Introduction
Although Africa makes up 18% of the world population, its global research output is less than 2%. The DETA Conference is a unique platform for all faculties of education to share knowledge and deliberate on educational issues as they affect Africa. The end product is to impact practice through research, which matches the productivity goal of teacher education institutions.
This workshop will guide participants in structuring their time for effective productivity and impactful research outcomes. It will, in addition, ensure the relevance of their manuscript to a global audience.
Description
The half-day workshop organised by the Teacher Education Through Flexible Learning in Africa (TETFLE) Journal is divided into three sessions:
The workshop aims to assist academics to maximise their time to enhance productivity in the area of publications, thereby impacting practice.
Participants will be able to compare the experiences of academics from different contexts, and exchange ideas on maximising their time to enhance productivity.
The presentation will involve a plenary and a critical analysis or review of research findings, along with other practical sessions. Participants will be encouraged to share their work experiences.
Requirements for participants
Involvement in research and interest in publications
Any pre-downloaded material?
None
Facilitators:
Dr Folake Ruth Aluko is a researcher in the Unit for Distance Education at the University of Pretoria. She manages the quality of the institution’s Distance Education programmes in the Faculty of Education. Dr Aluko has authored books, chapters and articles in accredited journals and has supervised postgraduate students. She is the Chief Editor of the Teacher Education through Flexible Learning (in Africa and Other Developing Contexts) open journal. Her research focus is the quality management of distance education programmes. Dr Aluko has a C2-rating with the National Research Council (NRF), a peer review system that assesses the standing of South African researchers.
Prof Margaret Funke Omidire is a full professor in the University of Pretoria’s Department of Educational Psychology, and is Director of the Centre for Evaluation and Assessment. She is known for her work in the field of linguistic diversity, multilingualism, language in education and multilingual education. Prof Omidire is actively engaged in school-based intervention research for learning/learner support and wellbeing. Her work centres on the reconceptualisation of education in sub-Saharan Africa for multilingual approaches to education. She is a registered educational psychologist with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). She is Chair of the Ethics Committee of the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Education and has a C2-rating with the National Research Council (NRF).
Prof Geesje van den Berg is a professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instructional Studies at the University of South Africa (Unisa). She holds the Commonwealth of Learning Chair in Open Distance Learning (ODL) for Teacher Education. She has published books, chapters and articles in accredited journals and has supervised numerous postgraduate students. Her research publications focus on the theory and practice of ODL in teacher education, student interaction with technology in ODL and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in this field. She is rated as an established researcher by the National Research Foundation (NRF). Additionally, she is the programme manager for the structured Master in Education in ODL degree programme
