The E-Learning unit, within the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Programme Development (CTLPD), provides strategic leadership and operational support for the university-wide integration of blended and e-learning.

The unit is responsible for:

• Managing and supporting the Learning Management System (Moodle)
• Enhancing online and blended learning experiences
• Providing training and capacity development for academic staff on best practices
• Offering instructional design support for course development
• Ensure effective use of educational technologies in teaching and learning
• Ensure that the digital learner engagement data drives student success and contributes to the digital transformation goals of SPU

Moodle is the official Learning Management System (LMS) that facilitates online and blended learning. The platform provides a space for course content, online assessments, discussions, and interactive learning activities. The E-Learning unit ensures that the LMS is accessible, operational, user-friendly, and continuously upgraded to meet teaching and learning needs.

LMS and Integrated E-Tools Support Services

The E-Learning unit provides the following e-tools and LMS-related services:

• Technical support for staff and students
• Course design and instructional support
• Workshop training sessions on Moodle and e-tools functionalities
• Assistance with online proctored and non-proctored assessments, and marking tools

To capacitate lecturers with the skills needed for e-pedagogy and technology-enhanced learning, the E-Learning unit offers:

• Regular capacity development training workshops on Moodle and integrated e-tools
• One-on-one consultations for instructional design and online teaching strategies
• A professional development programme on e-pedagogy and online course design

The E-Learning unit actively explores and implements emerging technologies to enhance the student learning experience.

Key focus areas include:

• The awareness and integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in teaching and learning
• The use of multimedia studios for interactive digital content creation
• The adoption of innovative proctoring assessment methods in online environments

To foster a culture of digital learning, the E-Learning unit organises:

• E-Learning Day & E-Learning Week (each semester)
• Monthly Webinar Series, aimed at enhancing digital teaching and learning
• Moodle Café Sessions, regular support sessions for students and academics
• Guest speaker sessions on technology integrated teaching and learning trends
• Benchmarking visits to leading institutions to enhance instructional design practices

The Digital Learner Engagement Analytics (DLEA) programme highlights the unique contribution to online data-driven learning and teaching at SPU. Through its initiatives, the E-Learning unit extracts value from Moodle logs, IntelliBoard, Panopto, Turnitin, and Inspera analytics to improve digital learning and teaching, and offers the following:

• Generate course engagement reports and dashboards to monitor student online participation and progress
• Support lecturers with data-informed online course design and online teaching strategies
• Monitor patterns of student engagement across Moodle and other integrated e-tools

Contact Us

For any queries and E-learning support requests, email ctlpd.enquiries@spu.ac.za.

Contact the E-Learning unit for collaboration opportunities.

Mr Godfrey Rudolph

Programme Manager: E-Learning and Curriculum Design

Central Campus, Office: 206, 2nd Floor

Tel: +27 53 491 0128

Email: godfrey.rudolph@spu.ac.za