1. School of Humanities and Arts
The University of Fiji
School of Humanities and Arts
The University of Fiji, Private Mail Bag, Lautoka. Fiji.
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2. 2. Fostering A Culture Of Student Engagement
The University of Fiji
2. Fostering A Culture Of Student Engagement
Permit students to express their creativity and build positive relationships with others.
Teaching pedagogies such as :
Projects
Seminars
Lively class discussions
Virtual classrooms
Debates

3. 3. Coping With New Teaching Methods And Ways Of Learning
The University of Fiji
3. Coping With New Teaching Methods And Ways Of Learning
Use apps to create attractive slides eg. prezi .com
Adding voices to the slides eg. Use of slidespeech.com, voice thread, screen cast-o-matic.
Facilitators should understand that we are dealing with digital natives/ babies, thus they should be competent with the new age technologies.
It’s about time that Moodle is upgraded to include the current age apps.
More video broadcasting venues to be made available.
Internet connectivity

4. 4. Learning Independently
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4. Learning Independently
Inquiry based learning should be encouraged
Facilities for postgraduate studies.
Teaching pedagogies should encourage this for students
Provide appropriate scaffolds towards this. E.g peer mentor, student supports services

5. 6. Different types of assessments
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6. Different types of assessments
If it is an examinable unit then short tests should be minimized.
Standard number of assessments
Cut down on assignments that has smaller weighting
Assessments should cater for different student needs (variety of assessment strategies)

6. 9. Reflecting On Teaching Quality
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9. Reflecting On Teaching Quality
Mechanism used for peer review is currently intimidating(confidentiality/ coaching/ mentoring)
Instead of placing emphasis on the number of courses taught by a staff focus should also be on the number of students that particular staff teaches.
The university should provide more avenues for staff to upgrade their qualification as per FHEC requirement……thus fulfilling our graduate attributes
MOU between other universities for staff/ student exchange
Current PhD students without supervisors will benefit from this arrangement
Students get an opportunity to experience diverse environment in HE.

7. Cont’d E- learning facilities should be strengthened
VBC – sound proof room, improve internet connectivity.
Skype
Moodle
Wifi

8. 11. Improving student support services
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11. Improving student support services
Work towards building a better customer care relations with students beginning from SAS to our lecture rooms.
Students should be treated with respect and dignity.
Invest in recreational facilities for students and staff.
Counseling services at department level or school level should be done in confidence

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