CTL AUXIN SESSION, 22 AUGUST 2018
held at Den Bosch, from 12h45 – 13h45
Dr Mary Nel, senior lecturer in Criminal Law at the Department of Public Law, Faculty of Law, was the presenter at the AUXIN session on the 22nd of August 2018. The topic of Dr Nel's presentation was “Criminal Law 171 Video Project: Boldly going where no Criminal Law Lecturer has gone before". Her presentation was grounded in the work of Cook-Sather (2010:555), who posits that “the most engaging, meaningful, and enduring education is that which affords students the opportunity to be actively involved – to be actors in their own learning."
She passionately explained how, in 2017, she introduced an optional video project in Criminal Law 171, a compulsory year module for 1st/2nd year law students. Working in groups of five, students had to produce an imaginative, entertaining, interesting 60-90 second film clip, illustrating and explaining Criminal Law-related concepts, cases or issues. Clips had to educate and inform their classmates about the law. There was a class screening with prizes for the best submissions, which were also made available on SUNLearn.
Dr Nel highlighted the following: minimal extra lecturer effort since submissions were voluntary and student-directed/driven; assessment was fast and straightforward; the mark awarded was an all-or-nothing extra 2% credit added to the year mark; and the project encouraged student-centred, active and collaborative learning.
The session was attended by lecturers and other staff members from different faculties, departments and support centres. All in all, participants found the presentation very useful. Feedback ranged from “very practical" to “Ek gaan die teorie lees en kyk hoe kan ek dit gebruik in my projek."
The next AUXIN session will take place on the 25th of September 2018.
To listen to a podcast of the session, please visit: http://www.sun.ac.za/english/learning-teaching/ctl/professional-learning-opportunities-for-t-l/auxin/auxin-resources
