PGD (Environmental Sciences) (University of the Witwatersrand, 2012)
MDE (Distance Education) (UMUC, 2015)
Fields of academic interests
Environmental Geology/Science
Open Distance e-Learning
Geoconservation
Field of Specialisation
Environmental Geology
Environmental Science
Open Distance e-Learning
Remote Sensing
Geoconservation
Books
Pretorius, R.W., Coetzee, R., de Jager, A.E., van Niekerk,H.J., Vlok, A.C., Hendrick R.M, & Potgieter, C.E. (2013). From correspondence to online provisioning in open and distance learning: Greening implications versus practical and organisational imperatives. In: Leal Filho, W., Muthu, N., Edwin, G., Sima, M. (Eds.) 2015. Implementing Campus Greening Initiatives: Approaches, Methods and Perspectives. Series: World Sustainability Series
Journal articles
Van Niekerk, H. J. and Viljoen, M. J. (2005) Causes and consequences of the Merriespruit tailings dam failure. LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT. 16 (2), 201 - 212
Van Niekerk, H J and van der Walt, I. J. (2006) Dewatering of the Far West Rand Dolomitic area by gold mining activities and subsequent ground instability. LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT. 7 (4), 441 - 452
Van Niekerk, H. J. en Sandham, L. A. (2007)Visuele interpretasie van ASTER-satellietdata, Deel I: Geologiese kartering in die Wieg van die Mensdom-wêrelderfenisgebied. DIE SUID-AFRIKAANSE TYDSKRIF VIR NATUURWETENSKAP EN TEGNOLOGIE. 26 (3), 177 - 195
Van Niekerk, H. J. en Sandham, L. A. (2007)Visuele interpretasie van ASTER-satellietdata, Deel II: Opsporing van grondgebruiksverandering in Mpumalanga, Suid-Afrika. DIE SUID-AFRIKAANSE TYDSKRIF VIR NATUURWETENSKAP EN TEGNOLOGIE. 26 (4), 247 - 264
Olivier, J. van Niekerk, H. J. and van der Walt, I. J. (2008) Physical and chemical characteristics of thermal springs in the southern part of Limpopo Province, South Africa. WATER SA. 34 (2), 163-174
Adriaanse, L. A. & van Niekerk,H. J. (2013). Mendeley for Open Distance Learning (ODL) research projects in Environmental Sciences: a social network experiment. 15th annual Conference on World Wide Web Applications at CPUT, Cape Town
Projects
Project 1: Online tuition and student support
Project 2: Unisa Centre for Lifelong Learning (UCL)
