Abstract

Technological innovation has moved the world into the age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). 4IR technologies and capabilities are transforming the education system as they bring with them new ways of teaching and learning. The main aim of this study is to determine the innovative use of 4IR technologies for virtual teaching and learning from the perspective of school pupils of Soweto in South Africa. A semi-structured interview was used to collect data. The findings suggest that learners had had no experience of or exposure to virtual teaching and learning before the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic acted as a driving force for their digital transformation because they had to adapt to the new way of learning. In the context of this study, there was a consensus that virtual teaching and learning in resource-constrained environments, such as Soweto in South Africa, was not as effective as face-to-face interaction.

Citation

Rikhotso, B.V. & Ssemugabi, S. (2022). Innovative Use of 4IR Technologies for Virtual Teaching and Learning: The Perspective of School Pupils of Soweto in South Africa. In T. Bastiaens (Ed.), Proceedings of EdMedia + Innovate Learning (pp. 63-72). Online: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved September 30, 2023 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/221270/.

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