Integrating Technology in the Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education in Namibia: Is It an Effective Tool for Professional Development?

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Author(s): Katherine Carter (Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia), Michelle Maree (Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia)and Geoffrey Shakwa (Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 17
Source title: Handbook of Research on Digital Content, Mobile Learning, and Technology Integration Models in Teacher Education
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Jared Keengwe (University of North Dakota, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2953-8.ch006

Keywords: Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference

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Few studies have examined the use and impact of technology in professional development programs in higher education. The purpose of this chapter is to explore the significance of technology as a tool for professional development in a postgraduate program in higher education in Namibia. Framed in the interpretive paradigm, the study adopted a qualitative approach. Data were collected through an open-ended qualitative questionnaire distributed to participants in the first four weeks of the postgraduate program and a second time six months afterwards. The findings reveal that the use of the flipped classroom approach and the use of the reflective e-portfolio enhance the quality of teaching and learning in the delivery of the postgraduate program as well as in the participants' teaching practice.

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