Multimodal Learning Environments in Southern Africa

lt;p> Jako Olivier is Professor in Multimodal Learning and holder of the UNESCO Chair on Multimodal Learning and Open Educational Resources at the North-West University, South Africa. He holds a doctoral degree in education.

Avinash Oojorah is Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Open and Distance Learning at Mauritius Institute of Education, Mauritius. He holds a doctoral degree in digitization of curriculum and has been heading major educational technologies projects at national levels.

Waaiza Udhin is Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Open and Distance Learning from the Mauritius Institute of Education, Mauritius. She holds a doctoral degree in Learning with technology and also coordinates major national educational technologies projects.

Chapter 1: Contextualising multimodal learning environments in Southern Africa.- Chapter 2: Cultivating locally transformative digital pedagogies: The need for formative-intervention research.- Chapter 3: That's so hot right now: Generation Z's technological use during the COVID-19 lockdown.- Chapter 4: Alternative Multimodal Composition Assessments in Academic Literacy Modules.- Chapter 5: Rethinking assessment and feedback in a digital age in crises: Who is assessed? By whom? For what purpose?.- Chapter 6: Developing a Connective Student Support Framework for a resource constrained ODL institution in Mauritius.- Chapter 7: Professionalising Socialisation for Pragmatic e-Curriculum to the Rescue of South African Universities.- Chapter 8: Studying with a Chatbot: Students' Perceptions and Performance at the Institute of Adult Education in Tanzania.- Chapter 9: Teacher perspectives on blended learning in a changing educational landscape.- Chapter 10: A Systematic Review of Digital Storytelling as Educational Tool for Teaching and Learning in Southern Africa.- Chapter 11: Technology-enhanced Teacher Professional Development: The Experience of a Digital EdTech Start-up in Malawi.