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AI in Higher Education TLA: A Follow-Up Panel Discussion	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=11170	AI in Higher Education TLA: A Follow-Up Panel Discussion	Simbongile Ntwasa; Johara Khan	<p><br><br></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"><strong style="color:#000000;font-family:"trebuchet ms", helvetica;font-size:18.6667px;">You are invited to attend the lunch time Auxin session offered by the Centre for Teaching and Learning.</strong><br></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"><br></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"></span></p><p style="font-size:14px;font-family:raleway, trebuchet, helvetica;color:#333333;background-color:#ffffff;"><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="font-family:raleway;font-size:16px;"><strong>Speakers:</strong> <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0">Sharon Malan, Lennox Olivier, Melody Neaves and Hamman Schoonwinkel</span></span></p><p style="font-size:14px;font-family:raleway, trebuchet, helvetica;color:#333333;background-color:#ffffff;"><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="font-family:raleway;font-size:16px;"><strong>Topic:</strong> <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0">AI in Higher Education TLA: A Follow-Up Panel Discussion</span></span></p><p style="font-size:14px;font-family:raleway, trebuchet, helvetica;color:#333333;background-color:#ffffff;"><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="font-family:raleway;font-size:16px;"><strong>Date:</strong> <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0">25 March 2025</span><br></span></p><p style="font-size:14px;font-family:raleway, trebuchet, helvetica;color:#333333;background-color:#ffffff;"><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="font-family:raleway;font-size:16px;"><strong>Time:</strong> <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0">13:10-14:10</span> </span></p><p style="font-size:14px;font-family:raleway, trebuchet, helvetica;color:#333333;background-color:#ffffff;"><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="font-family:raleway;font-size:16px;"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"></span><strong>Venue:</strong> <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0">MS Teams: <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><a title="https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MjU0ODU3ZGUtNjNhNS00NDZhLWJlZGYtZjY2OTU5MDE5ZWU1%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22a6fa3b03-0a3c-4258-8433-a120dffcd348%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22e5bb7e33-5499-4a9a-8937-00bc87e0a72d%22%7d" data-auth="NotApplicable" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19:meeting_MjU0ODU3ZGUtNjNhNS00NDZhLWJlZGYtZjY2OTU5MDE5ZWU1%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22:%22a6fa3b03-0a3c-4258-8433-a120dffcd348%22%2c%22Oid%22:%22e5bb7e33-5499-4a9a-8937-00bc87e0a72d%22%7d" data-linkindex="9" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:#5b5fc7;">Join the meeting now</a></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"><br></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">Back by popular demand! This session follows up on our February Auxin discussion, where we shared how Stellenbosch University academics are integrating Generative AI (GenAI) into their teaching-learning-assessment practices. At the request of participants of that session, we invited some of these academics back for a panel discussion to dive deeper into the practical challenges and<strong> opportunities</strong> of AI in higher education.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"><br></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">In this<span style="text-decoration:underline;"> </span>Auxin, <strong>Sharon Malan</strong> (EMS), <strong>Lennox Olivier</strong> (Arts and Social Sciences), <strong>Melody Neaves</strong> (Engineering) and <strong>Hamman Schoonwinkel</strong> (EMS) will engage with your pre-submitted (see link below) and live audience questions. This session will thus provide practical insights and real-world strategies on:</span></p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;text-align:justify;"><li><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">How can we redesign teaching to ensure learning in the age of AI </span></li><li><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">Designing assessments that promote AI literacy and evaluative judgment</span></li><li><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">Navigating discipline-specific challenges and ethical considerations in AI use</span></li></ul><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Azv6pjwKWEKEM6Eg3_zTSBL26Mfic7NDsXYu1v4l9fFUM1dJQzhOSkI2NEJOT0FDVTFaQjc4UjIyRyQlQCN0PWcu"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">Submit your questions here</span></a><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"> help shape the discussion! We will address key themes from participant submissions before opening the floor for an interactive Q&A session.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">As part of the session, we will also be sharing SU's brand new “Cool Things" AI Case Study Guide, showcasing innovative approaches from Stellenbosch University academics.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">Don't miss this opportunity to engage with experts, ask questions, and critically explore the role of AI in your teaching-learning-assessment practices!<br></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><br></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><br></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#333333;font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;text-align:justify;background-color:#ffffff;">For more information contact </span><strong style="color:#333333;font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;text-align:justify;">Mr Simbongile Ntwasa</strong><span style="color:#333333;font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;text-align:justify;background-color:#ffffff;"> at </span><span style="color:#333333;font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;text-align:justify;text-decoration-line:underline;">sim@sun.ac.za</span><br></p>
