Prof PK Mudau

College of Education
School of Teacher Education
Department: Curriculum and Instructional Studies
Acting Chair
Tel:	012 429 8898
E-mail:	mudaupk@unisa.ac.za

Expertise

Assessment
Economics, accounting & business studies education
Teacher development

Qualifications

PhD in Education
BED (HONS) Didactics
B-TECH Education Commerce
Secondary Teacher’s Diploma
Assessor Certificate
Moderator Certificate

Currently teaching

Management in ODL
Curriculum Development in ODL

Fields of academic interests

Research interest:

Assessments
Technology intergrated learning
Online Teaching and Learning
Open Distance eLearning

Field of Specialisation

EMS
Accounting Education
Open Distance eLearning

Books

Creating a responsive teaching climate for diversity and inclusivity in the book “Teacher Professional knowledge and development for reflective and inclusive practices edited by Ismail Hussein- Azmat and Nena Padilla –Valdez- published in 2017

Book Chapters

van Wyk, M.M. and Mudau, P.K., 2019. The Use of Pedagogical Support Strategies in an Online Teacher Education Course. In Student Support Toward Self-Directed Learning in Open and Distributed Environments (pp. 192-215). IGI Global. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9316-4.ch009

Taole, M. J., & Nkalane, P. K. (2017). Creating a responsive teaching climate for diversity and inclusivity. In Teacher Professional Knowledge and Development for Reflective and Inclusive Practices (pp. 135-145). Routledge.

van Wyk, M.M. and Mudau, P.K., 2019. The Use of Pedagogical Support Strategies in an Online Teacher Education Course. In Student Support Toward Self-Directed Learning in Open and Distributed Environments (pp. 192-215). IGI Global. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9316-4.ch009

Taole, M. J., & Nkalane, P. K. (2017). Creating a responsive teaching climate for diversity and inclusivity. In Teacher Professional Knowledge and Development for Reflective and Inclusive Practices (pp. 135-145). Routledge.

Journal articles

Mudau, P. K., & Van den Berg, G. (2023). Guidelines for Supporting a Community of Inquiry through Graded Online Discussion Forums in Higher Education. Education Sciences, 13(9), 963. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci13090963 *

Matshidiso Joyce Taole, Patience Kelebogile Mudau, Xolani Moffat Majola, Fulufhelo Mukhati, Instructional leadership challenges in rural schools: Multigrade Principals Experiences”, co-authored by has been accepted for publication in Research in Educational Policy and Management. 2023 [Accepted for publication] *

Biccard, P., Mudau, P. K., & van den Berg, G. (2023). Student Perceptions of Online Examinations as an Emergency Measure during Covid-19. Journal of Learning for Development, 10(2), 222-235.*

Mudau, P. K., Biccard, P., Van Wyk, M. M., Kotze, C. J., & Nkuna, V. R. 2022. Student access to and competence in migrating to a fully online open distance learning space. Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 21, 197-215. https://doi.org/10.28945/4976*

Majola, M. X., & Mudau, P. K. 2022. Lecturers’ experiences of administering online examinations at a South African open distance e-learning university during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Educational Methodology, 8(2), 275-283. https://doi.org/10.12973/ijem.8.2.275 *

Mudau, P. K. 2021. Lecturers’ views on the functionality of e-portfolio as alternative assessment in an open distance e-learning. International Journal of Educational Methodology, 8(1), 81-91. https://doi.org/10.12973/ijem.8.1.81*

van den Berg, G. and Mudau, P.K., 2022. Postgraduate students' views on the use of WhatsApp groups as an online communication tool to support teaching and learning during COVID-19. Perspectives in Education, 40(1), pp.112-128. http://dx.doi. org/10.18820/2519593X/pie. v40.i1.7*

Rudhumbu, N. and Mudau, P.K., 2022. Entry Requirements as Predictors of the Academic Performance of Postgraduate Students in Universities in Zimbabwe. International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 21(2). https://doi.org/10.26803/ijlter.21.2.6
Rudhumbu, N., Du Plessis, E. and Mudau, P.K., 2021. Predictors of Behavioural Intentions of Teachers to Adopt and Use Information and Communication Technologies in Secondary Schools in Zimbabwe. International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 20(11). https://doi.org/10.26803/ijlter.20.11.20

Maphosa, C., Van Den Berg, G. & Mudau, P.K., 2021. ASSESSMENT OF THE PERCEIVED USEFULNESS OF MOBILE PHONE TECHNOLOGY FOR COMMUNICATION IN LEARNING BY DISTANCE EDUCATION STUDENTS IN A RURAL-BASED UNIVERSITY. African Perspectives of Research in Teaching and Learning, 5(2), pp.45-61.

