Trainings and programs offered by TLU

eLearning Mini Workshop

Each semester, TLU organises the “eLearning Mini-Workshops” to support new and experienced lecturers on the basics and advanced usage of the eLearning platform MyNUST eLearning. The sessions in these mini workshops are subdivided in 5 weeks, one session per week. These sessions focus on technology and pedagogy through MyNUST eLearning system, including the eLearning implementation strategy named “Web Presence Categorisation”.

TLU offer this twice a year at the beginning of every semester. The  dates  of the  workshops can be found in the academic annual calendar. Before we start with the mini workshops, we usually send out an email to all. If you don’t receive an email you must contact: tlu@nust.na.

eLearning Mini Workshop Facilitators:

Mr. Maurice: mnkusi@nust.na

Ms. Helvi: hwheeler@nust.na

Mr. Joseph: jgandanhamo@nust.na

Video Tutorials to Learn how to Use MyNUST and Other Technology Tools

To promote the usage of MyNUST for students and academic staff, (TLU) developed a set of video tutorials to support new lecturers. Those who are conversant with MyNUST who want to enhance their skills to operate in online environment will also find the videos useful.

Some of the videos were developed for students with the aim to enhance their skills working in online environment. These videos are subdivided in four main categories:

1.       Login and Navigation

2.       User management

3.       Content Development and

4.       Activities-Assessment

Website: https://tlu.nust.na/content/videos/video-tutorials/index.html

Great Teachers Workshop

The Great Teachers Workshop is a great opportunity for lecturers to reflect individually and collectively on what is really happening in their classrooms and why students are still failing in masses. It is also an opportunity for lecturers to share with others why their students are passing. Unfortunately, we still have cases where 70% and above (90% in some cases) of students fail to pass their courses. The worst scenario is that in some of these courses, students keep failing over the years without improvement at all; we have the statistics showing these cases. The fact is, in education or any other sector, if you keep doing the same things over and over you will get the same results.

At the GTW we usually analyze the reasons why students fail and what we can do about it. Most significant to mention is that NUST has the lowest lecturer-students ratio (1 to 19) compared to other universities in the region. The gatekeeper courses contradict the benefits such a ratio holds for the university. Therefore, we encourage the Deans, Associate Deans and the HODs to identify lecturers teaching these gatekeeper courses to attend the GTW and together to work as a team to eradicate this problem at NUST. Discussions of  the strategic importance of the use of technology to enhance student learning experience by maximizing the learning time as stipulated in all the programmes’ curricula at NUST.

Great Teachers Workshop Facilitators:

• Mr. Maurice: mnkusi@nust.na
• Mr. Geofrey Shakwa: gshakwa@nust.na
• Supported by:
• Mr. Joseph: jgandanhamo@nust.na
• Ms. Helvi: hwheeler@nust.na
• Mr. William Chakabwata: wchakabwata@nust.na
• Dr. Katherine Carter kcarter@nust.na
• Gisela Schroeder-Nependa: gschroeder-nependa@nust.na

eLearning For Lecturers: 

The main charge of e-Learning activities is to encourage the development of new teaching opportunities with technology. The increased use of E-learning components across the curriculum promotes student familiarity with technology and helps manage course delivery in different ways. These E-learning components are part of classroom-based classes, hybrid classes, or fully on-line courses. Training academic staff in practices related to E-learning instruction and assessment is necessary to facilitate the effective use of technology. Increased student demand for computer lab access will have to be thoroughly assessed and be commensurate with the expansion of e-learning into new areas.

TLU is here to support you with the following!

What do you need help with?

1. Courses

• Creation of a new course
• Duplication of a course

2. Activities

• Assignment
• Test
• Discussion forum
• Wikis
• Blog
• Chat

3. Enrollment

• Lecturers
• Students
• Create self enrollment Key (This is the best option)
• Bulk enrolment
• Send an excel sheet  to TLU with the following information: Student number, First name, Surname, group name (If applicable)
• Individual student
• Lecturers can enroll the students individually (Or contact TLU for support)

4. Training

• Individual /Department
• Online / Face to Face 
  

5. Multimedia Production

• Powerpoint
• Video
• Audio

TLT is here to support you with the following!

What do you need help with?

1.    eLearing Account

• New account
• Reset Password

2.   Activities

• Assignment
• Test
• Discussion Forum

3.   Enrollment

Training

• Individual / Department
• Online / Face to Face

Multimedia Production

• Powerpoint
• Video
• Audio

Accessing eLearning

How to login to eLearning

• Step 1: Go to NUST Website: http://www.nust.na
• Step 2: Click on My NUST Portal
• Step 3: Click on eLEARNING
•  Step 4: Select: Students and Lecturers eLearning
• Step 5: Enter your default login credentials

Lecturers Contact TLT to request for your login credentials

Contact TLT

Send to:

Ms. Helvi: hwheeler@nust.na

Mr. Joseph: jgandanhamo@nust.na

Or tlu@nust.na

The TLT Orientation Tutorial (Self-Paced) for lecturers and students created to support both new and current lecturers and students.

This training is designed to assist you to become familiar with the programs, training and any other support TLU offers. It’s also designed to support you with Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment (MOODLE) the learning management system that is used for online and hybrid courses at NUST also known as MyNUST eLearning.

This is self-paced training, and you can move through it in your own time. For practical activities you need to login into MOODLE.

MAIN FUNCTIONS:

• Coordinates the accreditation and validation of programmes by external QA (EQA) regulatory bodies.
• Coordinates cyclical internal programme viability audits.
• Conducts quality checks on new and revised programmes.
• Develops and reviews programme QA systems, processes and guidelines.
• Manages the online Programme Quality Management System (PQMS).
• Facilitates training sessions on programme accreditation for faculty and students.
• Benchmarks programme QA systems, processes and guidelines against good practices locally, regionally and internationally.
• Conducts research on QA related issues for the continuous improvement of the academic offerings at NUST.

STAFF

The Namibia University of Science and Technology is proud to announce the successful establishment of its own network of Regional Centres. The NUST Regional Centres provide convenient locations, more space and comfort than before, and much-improved facilities, equipment, library resources and access to reliable information and communication technology. The Regional Centres reflect the NUST’s technological and innovative leadership and provide the most conducive distance-learning environment and facilities in Namibia.

A fully-fledged range of all the necessary administrative and academic support services are available at the newly established Regional Centres of the NUST.

The Regional Centres have resources to help you, as a distance learning student, to be successful in your studies. Regional Coordinators can assist you with registration, accept payment of fees, furnish information on exam time tables, administer exams, and offer administrative support.

Conducive study facilities, library resources, Internet access and provision of face-to-face/weekend tutorials when the demand is sufficient, are also available at the Regional Centres.

EXAMINATION CENTRES

NUST regional students may sit for their examinations at the NUST Regional Centres, Mariental Teachers’ Resource Centre, Luderitz Community Library, Oranjemund NAMDEB Technical College, and the Karasburg Teachers’ Resource Centre and in Rosh Pinah.

Please visit the Centre nearest you. Below is a list of Regional Centres and contact information.