Effective communication: A workshop on confident public speaking and presentation	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=11165	Effective communication: A workshop on confident public speaking and presentation	Claudia Swart-Jansen van Vuuren; Johara Khan	<p style="color:#000000;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">This workshop aims to equip lecturers with the necessary presentation skills to become confident public speakers. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of successful public speaking and presenting.</span></p><p style="color:#000000;"></p><p style="color:#000000;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">The session is designed for lecturers looking to develop effective public communication skills and learn practical tips and tools to share their message and research with clarity and impact. Lessons learned from the course will come in handy in any public speaking setting – whether lecturing in class, addressing conferences, presenting courses, chairing meetings or conducting thesis defences.</span></p><p style="color:#000000;"></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"><strong>Workshop focus areas</strong></span></p><ul style="color:#000000;text-align:justify;"><li><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">The dos and don’ts of effective public communication</span></li><li><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">How to manage stress when speaking in public</span></li><li><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">How to formulate a successful presentation</span></li><li><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">The physical aspects of communicating and presenting (voice, body language, hand gestures, etc.)</span></li><li><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">How to create an effective slideshow</span></li><li><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">Successful on-line communication (on-line lectures, presentations, meetings)</span></li><li><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">How to handle Q&A sessions</span></li></ul><p style="color:#000000;"></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"><strong><br></strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"><strong>Workshop structure</strong></span></p><p style="color:#000000;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">The workshop consists of two parts:</span></p><p style="color:#000000;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">1. A theory session that integrates visual material and examples to teach participants the key principles of effective public speaking</span></p><p style="color:#000000;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">2. A practical session that provides participants constructive feedback on their recorded presentations through peer discussions, focused feedback, and personalised coaching on how to improve their communication and presentation skills.</span></p><p style="color:#000000;"></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"><strong>A supportive learning environment</strong></span></p><p style="color:#000000;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">The course is conducted in a positive, safe and relaxed environment, encouraging participants to fearlessly explore their communication abilities. An improvement in public speaking and presentation skills is often immediately noticeable after completing the workshop. The ultimate goal is to enhance participants’ communication skills, develop a unique presentation style, and make public speaking a comfortable and enjoyable experience.</span></p><p style="color:#000000;"></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"><strong>About the workshop facilitator Vicky Davis</strong></span></p><p style="color:#000000;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">Vicky Davis is a South African actress and TV presenter, best known for co-hosting the lifestyle programmes Pasella (SABC2) and Landbouweekliks (@VIA TV). She obtained her master’s degree in Drama (cum laude) from Stellenbosch University in 2011.</span></p><p style="color:#000000;"></p><p style="color:#000000;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">With over 20 years’ experience in the South African entertainment industry, Vicky is an award-winning actress, director and producer for both television and stage. She has produced prime-time TV programmes such as Pasella, Top Billing, Expresso Breakfast Show, Doctor’s Orders and Afternoon Express Talk Show.</span></p><p style="color:#000000;"></p><p style="color:#000000;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">She is a seasoned media coach with over 12 years’ experience of working with tertiary institutions and corporates to develop postgraduate students, academics and industry players into effective communicators.</span></p><p style="color:#000000;"></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"><strong>Her clients include:</strong></span></p><ul style="color:#000000;text-align:justify;"><li><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">SU African Doctoral Academy</span></li><li><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">South African Centre for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis (SACEMA)</span></li><li><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS)</span></li><li><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">New Voices in Science</span></li><li><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">SU Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences</span></li><li><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">Southern African Systems Analysis Centre (SASAC)</span></li><li><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">Stellenbosch Business School</span></li><li><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">SU Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences</span></li><li><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">SU Postgraduate Office</span></li><li><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">SU Division of Student Recruitment and Career Advice</span></li><li><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">Sustainable Development Impact Hub (SDG/2063 Impact Hub)</span></li><li><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">SU Faculty of Theology</span></li><li><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">Various corporate clients</span></li></ul><p style="color:#000000;"></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"><strong>When (choose one of the following dates):</strong> </span></p><p style="color:#000000;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">21 May or</span></p><p style="color:#000000;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">11 September or</span></p><p style="color:#000000;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">6 November</span></p><p style="color:#000000;"></p><p style="color:#000000;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"><strong class="ms-rteForeColor-1">Time:</strong><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1"> </span>08:30 – 14:30 </span></p><p style="color:#000000;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"><strong class="ms-rteForeColor-1">Where:</strong><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1"> </span>Den Bosch, 41 Victoria Street, Stellenbosch.</span></p><p style="color:#000000;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"><br></span></p><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;text-align:justify;">There are only 10 places available per workshop. <span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Please register for the workshop by completing this form: </span></span><a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Azv6pjwKWEKEM6Eg3_zTSBL26Mfic7NDsXYu1v4l9fFUQjhRR1c1NEpJQjIzN0VBUjdYWkZFRFhPSCQlQCN0PWcu" style="font-family:raleway;text-align:justify;"><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="font-size:16px;"><strong style="">Here</strong></span></a></div><p style="color:#000000;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"><a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Azv6pjwKWEKEM6Eg3_zTSBL26Mfic7NDsXYu1v4l9fFUQjhRR1c1NEpJQjIzN0VBUjdYWkZFRFhPSCQlQCN0PWcu"><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="font-size:18px;"><strong></strong></span></a></span></p><p style="color:#000000;text-align:justify;"><br></p><p style="color:#000000;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">Contact person: <strong class="ms-rteForeColor-1">Claudia Swart (claudias2@sun.ac.za)</strong><br><br></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><br></p>
SoTL 2025	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=11122	SoTL 2025	Johara Khan	<p><br></p><p style="color:#000000;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">The 18th annual Stellenbosch University (SU) conference on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) is taking place on 3 and 4 November 2025.</span></p><p style="color:#000000;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">The conference will take place at the Protea Hotel Stellenbosch and Conference Centre, Techno Park.</span></p><p style="color:#000000;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"><br></span></p><p style="color:#000000;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">The purpose of the conference is to offer SU academics the opportunity to participate in conversations about teaching practices and philosophies. This year’s conference should once again be an exciting and informative event.</span></p><p style="color:#000000;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"><br></span></p><p style="color:#000000;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"><br></span></p><p style="color:#000000;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"><br></span></p><p style="color:#000000;font-family:"times new roman";font-size:medium;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">More information will be available shortly. Enquiries: Veronica Kleinsmith, <span style="text-decoration:underline;">vfbeukes@sun.ac.za</span></span><br></p><p><br></p>
Rethinking the Decolonial Moment: Towards an Ethics of Hospitality in Higher Education	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=11104	Rethinking the Decolonial Moment: Towards an Ethics of Hospitality in Higher Education	Hanelie Adendorff, Johara Khan	<p><br style="font-family:raleway;"><br></p><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW178620132 BCX0" style="color:#000000;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;cursor:text;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;text-align:center;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW178620132 BCX0" style="margin-bottom:0px;font-size:14px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;"><span style="font-family:raleway;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-ZA" class="TextRun SCXW178620132 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:16pt;line-height:28.0583px;font-weight:bold;font-family:raleway;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW178620132 BCX0" 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style="color:#8b0000;font-size:16px;font-weight:700;background-color:#ffffff;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:raleway;">ynopsis</span></span></p><p style="color:#242424;background-color:#ffffff;margin-bottom:0px;text-align:justify;"><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">During this seminar, Prof. Lis Lange will revisit the decolonial moment in South African universities to identify missed opportunities for addressing students' sense of exclusion and lack of recognition, as well as the potential for decolonizing the university. She will also examine how the COVID-19 pandemic temporarily opened space for recognizing students’ psychosocial and economic realities and use this to offer insights into new relationships between students, the university, and society.</span></p><p style="color:#242424;background-color:#ffffff;margin-bottom:0px;text-align:justify;"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"> </span></p><p style="color:#242424;background-color:#ffffff;font-family:aptos, sans-serif;margin-bottom:0px;text-align:justify;"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:raleway;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;font-size:14px;">Drawing on Derrida (2001), Mignolo (2012), and Anzaldúa (1987), Prof. Lange proposes an ethics of hospitality as a response to the unresolved questions of #RhodesMustFall and #FeesMustFall, envisioning a refoundation of the university in the 21st century.