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The University of Pretoria (UP) is at the forefront of digital transformation in higher education. It embraces cutting-edge technology to enhance teaching and learning. As part of this commitment, the Department for Education Innovation’s E-Education Group is introducing Anthology's innovative new learning management system (LMS), branded as clickUP Ultra, at UP.
Teaching large classes often presents challenges to lecturers. This is also the case in the modules Dr Evangeline Nortje from the Faculty of Health Sciences presents to third-year students of Human Physiology in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences. She decided to investigate the option of integrating a gamified approach to enhance student engagement, collaboration and knowledge retention.
Prof Warren du Plessis, a lecturer in the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, has been appointed as a distinguished lecturer of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (IEEE)’s Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society (AESS) for 2025 and 2026. He considers this a great privilege and an opportunity to share his knowledge on electronic warfare (EW) and other related systems in which he specialises.
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