The Centre for Innovative Education and Communication Technologies (CIECT) provides quality Multimedia support and Skills Training workshops to all academics and non-academics across faculties and departments at UWC.

Sessions cover both basic and intermediate training, including Multimedia workshops, Basic Video Editing, Screen Recording and Concept mapping training.

During the national lockdown period, the team offered training and consultations via Google Hangouts, Zoom and Whatsapp.  Participants across the institution requested remote Multimedia support and training, including:

–       Human Resources,

–       Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences,

–       Faculty of Education,

–       Faculty of Dentistry,

–       Faculty of Arts,

–       Faculty of Community and Health,

–       Faculty of Law,

–       Faculty of Sciences,

–       Dullah Omar Institute,

–       The Office of Student Development and

–       The Student Enrolment Management Unit

NB: 91 participants requested one-on-one online training and consultation sessions

NB: The team offered Multimedia workshops and training to the Faculty of Education, Nursing and the Dullah Omar Institute for the period January – Nov 2020.

NB: During the second semester the team offered its Digital Media Literacy course, fully online to 230 Arts Foundation, Extended Curriculum Programme students. 95% of students visited the course materials on Ikamva and 62% passed the module.

The table below indicates software packages and online systems the CIECT team offers.

Functionality/Purpose	Applications
Multimedia workshops	Conceptualising a digital storyImage editing (Pixlr)Audio production and editing (Audacity)Video editing (explores various editors)Uploading to YouTube and creating a channel
Basic video editing	OpenShot / WeVideo
Screen Recording, Compression and Conversion	MonosnapHandbrake
Concept mapping	Cmap tools

Please contact the CIECT Team for any requests related to the software and systems training for the packages shown in the table.

mdt@uwc.ac.za

The Centre for Innovative Education and Communication Technologies (CIECT) provides Audio Visual support services to all academics and non-academics across faculties and departments at UWC.  During the lockdown period, the AVS team supported faculties and other institutional structures to successfully host conferences and events.

Video Conferencing & Special Events during Lockdown

In addition to maintenance work the AVS team has been instrumental in providing AV support to Faculties and other university structures. These support services include:

  Community Engagement Unit (CEU): Video conferencing assistance to community engagement workshops,

  Plaas: Conference (off-campus)

  Golf Day: Technical support at University Golf Day (off-campus)

  Memorial Services (on and off- campus)

  Pharmacy: Technical support for exam (camera support)

  University Sport Award: Technical support (audio & visual)

  Theology Home-coming: Live-streaming event

  ER 24 Ambulance Donation for Nursing Outreach Programme

  Alumni Reunion

  Deputy-Minister of HE visit: Technical support

  University concert: DVC Academic Christmas Concert

  DVC-Academic Week: Closing Concert

  DVC-Academic: Courageous Conversations Documentary

  IOP task meeting (on-campus)

  Vendor meetings

Maintenance and upgrade of 27 venues [VGA to HDMI Technology]

CIECT, Audio Visual Services (AVS) – is responsible for audio visual support in 300 academic venues across the Main Campus and three satellite campuses, these include:

  Tygerberg Campus (Dentistry)

  Mitchells Plain Campus (Dentistry)

 Bellville Central Campus (Community and Health Sciences)

  Institutional (newly acquired buildings)

During Level 3 of the national lockdown the AVS team returned in a limited capacity to campus to resume audio visual support to those staff members back on campus. Since their return, AVS staff members have performed routine venue checks and maintenance on AV systems across the institution’s main campus ensuring that teaching spaces are operational when staff return to campus in 2021.

In some venues the audio-visual systems had become inoperable and a vendor was brought in to repair 27 venues. These include:

·         A – block = 5 classes

·         B – block = 4 classes

·         C – block = 5 venues

·         L – block = 5 venues

·         DL – block = 3 classes

·         Dentistry = 5 classes

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Please contact the Service desk (Servicedesk@uwc.ac.za) for AVS support.

