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The Teaching and Learning Unit is under the portfolio of the College Dean of Teaching and Learning. It has been created as a result of College reorganization to address the challenges of student under-performance and low throughput. In addition to that the Unit will promote innovation and inclusivity, ensure that students have an opportunity to excel through the various programmes offered. The Unit has five sections as follows:
Humanities Access including the foundation and the augmented modules
Academic Monitoring and Support including mentorship programme
Teaching and Learning constitutes one of the core businesses of the College of Humanities in terms of delivering academic programmes of high quality. Teaching and Learning also constitutes goal four of Humanities strategic thrusts, which is to promote excellence in Teaching and Learning. The College continues to graduate the highest number of quality students in the University. The College has improved the graduation rate by 5% from 2010 to 2013, moving from 21% to 26% which is an indication of success in terms of teaching and learning. We have kept our academic exclusions at 1%. Our graduates in the College have careers in architecture, education, media, editing, translation, library and information systems, religious ministry, psychology, writing and publishing.
We have seen an increase in the number of academics who are researching about the quality of teaching and learning at the same time involved in community related engagements. The College is committed to the promotion of bilingual teaching in line with the University language policy and the transformation charter.
We have seen an increase in the number of academics who are researching about the quality of teaching and learning at the same time involved in community related engagements. The College is committed to the promotion of bilingual teaching in line with the University language policy and the transformation charter. We are committed to curriculum transformation and also in making our degrees relevant to the local and international communities we serve.
We are committed to curriculum transformation and also in making our degrees relevant to the local and international communities we serve. We are also committed to increase student access through our foundation programme, at the same time we are committed to success and throughput which is major challenge for the Department of Higher Education and Training.
After the Bachelor’s degree, the College of Humanities offers a range of postgraduate studies at Honours, Masters and Doctoral levels. We invite our students to pursue their options so that they contribute to the important task of knowledge production.
Prof Ruth Hoskins
031 260 1507
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Ezokufunda nokufundisa ziyingxenye yomsebenzi ngqo weKolishi Lezoluntu ekwethuleni izifundo zeziqu ezisezingeni eliphezulu. Ezokufunda nokufundisa zibuye zibe ingxenye eyinhloso yesine emaswini iKolishi elinawo. Okungukuthuthukisa ukusebenza okusezingeni eliphezulu kwezokufunda nokufundisa. IKolishi liyaqhubeka nokunikezela imiyezane abafundi abaningi nabasezingeni eliphezulu eNyuvesi yonke. Ikolishi selenze kancono kakhulu kumaphesenti abafundi abethweswa iziqu, kube nomehluko wamapheseni ama-5 ukusuka ngonyaka wezi-2010 kuya kowezi-2013, sisuka kumaphesenti angama-21 siya kwangama-26. Lokhu kuyinkomba yokusebenza kahle kwezokufunda nokufundisa.
Sigcine inani labafundi abayekayo ukufunda ngezizathu zokwehlulwa ukufunda lihleli ephesentini eli-1. Abafundi bethu abathweswe iziqu bathola imisebenzi eyahlukane ebandakanya ezokwakha nokuhlela, ezemfundo, ezezindaba, ezokuhlela, ezokuhumusha, ezolwazi lwemitapo yolwazi, ezenkolo, ezokusebenza kwengqondo, ezokubhala nokushicilela.
Ezokufunda nokufundisa ziyingxenye yomsebenzi ngqo weKolishi Lezoluntu ekwethuleni izifundo zeziqu ezisezingeni eliphezulu. Ezokufunda nokufundisa zibuye zibe ingxenye eyinhloso yesine emaswini iKolishi elinawo. Okungukuthuthukisa ukusebenza okusezingeni eliphezulu kwezokufunda nokufundisa. IKolishi liyaqhubeka nokunikezela imiyezane abafundi abaningi nabasezingeni eliphezulu eNyuvesi yonke. Ikolishi selenze kancono kakhulu kumaphesenti abafundi abethweswa iziqu, kube nomehluko wamapheseni ama-5 ukusuka ngonyaka wezi-2010 kuya kowezi-2013, sisuka kumaphesenti angama-21 siya kwangama-26. Lokhu kuyinkomba yokusebenza kahle kwezokufunda nokufundisa. Sigcine inani labafundi abayekayo ukufunda ngezizathu zokwehlulwa ukufunda lihleli ephesentini eli-1. Abafundi bethu abathweswe iziqu bathola imisebenzi eyahlukane ebandakanya ezokwakha nokuhlela, ezemfundo, ezezindaba, ezokuhlela, ezokuhumusha, ezolwazi lwemitapo yolwazi, ezenkolo, ezokusebenza kwengqondo, ezokubhala nokushicilela.
Sibone lenyuka inani labasebenzi abanentshisekelo yokwenza ucwaningo ngezinga lokufunda nokufundisa bebe beqhubeka benza eminye imisebenzi bebambisene nomphakathi. Ikolishi lethu lizinikezele ekuthuthukiseni imfundo yobulimimbili lihambisana nenqubomgomo yolimi kanye nomqulu wezinguquko weNyuvesi. Sizinikele ekushintsheni esikufundisayo nokwenza iziqu zethu zihambisane nezidingo zomphakathi esiwakhele kanye nowamazwe omhlaba. Sizinikele futhi ekwenyuseni inani labafundi abangena eNyuvesi beqhamuka ezindaweni ezentulayo sinezinhlelo zokubasiza, sizinikele futhi ekutheni abafundi bethu baphumelele ezifundweni futhi baqede iziqu zabo ngesikhathi esifanele okuyinto exakanise Umnyango WeZemfundo Ephakeme Nokuqeqesha.
Emva kokuthola iziqu zeBachelor, iKolishi Lezoluntu linezifundo zezinga eliphezulu esingabala khona iziqu zeHonours, Masters kanye neZobudokotela. Siyabamema abafundi bethu ukuthi babheke izifundo ezihambisana nabo ukuze baqhubeke bafunde baphonse esivivaneni sokukhiqizwa kolwazi.
Writing Place Coordinator
031 260 2943
Makhosi Nathi Phetha
Academic Monitoring & Support Coordinator (Howard College)
031 260 2685
Academic Monitoring & Support Coordinator (PMB)
033 260 6429
Academic Monitoring & Support Coordinator (Edgewood)
031 260 3086
031 260 3988
031 260 5308
031 260 5977
031 260 2707
Senior Tech: Multi Media Learning Centre (HC)
031 260 2670
Teaching & Learning Unit Five Sections
Humanities Access Programme, offered in the Teaching and Learning Unit is the first year of a four year (Extended Curriculum) Bachelor of Social Science degree (BSS4).
The Mentorship Programme is a support structure that was created by the former Faculty of Humanities, Development and Social Sciences (Undergraduate)...
The Language Centre falls within the Teaching and Learning Unit. The Language Centre has been running for the past ten years with express purpose of ...
The Writing Place (WP) is designated as an academic support service within the College of Humanities, Teaching and Learning Unit (T&L), that is tasked with improving the academic...
The Multimedia Learning Centre (MLC) is a resource centre housed in the Memorial tower building on the Howard College Campus. It caters for the multimedia...