Department of Science and Technology Education

Discipline of Technology Education

Vision

To become a leading ODL unit within UNISA

Mission

Train in-service and preservice teachers in Technology Education curriculum Produce teachers in Technology Education curriculum who meet the needs and demands of their local contexts

Objectives

  • Technology and Technology Education would educate you to apply technology responsibly in a complex society.
  • Technology Education would enable to become aware to the effective use of technological products and systems through the design process
  • Technology Education would enable you to become aware to the effective use of technological products and systems through the design process
  • Technology Education would create abilities for you to design and build appropriate products to functional and aesthetic specifications.
  • Technology Education introduces you to existing career opportunities and the new demands of 4IR in robotics and artificial intelligence.
  • Technology Education creates abilities for you to evaluate technological products and  processes from a functional, economic, environmental, ethical, social and aesthetic aspects


Contact us

Staff member Position Email address
Ms H Ngakane Unit representative: Lecturer

ngakahm@unisa.ac.za
Prof TA Mapotse Professor mapotta@unisa.ac.za
Prof MT Gumbo Professor gumbomt@unisa.ac.za
Dr MZ Sedio Senior Lecturer sediom@unisa.ac.za
Dr P Blose Senior Lecturer eblosep@unisa.ac.za
Dr EC Ndlovu Lecturer ndlovec@unisa.ac.za

Last modified: 2025/03/13