ACITYA Journal of Teaching & Education
Vol. 6 No. 2 (2024): ACITYA Journal of Teaching and Education

Connectivism as a deterrent pedagogical approach for blind students at Historically Disadvantaged Institutions

Moleke, Heritage (Unknown)
Montle, Malesela Edward (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
16 Jul 2024

Abstract

The educational domain, like other spheres of human endeavour, was impelled to improvise and undergo unforeseen transitions because of covid19. These transitions, among other things, affected teaching and learning processes that had to shift from physical to online mode. Dissimilar to traditional learning approaches such as cognitivism and constructivism which emphasise the cruciality of learning context, connectivism is underpinned by the notion that learning is disseminated through networks using diverse virtual learning platforms. In the case of blind students, these learning platforms require up-to-date technologies for accessibility purposes. The availability of updated technologies is an outstanding matter in most Historically Disadvantaged Institutions (HDI) of higher learning. This disadvantages the affected students in terms of academic progression. Thus, this study aims to divulge the challenges faced by blind students at HDI of higher learning through the Connectivism paradigm. A qualitative descriptive design will undergird the study. Five blind students from HDI will be purposively sampled and interviewed. The findings will be presented and analysed through Qualitative Content Analysis (QCA), and viable recommendations will be made.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

acitya

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Subject

Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Other

Description

ACITYA Journal of Teaching & Education provides scientific article of teaching and education that can be publications of scientific articles, book reviews, original research reports, and reviews in education. This journal consists of three sections. Paper must be submitted according to the section. ...