The Centre for Innovative Education and Communication Technologies (CIECT) provides quality ICT Skills Training workshops to all academics and non-academics across faculties and departments at UWC.

Sessions cover both basic and intermediate training, including Microsoft Office, Marks Administrative System, Turnitin, and PDF editing. These ICT training sessions take place on a weekly basis, however the team delivers upon request by individual and departmental groups.

During the national lockdown period, the team continued training via Google Hangouts.  Participants across the institution requested remote ICT training, including:

·         Human Resources,

·         Finance,

·         Procurement,

·         Legal,

·         Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences,

·         Faculty of Education,

·         Faculty of Dentistry,

·         Faculty of Arts,

·         Faculty of Community and Health,

·         Faculty of Law and

·         Faculty of Sciences

NB: The team offered 64 ICT workshops for the period January – Nov 2020.

NB: 508 participants across academic and non-academic areas engaged in the workshops.

NB: 1220 participants requested one-on-one online training and consultation sessions

The table below indicates software packages and online systems the CIECT team offers.

Functionality/Purpose	Applications
Word processing & Text Editing	Ms Word
Spreadsheets Creation & Data Analysis	Ms Excel
Multimedia Presentation/Graphics	Ms PowerPointMs PublisherVodcast
e-Communication (email client) & Internet Awareness	Google AppsGoogle Chrome & Firefox
Online Marks Management	Mark Administration System (MAS)
Anti- Plagiarism Software	Turnitin
Document formatting and digital signatures	Adobe PDF and Foxit Reader
UWC Systems	iEnabler and UWC Leave System

Please contact the CIECT Team for any requests related to the software and systems training for the packages shown in the table.

ictstafftraining@uwc.ac.za

The Director of the Centre for the Performing Arts (CPA), Henriette Weber attended CIECT’s Annual Colloquium in 2019; and engaged with Dr Juliet Stoltenkamp at the Teaching and Learning breakaway in February of 2020. Consequently, she has established a relationship with the CIECT team, and Terence Pretorius (Instructional Designer) was assigned to the course –Theory & History of Music & Form.

The Centre for the Performing Arts (CPA) offers accredited Continuing Education Music courses and discussed the possible creation of blended teaching and learning environments with CIECT during the national lockdown, especially the use of iKamva and other educational technologies.

Training Workshops: Effective use of eTools

CIECT hosted iKamva workshops for the CPA staff and advised on the different affordances of various eTools. These participants included: The Learning & Teaching Team (included part-time lecturers) – Sean Kierman (Brass), Anel Galvin (Reeds, Aural, Theory), Stephan Galvin (Percussion), George Werner (Jazz Piano & UWC Jazz Combo), Arno Jones (Voice) and Noelene Visagie (History of Music & Form). The DVC Academic appointed Andy Matima as Associate Lecturer at the CPA (Voice, UWC Community Chamber Choir and Staff & Student liaison). 

Multimodal Approach: Online Teaching, Learning and Assessment

From April to June 2020, a multimodal approached was adopted whereby the students engaged remotely via the iKamva platform. In addition, various modes such as WhatsApp Voice & Video calls, email, Zoom, and Skype platforms. *Inevitably, data became a challenge. 

iKamva Platform supports delivery of theory and assessment

The CIECT team further assisted CPA lecturers to engage with their students by: 

• Creating the iKamva site (selecting the appropriate content, assessment, and communication eTools) 
• Creating student accounts and linking them to the Online Orientation Module for guidelines on how to use iKamva and;
• Linking other CIECT supporting resources via the CIECT YouTube channel.

Online Music Practical Lessons

The CPA lecturers invested a lot of time in teaching and tutoring their students. They employed creative methods, in order to deliver effective “practical lessons”.

Online Music Practical Final Assessments

Currently all work is on track and assessments are conducted online. The course, Theory & History of Music & Form was completed on iKamva. Students engaged in their final assessments via Google Meet and Zoom on Saturday 28 November; and will conclude on the 2 December 2020.

The following images showcase the online practical lessons. *Permission to use from CPA.