Browsing by Author "Swart, Marieken"

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    Creative capstone computer projects for post-graduate students of English
    (2003) Swart, Marieken
    The capstone forms an integral part of outcome-based education. Based on a concept from early Roman building techniques, a capstone experience aims to bring a period of study to meaningful and practical fruition. With this in mind, the English Department at the University of Stellenbosch has designed a module in its Honours course that allows post-graduate students the opportunity to develop additional skills in the design and development of multimedia projects that effectively combine the knowledge they have gained during the course of their English studies with state of the art technological innovations in education. This paper explores the nature of the capstone experience and discusses the contribution it makes to the education and skills development of post-graduate students. It describes the main assignment of the module “Learning and Teaching through Multimedia”, shows that it demands carefully demarcated academic research, the ability to structure and present knowledge in an interactive multimedia environment and a sensitive understanding of both the learning and teaching process. As such, the assignment is a practical demonstration of skill and knowledge in an important, authentic context. The article is illustrated by extracts from multimedia projects completed by post-graduate students.
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    Group work and collaborative learning revisited : coach or pumpkin?
    (Stellenbosch University, 1999) Swart, Marieken
    As effective teaching and optimal learning are particularly crucial to a developing South Africa, it is perhaps time to take another, closer look at collaborative learning, currently one of the mast popular teaching methods. This article examines the theoretical foundation of the method and draws a distinction between it and traditional group work. It assesses the advantages and disadvantages, discusses the kind of learning that takes place during the process of collaboration and whether the method carries particular social benefits. It also explores practical issues such as he role of the tutor, the composition of groups and elements essential to success.
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    Isolation and the search for identity in selected plays by Athol Fugard
    (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1983) Swart, Marieken; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of . Dept. of .