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A self-study of pedagogical experiences in History Education at a university during the COVID-19 pandemic
(The South African Society forHistory Teaching (SASHT) under the patronage of the North-West University, 2020)
Educational transformation is an ongoing process. However, in 2020 the transformation in South Africa was accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This global health threat was inadvertently a catalyst for considerable change ...
Teaching historical pandemics, using Bernstein’s pedagogical device as framework
(The South African Society forHistory Teaching (SASHT) under the patronage of the North-West University, 2020)
On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. This announcement came as a shock to countries around the world. Diverse responses across the globe exposed
an ill-prepared world ...
Teaching about dying and death: the 1918 Flu epidemic in South Africa
(The South African Society forHistory Teaching (SASHT) under the patronage of the North-West University, 2020)
It seems obvious that while others around us are concerned with trying to understand the nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ways in which it has disrupted so much of our lives and professional work, history educators ...
Creating a collaborative learning environment online and in a blended history environment during Covid-19
(The South African Society forHistory Teaching (SASHT) under the patronage of the North-West University, 2020)
Collaboration is key to an effective history classroom. Discussion, peer work and learner engagement facilitate the development of historical thinking skills, understanding of historical content and a careful engagement
with ...
Stop thinking about tomorrow: even in the era of COVID-19 History is teaching past and present Reflections on teaching History during COVID-19
(The South African Society forHistory Teaching (SASHT) under the patronage of the North-West University, 2020)
The rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 has caused a crisis in education, with the digital divide becoming ever more prevalent in a society which is as unequal and fractured as South Africa. While ex-Model C and ...
A new History Education lecturer’s university experiences during Covid-19: a personal reflection
(The South African Society forHistory Teaching (SASHT) under the patronage of the North-West University, 2020)
On March 16th, 2020 I commenced my new job as a lecturer on History Education at Stellenbosch University (US), the very same day the University went into lockdown due to COVID-19. I have been a high school teacher
for 11 ...