Higher education in South Africa: context, mission and legislation -- Local contexts -- International contexts -- Legislation and other developments post-1994: the National Qualifications Framework (NRF) -- The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) -- Teaching and learning: establishing communities of inquiry and interpretation -- Enhancing teaching through an exploration of the biology of learning -- Cooperative learning -- The Language of learning and teaching in higher education -- Learning from assessment -- Quality assurance of assessment in higher education -- The recognition of prior learning in higher education: new challenges for teaching and learning -- Programme development: a curriculum design perspective -- The design and development of a web-based learning environment -- Teaching portfolios.