School of Computing


SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Journal publications

Leila Goosen; van Heerden, ME (2018)
Assessment of Students in Higher Education—Information and Communication Technology Tools and Tips
Progressio
(40) 1
View/download link: https://upjournals.co.za/index.php/Progressio

Conference proceedings

van Heerden, ME; Serote, M (2023)
Exploring the Validity of Continuous Assessment in a First-Year Programming Course at a Comprehensive Open Distance e-Learning University
Proceedings of the 22nd European Conference on e-Learning
Pretoria
Academic Conferences International Limited
pp 341 - 347

Goosen, Leila; van Heerden, ME (2020)
Information and Communication Technologies to Change Education
South Africa International Conference on Education
Online
pp 241-250

Goosen, L.; van Heerden, ME (2019)
PROMOTING RESEARCH-BASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR FIRST YEAR PROGRAMMING LEARNERS: RELEVANT AND QUALITY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (SAARMSTE)
Durban
978-0-9922269-8-5
pp 215 - 228
View/download link: https://www.saarmste.org

Goosen, L.; van Heerden, ME (2019)
Galvanising Open and Distance e-Learning (ODeL) Research: Assessments Used in an ODeL Context to Promote Self-Directed Learning
The Inaugural UNESCO Chair Conference on Open Distance Learning
Pretoria

van Heerden, ME; Goosen, L. (2019)
Assessments Used in an Open Distance e-Learning Environment to Promote Self-Directed Learning
18th European Conference on e-Learning
Denmark
Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited
pp 593 – 602

Goosen, L.; van Heerden, ME (2017)
BEYOND THE HORIZON OF LEARNING PROGRAMMING WITH EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES
South Africa International Conference on Educational Technologies 2017
Pretoria
978-0-620-75292-3
pp 78 - 90

van Heerden, ME; Van der Merwe, T.M. (2017)
An Assessment Strategy for Learning in a First Year Programming Course: A Case in Open Distance E-Learning
9th annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies
Barcelona (Spain)
978-84-697-3777-4
pp 7764 - 7773


Conference Presentations

Leila Goosen; van Heerden, ME (2018)
Information Systems to Support Learning in an Information and Communication Technology Module
2nd International Conference Europe Middle East & North Africa Information Systems and Technologies to support Learning
Fez, Morocco

Leila Goosen; van Heerden, ME (2018)
Assessment Strategies for Self‐ Directed Learning in the 21st Century: Implications for Higher Education Institutions
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SELF‐DIRECTED LEARNING (SDL) 2018
Potchefstroom

Book/chapters

van Heerden, ME; Goosen, Leila An Introduction to Interactive Programming Powered by Cognitive Load Theory: Educational Games and Simulations - AI-powered educational games and simulations
2025
IGI-Global
Hershey, PA, USA
pp 30
ISBN: 9798337300351

van Heerden, ME; Goosen, Leila Chapter 7 - Mobile Platforms, Designs, and Applications for Web3 Towards Reducing Students’ Cognitive Load: Online Meetings and Recordings for Support
2025
IGI Global Scientific Publishing
Hershey, PA, USA
pp 181 - 214
ISBN: 9798369329733

van Heerden, ME; Goosen, Leila The Implications of COVID-19 for Fostering Diversity and Inclusion Through Curriculum Transformation: Teaching Open and Distance E-Learning Students, Fostering Diversity and Inclusion Through Curriculum Transformation
2023
IGI Global
Hershey
pp 73-100
ISBN: 9781668469958

van Heerden, ME; Goosen, Leila Investigating the Assessment Submission Rates of a First Year Programming Module at an African Open and Distance e-Learning University
2023
Springer
Switzerland
pp 827–847
ISBN: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37963-5_57

van Heerden, ME; Goosen, L. The Future of Information and Communication Technology Courses - Intelligent Computing
2021
Scopus
pp pp 507-526
ISBN: DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-80129-8_36

van Heerden, ME; Goosen, L. Promoting the Growth of Fourth Industrial Revolution Information Communication Technology Students: The Implications for Open and Distance E-Learning
2020
IGI Global
pp 118 - 146
ISBN: 9781799848820

Goosen, L.; van Heerden, ME Student Support for Information and Communication Technology Modules in Open Distance Environments: Towards Self-Directed Learning, Student Support Toward Self-Directed Learning in Open and Distributed Environments
2019
IGI Global
Hershey
pp Chapter 2
ISBN: 9781522593164