digiTAL 2021 Conference Proceedings - Conference Proceedings - digital education research

Sep 12, 2026

digiTAL 2021 Conference Proceedings documents peer-reviewed research and practices focused on advancing education through digital transformation under the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The proceedings present work spanning COVID-19 impacts on blockchain learning, digital technologies in higher education, readiness of lecturers in distance learning, learning effects of mobile instant messaging, and evaluation of e-assessments against learning outcomes. Additional chapters address ethical implications of chatbot systems, evolved digital didactics, remote parental guidance in occupational therapy, and frameworks for graduate supervision in open distance e-learning, alongside case studies and emerging approaches for future pedagogy.

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Pages236

Reading Time1 h 23 min

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Editorial

Preface

Conference Editorial Board

Conference Organising Committee

DHET Conference Compliance Letter (for SA Authors)

Selected Papers

The Impact of COVID-19 on Students Completing a Blockchain Course

Application of Digital technologies in the 21st Century. Literature Review of Experiences, Opportunities and Challenges in Higher Education

Lecturers’ readiness as a factor in the uptake of teaching with digital technologies in distance learning: A Zambian case study

Exploring the impact of Mobile Instant Messaging on learning: An engineering student perspective

Are e-Assessments Testing Subject-Specific Learning Outcomes, or Digital Proficiency?

Evaluating the Ethical Implications of Using Chatbot Systems in Higher Education

Didactics has evolved to digital age didactics

Remote Parental Guidance in Occupational Therapy for Children with Learning Disabilities

Towards a Framework for the Problematisation of Graduate Supervision of Computing Students in an Open Distance e-Learning (ODeL) Environment

Problematising the Teaching of Formal Methods (FMs) in Open Distance e-Learning (ODeL)

Relationship between students' self-directed learning and motivation for online learning at undergraduate university level in Mauritius

Virtual reality education: A potential catalyst to the next stage of the evolving pedagogy

The journey to 4IR: Equipping today’s Chemical Engineering students with skills for tomorrow’s workplace

| | | | | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | digiTAL 2021
Conference Proceedings | | | | | | | | Editors: Dr UG Singh (University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Prof CS Nair (Victorian Institute of Technology, Australia)
Publication Date: 20th December 2021
ISBN: 978-0-620-91827-5 (e-book)
Publisher: digiTAL2K
PO Box 88
Siripath Post Office
Reservoir Hills
KZN, South Africa
4152
[Email: ](Email: info@icdigital. org. za)[ info@icdigital. org. za](Email: info@icdigital. org. za)
[Website: ](Website: www . icdigital. org. za)[ www . icdigital. org. za](Website: www . icdigital. org. za) | | | Table of Contents Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................... 2 Editorial ..................................................................................................................................................... 3 Preface ...................................................................................................................................................... 4 Conference Editorial Board .......................................................................................................................... 5 Conference Organising Committee ............................................................................................................... 6 DHET Conference Compliance Letter (for SA Authors) ................................................................................... 7 The Impact of COVID-19 on Students Completing a Blockchain Course ........................................................... 8 Application of Digital technologies in the 21st Century. Literature Review of Experiences, Opportunities and Challenges in Higher Education .................................................................................................................. 22 Lecturers’ readiness as a factor in the uptake of teaching with digital technologies in distance learning: A Zambian case study ............................................................................................................................................... 36 Exploring the impact of Mobile Instant Messaging on learning: An engineering student perspective ................. 47 Are e-Assessments Testing Subject-Specific Learning Outcomes, or Digital Proficiency? .................................. 56 Evaluating the Ethical Implications of Using Chatbot Systems in Higher Education .......................................... 68 Didactics has evolved to digital age didactics .............................................................................................. 78 Remote Parental Guidance in Occupational Therapy for Children with Learning Disabilities .............................. 86 Towards a Framework for the Problematisation of Graduate Supervision of Computing Students in an Open Distance e-Learning (ODeL) Environment................................................................................................................101 Problematising the Teaching of Formal Methods (FMs) in Open Distance e-Learning (ODeL) .......................... 117 Relationship between students' self-directed learning and motivation for online learning at undergraduate university level in Mauritius .....................................................................................................................................129 Virtual reality education: A potential catalyst to the next stage of the evolving pedagogy ...............................142 The journey to 4IR: Equipping today’s Chemical Engineering students with skills for tomorrow’s workplace ..... 157 A Project-Based Approach to Building Organisational and Staff Capability at the University of South Pacific (USP) Emalus Campus, Vanuatu which is Strategic, Scaffolded and Sustainable ....................

FAQs

What is the theme and context of the digiTAL 2021 conference proceedings?

The proceedings are built around a “journey beyond” theme and present research shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to keep education progressing in disruptive conditions.

Where and how was the conference held?

The second digiTAL conference was held on 2nd and 3rd December 2021 in a fully digital environment due to COVID-19 disruption.

What types of topics are covered in the proceedings?

Topics include digital technologies in higher education, online and distance learning practices, student engagement in digital environments, curriculum design, e-assessment and learning outcomes, and ethical considerations such as the use of chatbot systems.

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