UNISA Short Course in School History Enrichment
University of South Africa Short Course in School History Enrichment
To encourage and empower Secondary School Social Science and History teachers to teach their disciplines more effectively and more creatively, to cope with the changing requirements of the National Curriculum Statement (NCS), and to be more confident, better equipped and more committed as educators involved in building a new South African nation
High school teachers teaching Grades 8 to 9 (Social Science) and Grades 10 to 12 (History)
Students must either be practising teachers or have at least some teaching experience at senior secondary school level
Six months
English but Afrikaans-speaking students may submit projects in Afrikaans
02 January to 31 March
UNISA open distance learning including written material (study guide and tutorial letters) and electronic sources (CD and DVD) to convey information in an interactive and visually attractive manner
Note:
Formative assessment and examination admission will comply with UNISA’s formative assessment rules and policies
Formative assessment:
There is no formal examination but students qualify for a UNISA certificate once the student has passed (50% or more), three practical projects/assignments that the student designed for use in the classroom
- Effective planning for history teaching
- Continuous assessment and evaluation
- Teaching history skills
- Teaching extended writing
- Group work in history
- Helping learners to improve their study skills
- Teaching heritage investigation
Ms H J Lubbe BA Hons MA (History)
Discipline expertise: History Lecturer for 30 years, course coordinator and tutorial materials developer for the Short Course in School History Enrichment for the past 10 years
Department of History
Office 9-175, Theo van Wijk Building
Tel: 012 429 6851
Fax: 012 429 3221
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: 012 429 4627 / 4789 / 4817
Fax: 012 429 4800 / 086 548 9968
E-mail: [email protected]
to download application form:
http://www.unisa.ac.za/contents/faculties/education/docs/appli%20form%20Form96248-Tip-in%20.pdf
for more information about the centre:
http://www.unisa.ac.za/Default.asp?Cmd=ViewContent&ContentID=6391