Perspectives in Adopting a Practical and Technology-Integrated Approach in the Teaching and Learning of Commercial Courses in the Post-COVID- 19 era in Higher Education

Thobeka Ncanywa ORCID iD, Zikile Magadana ORCID iD, Luyanda Ghana Matolengwe ORCID iD , Mzimkhulu Christopher Landu ORCID iD, King Somfongo ORCID iD , Ntombizodwa Buqa ORCID iD & Lungile Nontiya ORCID iD

Issue: Vol.3  No.11 October 2022 Post COVID-19 Special Issue  Article 3 pp.36-50
DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.2022sp3114 |   Published online 27th October 2022.
© 2022 The Author(s). This is an open access article under the CCBY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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South African higher education institutions (HEIs) are engaged in the transformation process and one area of interest is curriculum transformation. Some of the focus areas in the transformation process are developing effective curriculum teaching methods and illustrating how technology is infused into the curriculum. This theoretical paper observes that teaching commercial subjects currently has significant challenges. The negative effects of COVID-19 in implementing effective teaching strategies have endorsed the transformation process. The paper aims to provide literature debates and a scholarly background on perspectives of adopting a practical and technological approach in the teaching and learning of commercial courses in the post-COVID-19 era in higher education. The conceptual paper adopts a thematic qualitative approach. The themes discussed in the literature review are: Perspectives of teaching methods in accounting,business studies, computer applied technology, economics, and technology integration and experiences in the post-COVID-19 era. The paper documents how a practical and technologically infused approach can be employed in the teaching and learning of commercial courses for the benefit of all stakeholders, and additionally, lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic implemented in the post-COVID-19 era.  In conclusion, in teaching commercial subjects, there is a switch from a traditional lecturer-centred approach to a hybrid delivery mode. It is therefore recommended that HEIs provide thorough strategic planning at an institutional level and provide major changes in resource allocation and organizational processes and structures for an effective hybrid mode of delivery. In addition, instructional designers should generate the best hybrid learning system that empowers all relevant stakeholders.

Keywords: Practical approach, Technology integration approach, Teaching and learning, Commercial courses in Higher Education

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Prof. Thobeka Ncanywa is currently and an Academic Professor at the Walter Sisulu University, South Africa. She holds a PhD in Economics. Her research focuses on Teaching and learning, Entrepreneurship Education and Economics.

Zikile Magadana is currently a Lecturer at the Walter Sisulu University, South Africa. He holds a Masters in Education. His research focuses on Technology, Teaching and Learning.

Luyanda Ghana Matolengwe is currently a Senior Lecturer at the Walter Sisulu University, South Africa. She holds a Masters in Education. Her research focuses on Entrepreneurship and Community Banking.

Mzimkhulu Christopher Landu is currently a Lecturer at the Walter Sisulu University, South Africa. He holds a Masters in Commerce. His research focuses on Business Studies and Industrial Psychology.

King Somfongo is currently a Lecturer at the Walter Sisulu University, South Africa. He holds a Masters in Education. His research focuses on Economic Education and Teaching and Learning.

Ntombizodwa Buqa is currently a Lecturer at the Walter Sisulu University, South Africa. She holds a Masters in Education. Her research focuses on Teaching and Learning.

Lungile Nontiya is currently a Secretary at the Walter Sisulu University, South Africa. She holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Education. Her research focuses on Teaching and Learning Entrepreneurship.

Ncanywa T., Magadana, Z., Matolengwe L.G., Landu M.C , Somfongo, K., Buqa N. & Nontiya, L. “Perspectives in Adopting a Practical and Technology-Integrated Approach in the Teaching and Learning of Commercial Courses in the Post-COVID- 19 era in Higher Education,” E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences 3, no.11 (2022):36-50.  https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.2022sp3114

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