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APPLICABILITY OF ONLINE TEACHING AIDS IN A SOUTH AFRICAN CONTEXT

Len Steenkamp and Riaan Rudman, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Students currently at tertiary institutions have developed a set of attitudes and aptitudes as a result of growing up in an IT and media-rich environment. These attitudes and aptitudes influence how they learn. In order to be effective, lecturers must adapt to address student learning preferences and use the online teaching tools that these students are familiar with. In a South African context. It was found that students spend a significant amount of time in interactive online image-rich environments and are accustomed to this environment. A number of suggestions are made on how to incorporate this in teaching.

 

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