SoTL Conference
This conference aims to address all aspects of teaching and learning 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.
Hierdie konferensie is gefokus daarop om alle aspekte van onderrig en leer aan die US in 'n oop, ondersteunende en intellektueel stimulerende atmosfeer aan te spreek. Dit verskaf 'n platform vir akademici om:
- beste praktyke, navorsingsbevindinge en innoverende idees oor onderrig en leer te deel;
- oor onderrig- en leermetodes, tendense en doelwitte in die huidige konteks te besin en te debatteer; en
- onderrig en leer te vier.
Hierdie konferensie is 'n interne konferensie vir Universiteit Stellenbosch-personeel.
Injongo yale nkomfa kukuqwalasela onke amabakala okufundisa nokufunda e-SU kwimeko evulelekileyo, engenkxaso nevuselela ubukrelekrele. Ibonelela ngeqonga apho abahlohli nabafundi banokuthi:
- babelane ngemisebenzi ehamba phambili, okufumaneke kuphando nemibono engobuchule emalunga nokufundisa nokufunda;
- Babonisane ze babe neengxoxo mpikiswano malunga neendlela zokufundisa nokufunda, okuxhaphakileyo neenjongo kwimeko ekhoyo ngoku;
- ze babhiyozele ukufundisa nokufunda.
Le yinkomfa yangaphakathi ekunikezelwa ngayo kubasebenzi bakwiYunivesithi yaseStellenbosch.
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