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-family:raleway;"><span style="color:#333333;font-size:14px;background-color:#ffffff;"></span><span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-ZA" class="TextRun SCXW75492513 BCX0" style="background-color:#ffffff;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:#8b0000;font-size:12pt;line-height:19px;font-weight:bold;font-family:raleway;">Biography of speaker</span><br></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;"><span style="color:#242424;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:14px;">Prof. Lis Lange is Special Advisor to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Learning and Teaching at Stellenbosch University. Until April 2022, she was UCT’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Teaching and Learning. Between 2014 and 2018, she held a similar portfolio at the University of the Free State. She was the Executive Director (2006–2010) of the Higher Education Quality Committee of the Council of Higher Education. She has been involved in the development and implementation of science and technology and higher education policy in South Africa since 1998. Prof. Lange’s research interests are focused on the philosophy and politics of higher education. She has done research and published on change in higher education as well as on the meanings and possibilities of the notion of transformation, decolonisation and curriculum change and on the meaning of the university in the 21</span><sup style="color:#242424;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:14px;">st</sup><span style="color:#242424;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:14px;"> century.</span><br></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;"><span style="color:#242424;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:14px;"><br></span></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;"><span style="color:#242424;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:14px;"><br></span></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"><span style="color:#242424;background-color:#ffffff;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203756609 BCX0" style="color:#000000;text-align:justify;background-color:#ffffff;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">More information </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203756609 BCX0" style="color:#000000;text-align:justify;background-color:#ffffff;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">about the seminar </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203756609 BCX0" style="color:#000000;text-align:justify;background-color:#ffffff;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">is available from <strong>Dr Hanelie Adendorff</strong> at <span style="text-decoration:underline;">hja@sun.ac.za</span></span><br></span></span></p>
AI, Literacy, and the University: Where Are We Now?	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=11101	AI, Literacy, and the University: Where Are We Now?	Johara Khan	<p><br><br></p><p style="font-size:14px;font-family:raleway, trebuchet, helvetica;color:#333333;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:center;"><strong style="color:#000000;font-family:"trebuchet ms", helvetica;font-size:18.6667px;">You are invited to attend the lunch time Auxin session offered by the Centre for Teaching and Learning.</strong></p><p style="font-size:14px;font-family:raleway, trebuchet, helvetica;color:#333333;background-color:#ffffff;"><br></p><p style="font-size:14px;font-family:raleway, trebuchet, helvetica;color:#333333;background-color:#ffffff;"><strong style="color:#000000;font-family:"trebuchet ms", helvetica;font-size:18.6667px;text-align:justify;"></strong><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="font-family:raleway;font-size:16px;"><strong>Speaker:</strong> <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0">Dr </span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0" style="line-height:24px;">Hanelie Adendorff </span></span></p><p style="font-size:14px;font-family:raleway, trebuchet, helvetica;color:#333333;background-color:#ffffff;"><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="font-family:raleway;font-size:16px;"><strong>Topic:</strong> <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0">AI, Literacy, and the University: Where Are We Now?</span></span></p><p style="font-size:14px;font-family:raleway, trebuchet, helvetica;color:#333333;background-color:#ffffff;"><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="font-family:raleway;font-size:16px;"><strong>Date:</strong> <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0">25 February 2025</span><br></span></p><p style="font-size:14px;font-family:raleway, trebuchet, helvetica;color:#333333;background-color:#ffffff;"><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="font-family:raleway;font-size:16px;"><strong>Time:</strong> <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0">13:10-14:10</span> </span></p><p style="font-size:14px;font-family:raleway, trebuchet, helvetica;color:#333333;background-color:#ffffff;"><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="font-family:raleway;font-size:16px;"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"></span><strong>Venue:</strong> <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0">MS Teams: <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" title="https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_mtflmjjlowmtogvlys00ndewlwfhyzetzgjmyze0ytk4zde0%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22tid%22%3a%22a6fa3b03-0a3c-4258-8433-a120dffcd348%22%2c%22oid%22%3a%22e5bb7e33-5499-4a9a-8937-00bc87e0a72d%22%7d" class="x_x_me-email-headline x_OWAAutoLink" href="https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19:meeting_MTFlMjJlOWMtOGVlYS00NDEwLWFhYzEtZGJmYzE0YTk4ZDE0%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22:%22a6fa3b03-0a3c-4258-8433-a120dffcd348%22%2c%22Oid%22:%22e5bb7e33-5499-4a9a-8937-00bc87e0a72d%22%7d" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:#5b5fc7;">Join the meeting now</a></span></span></span></p><p style="font-size:14px;font-family:raleway, trebuchet, helvetica;color:#333333;background-color:#ffffff;"><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="font-family:raleway;font-size:16px;"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"><br></span></span></p><p><strong class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="background-color:#ffffff;font-family:raleway;font-size:16px;">Summary of the Auxin:</strong><br></p><p></p><p style="color:#242424;background-color:#ffffff;margin-bottom:0px;text-align:justify;"><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">Two years into the AI revolution, how has generative AI (GenAI), like ChatGPT, shaped teaching, learning, and assessment? Where do our university’s AI guidelines stand, and where are they headed? More importantly, what role should universities play in fostering AI literacy—not just for students, but also for educators?