Abstract:As more computers are connected to each other via enterprise wide networks and the Internet, infonnation security and the implementation of security policies and procedures are becoming of paramount importance. Ali security information is logged in security audit logs. Currently, information security is being enforced via enterprise application suites based on platfonn specific security agents. These agents are installed at every workstation where security has tobe enforced. These agents are however, only a small part of vast application suites and have many limitations. There is clearly room for improvement. The Generic Proactive Audit Log Model does away with agents to rather duplicate security audit logs on a dedicated log server. On this server extensive and intelligent audit log analysis can be perfonned to verify and enforce security policies to a much greater extent.
This article describes the experiences and mathematics performance of Grade 12 learners selected to participate in a mathematics intervention project using digital video disk (DVD) technology within a blended learning context. Blended learning in the context of this study is defined as employing a variety of appropriate methods of delivery to enhance the teaching and learning process. DVD technology was used as an ingredient in this blended learning approach, since it is easily available and accessible to the majority of learners and the schools they attend. The study reported on here forms part of a larger study using action research methodology. This article reports on a single stage of the action research: implementing a change to improve the situation and observing the consequences of this action. Mathematics Incubator School Project (ISP) learners completed questionnaires with open-ended questions which pertained to their experiences of the blended learning approach. The observations of the facilitators were also recorded. A single school was used as a case study and the mathematics performance of learners who participated in the ISP was compared with that of those who did not. The findings suggest that use of DVD technology in this blended learning approach impacted on mathematics learning and enhanced the mathematics performance of learners. <p><strong>How to cite this article:</strong> Padayachee, P., Boshoff, H., Olivier, W., & Harding, A. (2011). A blended learning Grade 12 intervention using DVD technology to enhance the teaching and learning of mathematics. <em>Pythagoras</em>, <em>32</em>(1), Art. #24, 8 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ pythagoras.v32.i1.24</p>
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