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Micheal M. van Wyk

Micheal Van Wyk , Professor in Economics Education, and an NRF-rated researcher at the College of Education, University of South Africa (UNISA). He is a qualified professional teacher, has published articles in highly impacted journals, supervised doctoral and master’s degree students, read conference papers, published conference proceedings, edited academic books, and been awarded external grants. He is a flipped instructional designer and researcher in ODeL research. In 2013, he was awarded, for his novel educational contributions to economics education in teacher education, the Chancellor Award for Excellence in Research (UNISA). In 2018, he was awarded the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning for his ground-breaking research on the e-portfolio as an alternative assessment approach in teacher education at both the College of Education and the University of South Africa. One of his recent articles, entitled, Students’ Perceptions of the Flipped Classroom Pedagogy in an Open Distance e-Learning University (2020), was published in Ubiquitous Learning: An International Journal (SCOPUS) and voted as the best scholarly publication by the journal vetting panel. He was consequently awarded the International Award for Excellence in Research (2020), Common Ground Research Network, University of Chicago, USA. In 2023 an awardee of the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research (UNISA). Serving on international journal editorial boards and vetting panels. Recently awarded the Medal of Honor Education (2023) from the Education Association of South Africa. His research interests are digital technologies, generative artificial intelligence, digital game-based learning, flipped pedagogy, e-Portfolios, authentic assessment, and economics education.
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