Modise, M. E. P., & Mudau, P. K. (2022). Using E-Portfolios for Meaningful Teaching and Learning in Distance Education in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review. The Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/07377363.2022.2067731

Mudau, Patience Kelebogile, and Micheal M Van Wyk. 2021. "Academic Support of ODL Students through e-Portfolio Assessment." The International Journal of Technologies in Learning 28 (1): 59-73. doi:10.18848/2327-0144/CGP/v28i01/59-73

Mudau, Patience Kelebogile. 2018. "Inclusive Assessment Practices in Vocational Education: A Case of a Technical Vocational Education and Training College." The International Journal of Diversity in Education 17 (4): 39-50. doi:10.18848/2327-0020/CGP/v17i04/39-50.

Mudau, P. K. (2021). Lecturers' Views on the Functionality of e-Portfolio as Alternative Assessment in an Open Distance e-Learning. International Journal of Educational Methodology, 8(1), 81-90. https://doi.org/10.12973/ijem.8.1.81

Sentsho, T. A., & Mudau, P. K. (2023). Teachers’ Experiences of Teaching the Financial Literacy Component to Enhance Learner Performance in Economic and Management Sciences. Journal of Curriculum Studies Research, 5(3), 29-43. https://doi.org/10.46303/jcsr.2023.29*

Zwane, S. A., & Mudau, P. K. (2023). Student Teachers’ Experiences of Open Distance e-Learning Support in a Posthuman Era: A Learner Engagement Perspective. Journal of Curriculum Studies Research, 5(1), 13-33. https://doi.org/10.46303/jcsr.2023.3 *

van den Berg, G., Mudau, P. K., Maphosa, C., Amponsah, S., Manditereza, B., van der Merwe, J., & Mongwe, S. (2023). Critical Reflection by Mature Students as Co-Developers of an Open Educational Resource in Foregrounding Their Learning. Journal of Learning for Development, 10(3), 316–332. https://doi.org/10.56059/jl4d.v10i3.1081 *

Zwane, S. A., & Mudau, P. K. (2023). Rural Students Experiences of Open Distance E-Learning Support: An Openness Perspective International Journal of Learning [accepted for publication] *

Paper presentations

Local Conference Presentations

P K Mudau. e-portfolio as an alternative assessment approach Open distance learning environment. Reading a paper at the South African Education Research Association (SAERA) conference at Elangeni-Maharani Hotel, Durban, South Africa, 23 –25 October 2019

P K Mudau. Using e-portfolio to enhance higher order thinking in an ODeL environment. Reading a paper at the 8thTeacher Education and Interdisciplinary Research Conference 2019, The Ranch. 07-09 October 2018

P K Mudau. UNISA 2021. Using E-Portfolios for Meaningful Teaching and Learning in Distance Education in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review Open Distance eLearning. Reading a paper at a Virtual Open Distance Learning Conference 4 - 6 August 2021

Professor Michael Thomas: Liverpool John Moores University, UK. Title: "Active blended learning, the student experience and the post-pandemic 'new normal': Towards academic citizenship and a pedagogy of care". “Mediating Open, Distance and eLearning in the Advent of Global Crises”. Respondents: Prof Noor Davids, Dr Kelebogile Mudau and Prof Michael van Wyk.03 August 2021

PK Mudau. Using e-portfolios for active student engagement in ODeL environment during and post the Covid-19 pandemic at the NOMSA21 Open Up and Connect: Education in a Digital Era Online Conference. 6-7 December 2021 7.6 Have you presented any papers at peer-reviewed international conferences (within the last 5 years)

Mudau and van den Berg, 2023, Postgraduate student involvement in the development of sustainable OER, ICC Cape Town

Mudau PK, SAERA Conference, 2022, Guidelines for Supporting a Community of Inquiry through Graded Online Discussion Forums in Higher Education.

Mudau PK, Lecturers’ experiences of administering online examinations at a South African open distance e-learning university during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021, EASA conference

International Conference Presentations

P K Mudau. Using E-Portfolios for Meaningful Teaching and Learning in Distance Education in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review. Eleventh International Conference on e-Learning & Innovative Pedagogies March 02 - 03, 2018. Canada.

P K Mudau. e-Portfolio as Alternative Assessment Approach in an Open Distance e-Learning University. Reading at the Twelfth International Conference on e-Learning & Innovative Pedagogies May 02 - 03, 2019. Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart, Australia

P K Mudau. e-Portfolio as an alternative assessment approach Open distance learning environment. Reading a paper at the 9thTeacher Education and Interdisciplinary Research Conference, Zimbabwe. 07-09, October 2019