</span></p><p style="color:#242424;background-color:#ffffff;margin-bottom:0px;text-align:justify;"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"> </span></p><p style="color:#242424;background-color:#ffffff;margin-bottom:0px;text-align:justify;"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">In this session, Hanelie Adendorff (Centre for Teaching and Learning) will explore the evolving landscape higher education in the context of GenAI, the importance of AI literacy, and how universities can prepare students to engage critically and ethically with AI.</span></p><p style="color:#242424;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:10pt;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:aptos, sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;text-align:justify;background-color:#ffffff;">For more information contact <strong>Mr Simbongile Ntwasa</strong> at <span style="text-decoration:underline;">sim@sun.ac.za</span></span><br></p>
2025 Enrolments are open!	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=11100	2025 Enrolments are open!	Johara Khan	<p style="text-align:justify;"><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="font-family:raleway;font-size:16px;"><strong>Enrolments for 2025 are open! </strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="font-family:raleway;font-size:16px;"><strong><br></strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"> Are you a tutor, demi, module assistant, learning assistant, teaching assistant, or assessment assistant? </span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"><br></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"> Enhance your skills and gain academic transcript recognition with Stellenbosch University's Peer-to-Peer Facilitation of Learning training course—a FREE training opportunity! </span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><br style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="font-family:raleway;font-size:13.2pt;"> What to expect: </span></p><ul style="text-align:justify;"><li><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">Self-paced learning (recommended completion is within 16 weeks)</span></li><li><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">Boost your facilitation & leadership skills</span></li><li><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">Develop professional and interpersonal skills </span></li><li><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"> Become an accredited SU peer facilitator </span></li></ul><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">📌 No application deadlines—start anytime! (unless otherwise stated by your department or faculty) </span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"> 📌 Complete by end-August for transcript recognition. </span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"><br></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="font-family:raleway;font-size:13.2pt;"> <span>How to apply: </span></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"> 1. You should first apply for and be appointed in a peer facilitation (tutorship) opportunity within your department or faculty. </span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">2. Once appointed by your department or faculty, you should enroll for the Peer-to-Peer Facilitation of learning training training course by completing the following registration form: </span><span style="text-decoration-line:underline;">https://forms.office.com/r/3HtZdDa6k3 </span></p><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>For more information, contact Johara Khan at <span style="text-decoration:underline;">joharak@sun.ac.za</span>.<br></div><div><br></div>
Assessment, Learning & AI: New Short Course	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10988	Assessment, Learning & AI: New Short Course	Claudia Swart-Jansen van Vuuren, Charmaine van der Merwe, Hanelie Adendorff, Johara Khan	<div style="border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:12pt 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:#242424;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:justify;"><p style="margin-bottom:0px;"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0" style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="border:0px;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:16px;"><span><strong>Assessment, Learning, and AI</strong></span></span><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="border:0px;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:16px;"><strong>: New Short Course Now Open for Registration</strong></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0px;"><span lang="en-GB" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" style="color:inherit;font-family:inherit;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:11pt;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"><br></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0px;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0" style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="border:0px;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:16px;"><strong></strong></span></span><span lang="en-GB" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" style="color:inherit;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:raleway;">The Centre for Teaching and Learning is excited to introduce <em>Assessment, Learning, and AI</em>, a new short course designed to help Stellenbosch University staff navigate the evolving landscape of teaching, learning, and assessment in the age of artificial intelligence (AI). Building on insights from previous short courses on assessment and AI literacy in higher education (HE), this course provides a cohesive platform for reimagining assessment as a central component of the teaching and learning process.