5123 Students expected to engage in Digital Academic Literacy (DAL) Programme: Semester 1

5123 Students expected to engage in Digital Academic Literacy (DAL) Programme: Semester 1

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

 

Digital Academic Literacy (DAL) Programme: 1^st Year & Senior Students

 

In this 21^st Century, CIECT focuses on a Digital Academic Literacy (DAL) Programme, where on the one hand staff and students are able to easily navigate and interact within online platforms; and on the other hand, many students still require basic computer literacy skills.  Thus, CIECT delivers the DAL Programme to novice users (1^st year students), as well as advanced users (senior students/ other year levels).  

 

DAL Integration into Accredited Modules [Faculty Collaboration]

 

The CIECT Team collaborates with the Faculty to identify student needs. The DAL Programme is integrated into accredited modules across various faculties including EMS, Education, CHS, Dentistry, Law, Arts and Science. The DAL Programme entails the following basic literacy packages; and eTools training (familiarisation of the institutional Learning Management System/ iKamva).

 

 

Multimodal Approach: Facilitation of large-scale basic literacy programme

 

The CIECT team facilitated 55 classes per week, via a multimodal approach during 2021. This approach will be applied in 2022, in order to support approximately 5123 students across faculties:

• Google Hangouts ‘Live’/synchronous classes
• iKamva (LMS): Various eTools used, such as Announcements, Course Resources, Test & Quizzes, Assignments, Discussion Forum, and Lessons Tool
• Skills Assessment Manager (SAM): An online platform, which hosts an interactive environment, including simulations, instructional videos and a self-assessment interface. Students are able to view instructional videos on how to complete tasks. Thereafter, students are able to practice skills, before completing an online assessment.

 

Continuous Assessments

 

Students are expected to engage in the DAL Formative Assessment tasks. These are made available via iKamva and SAM platforms. The final grades are submitted to the specific departments.

 

 DAL Programme 2022: Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with Faculties

 

The DAL Programme is offered over a semester to participating departments who collaborate with the CIECT team to create customised lessons. Extensive planning and collaboration with departments, include:

• The CIECT team conducts formal meetings with specific departments, to discuss the scope of the delivery of the Digital Academic Literacy (DAL) Programme. The meetings entail aspects related to departmental specific needs; Programme outline and the agreement of the delivery of specific packages.
• CIECT and the department develops and signs Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
• The CIECT team recruits senior students as Tutors (co-facilitators) to assist with the DAL programme via work-study programme.

 

The table depicts departments who have signed SLAs for 2022. *The list includes one new department, namely Language and Communication Studies (LCS111).

 

 

 

NB: CIECT is not able to accommodate any new department for the current academic year 2022 [current Semester1]. Planning involves collaboration with the ICS Department for Labs/Venues.

*The CIECT team collaborates with departments (in advance) – to prepare for the upcoming academic year.

 

NB:  CIECT welcomes collaboration for Semester 2 [i.e. additional departments].

 

Contact the Manager: DAL to plan and customise, in advance for Semester 2 (2022); and 2023. Mr Fundile Nkunge at fnkunge@uwc.ac.za; X3147