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    Lecturers’ Perceptions of the Switch from Teaching in the New Normal to Normal in a Selected University in South Africa
    (Akadémiai Kiadó, 2023-05-30) Adu, Kemi O.; Duku, Ntombozuko
    The announcement of the lockdown because of the pandemic by the South African President in March 2020 came as a surprise and shock to many academics. Universities in the country have no choice but to switch to virtual classrooms, termed “the new normal” A few months ago, the president of South Africa announced the removal of all restrictions and back to normal conventional classroom face-to-face teaching. The paper investigates the perceptions of the lecturer to ascertain the strategies used to cope and share their experiences. 8 samples were purposively selected in one of the historically disadvantaged universities. A semi-structured interview was used to collect data. The findings revealed among others that virtually all the respondents have adopted one or two coping strategies with diverse experiences. The paper recommended that the lecturers should think outside the box and be 4IR compliance. They should be flexible to adapt to any situation and use blended approach pedagogy even in the normal stage.
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    The Application of a Humanistic Pedagogy-Based Evaluation Tool to Capture Educators’ Perceptions of the Value of Digital Technologies to Enhance Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
    (Atlantis Press, 2023-02-07) Vokwana, N.; Baleni, N.
    The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the prevalence of 21st century digital learning technologies in numerous curriculum-related learning environments. Institutions of higher education progressively tuned to use learning technologies to resource and support teaching and learning environments in either face-to-face or blended or hybrid approaches. However, there is limited research on educators’ perceptions of the value and worth of digital technologies in their practice. In order to capture and portray the educator’s perceptions of the worth and value of digital technologies, an evaluation tool designed based on Humanistic Pedagogy (HP) was developed for this purpose. The HP theory was used as an underpinning theoretical and methodological framework to carry out the research. The selection of humanistic pedagogy was intentional since HP is considered a radical approach. The key research question for this study was “What are the edu cator’s perceptions of the worth and value of technology digital technologies to enhance teaching and learning? The evaluation tools were administered to the aca demic educators teaching across various faculties at the university. The data was analysed using qualitative data methods. The study argues that the capacitation of educators on instructional design and technology integration should be guided by a humanistic approach to create spaces for educators to voice their perceptions about the value and worth of digital technologies.