</span><span style="color:inherit;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:raleway;"> </span></span></p></div><p></p><p style="color:#242424;background-color:#ffffff;margin-bottom:0px;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"><span lang="en-US" style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;">Guided by the Stellenbosch University <em>Assessment Policy (2021)</em> and the <em>Interim guidelines for allowable AI use (2023)</em>, participants will engage with core principles such as constructive alignment, feedback, and peer/self-assessment. They will also critically explore the impact of generative AI in the context of academic integrity, assessment design, and enhancing student learning.</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;"> </span></span></p><p style="color:#242424;background-color:#ffffff;margin-bottom:0px;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"><span lang="en-GB" style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;">Through a blend of face-to-face sessions, online collaboration, and asynchronous learning, this <span class="ms-rteForeColor-1">NQF level 8</span> short course equips lecturers with innovative strategies to design resilient and authentic assessments that foster meaningful learning in an AI-enhanced world.</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;"> </span></span><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"><span lang="en-GB" style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;">The short course is offered <span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="text-decoration-style:solid;text-decoration-color:#8b0000;">free of charge</span> to SU staff and runs in both semesters.</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;"> </span></span><span lang="en-GB" style="color:inherit;font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;">This <span class="ms-rteForeColor-1">six-credit short course</span> will require <span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="text-decoration-style:solid;text-decoration-color:#8b0000;">60 notional hours</span> of work.</span><span style="color:inherit;font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"> </span></p><p style="color:#242424;background-color:#ffffff;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;"><br></span></span></p><p style="color:#242424;background-color:#ffffff;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"><span lang="en-GB" style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;">Don’t miss this opportunity to future-proof your assessment practices!</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;"> </span></span></p><p style="color:#242424;background-color:#ffffff;margin-bottom:0px;"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"> </span></p><p style="background-color:#ffffff;margin-bottom:0px;"><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"><strong><span lang="en-GB" style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;">Contact sessions:</span></strong></span></p><ul style="color:#242424;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><li style="margin:0px;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"><span lang="en-GB" class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;">1st Semester: <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0">5–7</span></span><span lang="en-GB" style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;"> February and 22 May 2025</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;"> </span></span></li></ul><ul style="color:#242424;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;"><li style="margin:0px;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1"><span lang="en-GB" style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;">2nd Semester: <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0">28–30</span></span></span><span lang="en-GB" style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;"> May and 29 October 2025</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;"> </span></span></li></ul><p></p><div style="border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:12pt 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:justify;"><p style="margin-bottom:0px;"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0" style="border:0px;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">For more information or to register, contact Charmaine van der Merwe at <span style="text-decoration:underline;">cvandermerwe@sun.ac.za</span></span></p></div><p style="text-align:justify;"><br></p>
SU Teaching Fellowships 2025	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10944	SU Teaching Fellowships 2025	Dr Karin Cattell-Holden	<p style="text-align:justify;"></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">Teaching fellowships were initiated at Stellenbosch University (SU) in 2009 to provide an opportunity for outstanding academics to develop their teaching expertise and to stimulate the growth of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at the University. The University has awarded 21 fellowships since then. </span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"> <br></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">SU academics who are currently holding a teaching fellowship are: Prof Debby Blaine (Faculty of Engineering), Prof Nicola Plastow (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences), Dr Taryn Bernard (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences), Dr Marnel Mouton (Faculty of Science) and Dr Mariette Volschenk (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences):</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"> <img src="/english/PublishingImages/Lists/dualnews/My%20Items%20View/Teaching%20Fellowships%202025.png" alt="Teaching Fellowships 