This conference aims to address all aspects of teaching-learning-assessment (TLA) at SU in an open, supportive and intellectually stimulating atmosphere. It provides a platform where academics can:
- share best practices, research findings and innovative ideas about teaching and learning;
- reflect on and debate about teaching and learning methods, trends and goals within the current context; and
- celebrate teaching and learning.
This is an in-house conference offered to Stellenbosch University staff. Prize winners are selected yearly, and the prizes include the attendance of a TLA conference to further the scholarship of the winners' TLA.
2023 SoTL winners
2022 SoTL winners
Research track
Riana Goosen & Gretha Steenkamp (School of Accountancy)
Title: “Towards a framework for the development of teamwork skills in Accounting students"
Innovation track
Taryn Bernard (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
Title: "Teaching identity construction in academic texts through modality and visuals"
Delegates' Choice
Patricia Zweig (Research Alliance for Disaster and Risk Reduction)
Title: “Bringing Africa into the classroom"
Best PREDAC Poster
Melissa Botha, Kerotse Kekana & Sabrina Matthee (Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences)
Title: “Procrastination is the thief of time"
2021 SoTL winners
Research track
Ms Mariette Volschenk; Prof Susan van Schalkwyk and Prof Eli Bitzer
Title: “Being and becoming a Master of Health Professions Education"
Innovation track
Prof Craig McGregor
Title: “Engineering report writing peer learning system"
Reflection track
Mr Juan Ontong; Ms Sher-Lee Arendse and Ms Chrystal Schonken
Title: “The evolving role of an academic online mentoring programme"
Delegates' Choice
Prof Gareth Arnott; Dr Margaret Blackie and Dr Catherine Kaschula
Title: “Let’s
let them ‘cheat’! Group work in a summative assessment setting”
Best PREDAC Poster
Capt (SAN) Dr Dries A Putter; Lt Col Dr Susan Henrico; Lt Col Dr Marcel Reutener; Col Hlengiwe Mkhize; and Mr Godfrey Ramuhlala
Title: “Interactive content assessment in counter-intelligence theory: assessing cognitive learning in reading, comprehension and writing"
2020 SoTL winners
Best Research-based paper
The late Dr Alwyn Louw and Dr Tiana Schultz
Title: Strategies to teach graduate attributes – a scoping review
Best practice-based paper
Ms Gretha Steenkamp and Mr Alwyn Visser
Title: Class recordings in a post-graduate financial accounting course: Student perceptions
Best reflection-based paper
Ms AMS Schmutz, Dr Alison Lupton-Smith and Dr Marianne Unger
Title: Unintended benefits of an e-block toward clinical competence in physiotherapy
Delegate's Choice
Dr Anita Jonker
Title: Institutional obstacles to authentic transformation at Stellenbosch University
Best PREDAC Poster
Dr Marlon le Roux & Dr Ethel Phiri
Title: Twenty-first-century learning: Keeping up with Gen Z
Previous SoTL winners
2019
Best research-based paper
Mouton, M. & Rootman-Le Grange, I.
Title: Craig Who? Developing Students’ Scientific Discourse through Collaborative Pedagogy
Best practice-based paper
Southey, P.
Title: Blended, Interactive Learning and The Ratio Table
Delegate's choice
Nel, M.
Title: A Prison-University Educational Partnership: Rehumanising Learning through Collaborative Course Design
2018
Barnard, M., Adams, S.
& du Preez, R
Title: Gamification For the Win!... or not? Evaluating Student Perceptions
Essop, F
Title: Unique ways to enhance critical thinking in Physiology undergraduate classes
Southey, P
Title: Concepts in context
