UNISA Short Course in School History Enrichment

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UNISA Short Course in School History Enrichment

University of South Africa Short Course in School History Enrichment

Short Course in School History Enrichment (76597)Purpose

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
 Target group

High school teachers teaching Grades 8 to 9 (Social Science) and Grades 10 to 12 (History)
 Admission requirements

Students must either be practising teachers or have at least some teaching experience at senior secondary school level
 Duration

Six months

Language medium

English but Afrikaans-speaking students may submit projects in Afrikaans
 Registration periods

02 January to 31 March
 Tuition method

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
 Kind of assessment

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
 School History Enrichment (SCHE016)Syllabus/Content Topics

  • 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

Course leader

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: lubbehj@unisa.ac.za
 Programme administrator(s)

Tel: 012 429 4627 / 4789 / 4817
Fax: 012 429 4800 / 086 548 9968
E-mail: Ctdregistration@unisa.ac.za
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

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