2025.png" style="margin:5px;width:396px;height:120px;" /><br></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"><br></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">The University Capacity Development Plan (UCDP) will be funding <strong>three more</strong><strong> teaching fellowships from 1 January 2025</strong>. </span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">The fellowships offer eminent academics with a track record of involvement with teaching-learning-assessment (TLA) and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning support and opportunities over one to three years to enhance and share their TLA expertise at the departmental, faculty and institutional level. </span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">The core of a fellowship is a research project which could focus on any aspect of TLA, including macro-aspects such as programme or curriculum renewal, or more micro-aspects such as redesigning the assessment of a module or investigating innovative classroom interventions.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"> <br></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">Prospective applicants need to bear in mind that the aim of a teaching fellowship is not to introduce academics to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. In-depth knowledge and application of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning are essential to undertake a research project on the level of a teaching fellowship. </span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">The closing date for applications for the 2025 teaching fellowships is <strong>18 November 2024</strong>. </span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"> <br></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">For more information, including the stipulations of the fellowships and the application form, please contact Dr Karin Cattell-Holden at </span><a href="mailto:kcattell@sun.ac.za" style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">kcattell@sun.ac.za</span></a><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;text-decoration:underline;">.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><br></p><p><br></p>
DLTE TLA Seminar: 24 October 2024	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10913	DLTE TLA Seminar: 24 October 2024	Dr Karin Cattell-Holden	<p><br><br></p><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW35416122 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;cursor:text;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW178620132 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;cursor:text;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW178620132 BCX0" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:center;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-ZA" class="TextRun SCXW178620132 BCX0" 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style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;cursor:text;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW35416122 BCX0" style="margin-bottom:auto;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:justify;"><span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-ZA" class="TextRun Highlight SCXW35416122 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:transparent solid 1px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.5042px;font-family:calibri, calibri_embeddedfont, calibri_msfontservice, sans-serif;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW35416122 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">South African universities are faced with many dilemmas in implementing multilingualism in their teaching and learning programmes (SAHRC Report, 2014). These dilemmas are of theoretical/ideological, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW35416122 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">methodological</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW35416122 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;"> and practical nature. The aim of this presentation is to discuss these dilemmas and show innovative strategies that have</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW35416122 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;"> been </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW35416122 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">/ can be used to address them in South African universities. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW35416122 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">I will propose t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW35416122 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">ranslanguaging as an innovative pedagogic strategy to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW35416122 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">overcome</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW35416122 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW35416122 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW35416122 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">language policy implementation challenges </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW35416122 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">identified</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW35416122 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;"> in this presentation. I</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW35416122 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW35416122 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">will argue that translanguaging </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW35416122 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">not only </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW35416122 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">enables multilingual students to use their full linguistic repertoires in learning</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW35416122 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;"> but </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW35416122 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">also bridges the gap between university language policies and pedagogical practices.