Reuben Dlamini

578 total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 238 citations indexed

About

Reuben Dlamini is a scholar working on Education, Information Systems and Computer Science Applications. According to data from OpenAlex, Reuben Dlamini has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 238 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Education, 6 papers in Information Systems and 4 papers in Computer Science Applications. Recurrent topics in Reuben Dlamini's work include Online and Blended Learning (9 papers), Digital literacy in education (4 papers) and Online Learning and Analytics (3 papers). Reuben Dlamini is often cited by papers focused on Online and Blended Learning (9 papers), Digital literacy in education (4 papers) and Online Learning and Analytics (3 papers). Reuben Dlamini collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Eswatini and United States. Reuben Dlamini's co-authors include Boitumelo Ramatsetse, Harro von Blottnitz and Leketi Makalela and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of the Association for Information Systems and Heliyon.

In The Last Decade

Reuben Dlamini

20 papers receiving 222 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Challenges, opportunities, and prospects of adopting and using smart digital technologies in learning environments: An iterative review

2023 80 citations Boitumelo Ramatsetse, Reuben Dlamini et al. Heliyon profile →

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Chima Abimbola Eden United Kingdom

James Njenga South Africa

Mahbub Hasan Bangladesh

Shaun Nykvist Australia

Michael Flavin United Kingdom

Todd J. B. Blayone Canada

Eun-Ok Baek United States

Idowu Sulaimon Adeniyi United Kingdom

Roland vanOostveen Canada

Che Kum Clement Bangladesh

Chima Abimbola Eden United Kingdom

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20 of 20 papers shown

Dlamini, Reuben, et al.. (2025). Towards a critical discourse on artificial intelligence and its misalignment in sub-Saharan Africa: Through an equality, equity, and decoloniality lens. Journal of Education. 42–61.

Dlamini, Reuben, et al.. (2024). COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE STATUS OF ICT IMPLEMENTATION AND USAGE IN EDUCATION: THE CASE OF RWANDA AND SOUTH AFRICA. EDULEARN proceedings. 1. 9752–9760.

Dlamini, Reuben, et al.. (2024). Higher Education ICT Integration in Africa. BiblioBoard Library Catalog (Open Research Library). 1 indexed citations

Dlamini, Reuben. (2023). Interactivity, the heart and soul of effective learning: The interlink between internet self-efficacy and the creation of an inclusive learning experience. South African Journal of Higher Education. 37(2). 3 indexed citations

Dlamini, Reuben. (2023). Complex Inequalities and Ineqalities in Education. Alternation Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of the Arts and Humanities in Southern Africa. 39(1). 1 indexed citations

Ramatsetse, Boitumelo, et al.. (2023). Challenges, opportunities, and prospects of adopting and using smart digital technologies in learning environments: An iterative review. Heliyon. 9(6). e16348–e16348. 80 indexed citations breakdown →

Dlamini, Reuben, et al.. (2022). Examining factors that influence teachers to adopt information and Communication Technology in rural secondary schools: an empirical study. Education and Information Technologies. 28(1). 815–832. 11 indexed citations

Dlamini, Reuben, et al.. (2022). Towards learner-centric pedagogies: Technology-enhanced teaching and learning in the 21st century classroom. Journal of Education. 1–17. 4 indexed citations

Dlamini, Reuben, et al.. (2022). A developing realist model of the pedagogical affordances of ICTs. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 34(2). 5 indexed citations

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Dlamini, Reuben, et al.. (2022). Teachers’ Perspectives on the Integration of Information and Communication Technology: The Case of a Teachers’ Union. Africa Education Review. 19(1). 34–55. 2 indexed citations

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Dlamini, Reuben, et al.. (2022). Responsiveness vs. accessibility: pandemic-driven shift to remote teaching and online learning. Higher Education Research & Development. 41(7). 2262–2277. 28 indexed citations

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Dlamini, Reuben, et al.. (2022). SACJ 34(2) Guest Editorial. South African Computer Journal. 34(2). 1 indexed citations

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Dlamini, Reuben, et al.. (2021). Experiences and attitudes of Setswana speaking teachers in using an indigenous African language on an online assessment platform. South African Journal of Education. 41(Supplement 1). S1–S11. 4 indexed citations

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Dlamini, Reuben, et al.. (2020). Universities trailing behind: Unquestioned epistemological foundations constraining the transition to online instructional delivery and learning. South African Journal of Higher Education. 34(6). 26 indexed citations

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Dlamini, Reuben. (2018). A Multi-Site Study of ICT Pedagogical Practices in Schools: The South African Case. Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference. 2139–2154. 1 indexed citations

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Dlamini, Reuben, et al.. (2018). The discourse on ICT teacher professional development needs: The case of a South African teachers’ union. International Journal of Education and Development using ICT. 14(2). 17–37. 29 indexed citations

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Dlamini, Reuben. (2018). Corporatisation of universities deepens inequalities by ignoring social injustices and restricting access to higher education. South African Journal of Higher Education. 32(5). 12 indexed citations

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Dlamini, Reuben. (2016). The global ranking tournament: A dialectic analysis of higher education in South Africa. South African Journal of Higher Education. 30(2). 7 indexed citations

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Dlamini, Reuben. (2013). The role of the strategic and adaptive Chief Information Officer in higher education. Education and Information Technologies. 20(1). 113–140. 13 indexed citations

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Dlamini, Reuben. (2011). The Evolution of Information Technology Executive Position in Higher Education: The Strategic and Adaptive Chief Information Officer in Higher Education. OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network). 2 indexed citations

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