An exploration of education

Posted on May 15, 2014

Students studying for the Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) in UP’s Faculty of Education were taken on a two-week educational adventure in April 2014. The students, specialising in the Early Childhood Development (ECD) phase, discovered t

Spotlight on role of language in educational development

Posted on October 24, 2013

Dr Alta Engelbrecht from the Department of Humanities Education represented the Dean of the Faculty of Education, Prof Irma Eloff, at the 10th International Language and Development Conference that took place at the Lagoon Beach Hotel in Cape Town from 1

Music lecturer continuously motivates students

Posted on February 08, 2013

Ms Ronel de Villiers, Music Lecturer in the Department of Humanities Education, has this year once again been recognised for her outstanding work when she received the Unisa Prestige Award for Teaching Music Theory during 2012 .

New signatures in the spotlight

Posted on August 29, 2012

The Sasol New Signatures National Art Competition, of which Mr Peter Binsbergen of the Department of Humanities Education is the National Chair, won the Business and Arts South Africa award in the Category: Increasing access to the arts award.

Lecturers from the Department of Humanities Education visit Lebone College

Posted on August 15, 2012

On Friday, 27 July 2012, a delegation of the Department of Humanities Education visited Lebone College close to Rustenburg in order to forge links with the colleagues with the eye on possible collaboration in future.

Humanities Education welcomes new Head of Department

Posted on July 11, 2012

The Department of Humanities Education is pleased to announce that Prof Saloshna Vandeyar is instated as acting Head of Department as from 1 July 2012. She takes over the reigns from Prof Adelia Carstens.

Humanities Education staff member contributes to publication and conference

Posted on June 19, 2012

Lizette de Jager contributed a chapter to the recently published 3rd edition of 'Getting Practical: A guide to teaching and learning', a joint South African Institute for Distance Education (SAIDE) and Oxford University Press publication.

Methodologies workshop held

Posted on February 28, 2012

The lecturers for the subject Languages Methodologies, Ms Dina Cloete (Afrikaans) and Ms Lizette de Jager (English) organised a very successful Microsoft workshop for 4th year pre-service teachers on 22 February 2012.