance education and the online environment, especially in developing countries.
Read MoreTEACHING & LEARNING GOODIES
First we start with the great Tony Bates's site for resources in online learning and distance education. Click here and enjoy!!
