Jako Olivier is Professor in Multimodal Learning and current UNESCO Chair on Multimodal Learning and Open Educational Resources at the North-West University, South Africa. He holds a PhD in Education.Avinash Oojorah is a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Open and Distance learning Mauritius Institute of Education, Mauritius. He holds a PhD in Digitization of Curriculum and has been heading major educational technologies projects at national levels.Waaiza Udhin is a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Open and Distance learning Mauritius Institute of Education, Mauritius. She holds a PhD in Learning with Technology and also coordinates major national educational technologies projects.

• Chapter 1: Contextualising multimodal learning environments in Southern Africa.- Chapter 2: Cultivating locally transformative digital pedagogies: The need for formative-intervention research.- Chapter 3: That’s so hot right now: Generation Z’s technological use during the COVID-19 lockdown.- Chapter 4: Alternative Multimodal Composition Assessments in Academic Literacy Modules.- Chapter 5: Rethinking assessment and feedback in a digital age in crises: Who is assessed? By whom? For what purpose?.- Chapter 6: Developing a Connective Student Support Framework for a resource constrained ODL institution in Mauritius.- Chapter 7: Professionalising Socialisation for Pragmatic e-Curriculum to the Rescue of South African Universities.- Chapter 8: Studying with a Chatbot: Students’ Perceptions and Performance at the Institute of Adult Education in Tanzania.- Chapter 9: Teacher perspectives on blended learning in a changing educational landscape.- Chapter 10: A Systematic Review of Digital Storytelling as Educational Tool for Teaching and Learning in Southern Africa.- Chapter 11: Technology-enhanced Teacher Professional Development: The Experience of a Digital EdTech Start-up in Malawi.

Jako Olivier is Professor in Multimodal Learning and current UNESCO Chair on Multimodal Learning and Open Educational Resources at the North-West University, South Africa. He holds a PhD in Education.Avinash Oojorah is a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Open and Distance learning Mauritius Institute of Education, Mauritius. He holds a PhD in Digitization of Curriculum and has been heading major educational technologies projects at national levels.Waaiza Udhin is a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Open and Distance learning Mauritius Institute of Education, Mauritius. She holds a PhD in Learning with Technology and also coordinates major national educational technologies projects.

• Chapter 1: Contextualising multimodal learning environments in Southern Africa.- Chapter 2: Cultivating locally transformative digital pedagogies: The need for formative-intervention research.- Chapter 3: That’s so hot right now: Generation Z’s technological use during the COVID-19 lockdown.- Chapter 4: Alternative Multimodal Composition Assessments in Academic Literacy Modules.- Chapter 5: Rethinking assessment and feedback in a digital age in crises: Who is assessed? By whom? For what purpose?.- Chapter 6: Developing a Connective Student Support Framework for a resource constrained ODL institution in Mauritius.- Chapter 7: Professionalising Socialisation for Pragmatic e-Curriculum to the Rescue of South African Universities.- Chapter 8: Studying with a Chatbot: Students’ Perceptions and Performance at the Institute of Adult Education in Tanzania.- Chapter 9: Teacher perspectives on blended learning in a changing educational landscape.- Chapter 10: A Systematic Review of Digital Storytelling as Educational Tool for Teaching and Learning in Southern Africa.- Chapter 11: Technology-enhanced Teacher Professional Development: The Experience of a Digital EdTech Start-up in Malawi.

Jako Olivier is Professor in Multimodal Learning and current UNESCO Chair on Multimodal Learning and Open Educational Resources at the North-West University, South Africa. He holds a PhD in Education.Avinash Oojorah is a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Open and Distance learning Mauritius Institute of Education, Mauritius. He holds a PhD in Digitization of Curriculum and has been heading major educational technologies projects at national levels.Waaiza Udhin is a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Open and Distance learning Mauritius Institute of Education, Mauritius. She holds a PhD in Learning with Technology and also coordinates major national educational technologies projects.

• Chapter 1: Contextualising multimodal learning environments in Southern Africa.- Chapter 2: Cultivating locally transformative digital pedagogies: The need for formative-intervention research.- Chapter 3: That’s so hot right now: Generation Z’s technological use during the COVID-19 lockdown.- Chapter 4: Alternative Multimodal Composition Assessments in Academic Literacy Modules.- Chapter 5: Rethinking assessment and feedback in a digital age in crises: Who is assessed? By whom? For what purpose?.- Chapter 6: Developing a Connective Student Support Framework for a resource constrained ODL institution in Mauritius.- Chapter 7: Professionalising Socialisation for Pragmatic e-Curriculum to the Rescue of South African Universities.- Chapter 8: Studying with a Chatbot: Students’ Perceptions and Performance at the Institute of Adult Education in Tanzania.- Chapter 9: Teacher perspectives on blended learning in a changing educational landscape.- Chapter 10: A Systematic Review of Digital Storytelling as Educational Tool for Teaching and Learning in Southern Africa.- Chapter 11: Technology-enhanced Teacher Professional Development: The Experience of a Digital EdTech Start-up in Malawi.