Professor Geesje van den Berg is with the Department of Curriculum and Instructional Studies at the University of South Africa. Geesje teaches on a Master’s in Education in Open Distance Learning programme, and is a scholar of teaching and learning across a broad range of areas across online and open distance learning environments.
Interview: https://episodes.castos.com/onlinelearninglegends/7926f180-8294-4053-bc85-f74151c36d88-083-Geesje-van-den-Berg-Final.mp3 | recorded May 2023
Geesje’s ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0306-4427
Geesje on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geesje-van-den-berg-96072031/
Geesje’s Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=KxKXgO0AAAAJ
Geesje’s ResearchGate profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Geesje-Van-Den-Berg-2
Nominated works (free to access):
- Van den Berg, G. (2022). The Role of Partnerships in Preparing Open Distance E-Learning in South Africa for the 4IR: A Case Study. Global Initiatives and Higher Education in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, p.89 – 106. https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/59097/1/9781776405619.pdf#page=97
- Scheepers, L. & Van den Berg, G. (2022). The value of providing online students with dedicated affective support, particularly during times of crisis. Open Praxis, 14(3), pp.190-201. http://doi.org/10.55982/openpraxis.14.3.497
- Van den Berg, G., & 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): 112-128. https://doi.org/10.18820/2519593X/pie.v40.i1.7
- Van den Berg, G. (2020). Context matters: student experiences of interaction in open distance learning. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 21(4): 223-236. https://doi.org/10.17718/tojde.803411
Nominated works (may require purchase):
- Gani, F. & Van den Berg, G. 2019. Lecturers’ Perceptions of the Use of Learning Management Systems: A Case Study in Open Distance Learning. International Journal for Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies, 14(3):15-27. https://www.igi-global.com/article/lecturers-perceptions-of-the-use-of-learning-management-systems/234284
- Van den Berg, G. (2022). Instructors’ Perceptions of Their Interaction With Students in Online Teaching and Learning. International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design (IJOPCD), 12(1), pp.1-15. https://doi.org/10.4018/IJOPCD.302089
- Van den Berg, G., Joffe, M. &. Porto, S.C.S. 2016. The role of partnerships in academic capacity building in open and online distance education. Distance Education, 37:2, 196-207. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01587919.2016.1184399?journalCode=cdie20