Blended Learning Case Studies

As part of the “Targeted Renewal of Academic Programmes Project” at Stellenbosch University, one of our main aims is to showcase good practice with regards to learning technology integration in the curriculum and to encourage interdisciplinary dialogue about potential collaboration or sharing of new ideas.

This series of case study booklets provide academics in 2014 - 2016 was the first step in raising awareness of technology-enhanced learning and teaching practices manifesting at that time in the different faculties.

2014

Topics featured in this year’s Blended Learning Case Studies:

Fieldtrip in a classroom - enhancing student diversity and inclusivity with the use of vPike
Improving teaching productivity and learning efficiency using online assessments and clickers
Blended Learning: A flipped approach in Sociology
Transforming Economics 144 away from traditional teaching towards student centred learning
A reflective e-portfolio - enhancing theory application using Mahara
Utilising the e-portfolio during teaching practice as a reflection strategy within a blended learning approach
iUS: The University-School iPad Project
Monitoring student progress in a Clinical Communications module
Implementing a BYOD project
‘Blending’ a Postgraduate Diploma in Addiction Care
Using podcasts to teach Dermatological education
Flipped Streamed Tutorials in the Department of Nursing
YouTube videos for teaching and learning in Chemistry
Clickers as performance management tools for student assistants
Implementation of interactive tutorials using iPads in Physics
Introducing badges in first-year Chemistry
Tablets to promote active learning in the EDP biology flipped classroom
Use of learning technologies in the Masters of Divinity programme

Topics featured in this year’s Blended Learning Case Studies:

#audit_sexy: Increasing student engagement using social media
Blending a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management Administration
Flipping Economics with Extended Degree Programme students
Connecting content and real life with authentic learning opportunities in Psychometrics
Developing student digital literacies: A pilot course for pre-service teachers
MobiLex: The use of LSP dictionaries on mobile phones in higher education
Initial reflections on the use of tablets in a SUNCEP Teacher Professional Learning Programme
Podcasting in legal education
Managing timeous quality feedback with large groups
Combining videos and quizzes to provide additional support and enhance learning in Mathematics
Addressing module challenges with online resources
In-time teaching through videos in practical Electrical Engineering
Using instructional videos for the laboratory sessions of Control Systems 354
Using interactive online lessons to facilitate learning in Anatomy: Life Forms and Functions 111
Enhancing student collaboration through a Google Suite
Not just a statistic: Providing students with reflective opportunities through blogging
One module, four teachers: Using rubrics as an assignment teaching and learning tool in a multi-lecturer module
Peer review as a valuable assessment: Using the Workshop tool
Using clickers to enhance interactive learning in Biochemistry 364

Topics featured in this year’s Blended Learning Case Studies

Digital stories for nursery design
A blended approach to teaching Hebrew
A scaffolded approach in English Studies 178
A spring in your step: iSpring for e-assessment
Kinderkinetics: Teaching tomorrow's skills today
Digital storytelling to engage postgraduates in reflective practice
Gamification in Industrial Psychology: Using game elements in SUNLearn to increase student engagement
Office Mix for online student presentations
Teaching data visualisation through infographics for research projects
The night before the test: Electrical engineering students' use of online resources to prepare for assessment
Using blended teaching to overcome millennial classroom barriers
Peer-assessed video workshops in Physiotherapy Science 272
Developing active learning methods in International Law
The use of Explain Everything to create video lectures in the context of flipped learning
Using Kahoot! to enhance the learning experience in Chemistry 176
Clickers for attendance and formative assessment
Student-created video assessments as an enabling heuristic