</span></span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW35416122 BCX0" style="margin-bottom:auto;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:justify;"><span class="EOP SCXW35416122 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"134233118":true,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"469777462":[851],"469777927":[0],"469777928":[1]}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.5042px;font-family:calibri, calibri_embeddedfont, calibri_msfontservice, sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><p><span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-ZA" class="TextRun SCXW75492513 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:#8b0000;font-size:12pt;line-height:19px;font-family:calibri, calibri_embeddedfont, calibri_msfontservice, sans-serif;font-weight:bold;">Biography of speaker</span><span class="EOP SCXW75492513 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:19px;font-family:calibri, calibri_embeddedfont, calibri_msfontservice, sans-serif;color:#8b0000;"> </span><br></p><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW203756609 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;cursor:text;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW203756609 BCX0" style="margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:justify;"><span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-ZA" class="TextRun SCXW203756609 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:#0d0d0d;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.5042px;font-family:calibri, calibri_embeddedfont, calibri_msfontservice, sans-serif;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203756609 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">Prof</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203756609 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203756609 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW203756609 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:0px 100%;background-repeat:repeat-x;">Mbulungeni</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203756609 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;"> Madiba </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203756609 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">has been</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203756609 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;"> Dean of the Faculty of Education at SU since September 2019. He has served as the director of the Multilingual Education Project (MEP) in the Centre for Higher Education Development (CHED) at UCT. He has been deputy dean and acting dean of the CHED </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203756609 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">several</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203756609 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;"> times, chaired UCT's Senate Language Committee and served on the UCT Council. Prof</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203756609 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203756609 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;"> Madiba has 30 </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203756609 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">years</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203756609 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;"> of teaching experience and a wealth of experience in leadership and management.  A full professor of Multilingual Education, Prof Madiba holds a DLitt et Phil (Linguistics) degree from the University of South Africa (Unisa). He has received research fellowships and study awards from </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203756609 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">several</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203756609 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;"> higher education institutions abroad, including the universities of Cologne, London (Oppenheimer fellow), Birmingham and Harvard (Mandela fellow). As an established researcher with a C-rating from the National Research Foundation, his main research interests are language planning and policy, with a special focus on multilingual education.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW203756609 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559738":240}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.5042px;font-family:calibri, calibri_embeddedfont, calibri_msfontservice, sans-serif;color:#0d0d0d;"> </span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW203756609 BCX0" style="margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:10.6667px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:justify;"><span class="EOP SCXW203756609 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559738":240}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:20.5042px;font-family:calibri, calibri_embeddedfont, calibri_msfontservice, sans-serif;color:#0d0d0d;"><br></span></p><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW232181413 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;cursor:text;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:calibri, calibri_msfontservice, sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW232181413 BCX0" style="padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:windowtext;"><span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-ZA" class="TextRun SCXW232181413 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:#8b0000;font-size:12pt;line-height:19px;font-family:calibri, calibri_embeddedfont, calibri_msfontservice, sans-serif;font-weight:bold;">References</span><span class="EOP SCXW232181413 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":150,"335559740":240}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:19px;font-family:calibri, calibri_embeddedfont, calibri_msfontservice, sans-serif;color:#8b0000;"> </span></p></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW232181413 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:#000000;font-family:calibri, calibri_msfontservice, sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px;background-color:#ffffff;"><ul><li><span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-ZA" class="TextRun Highlight SCXW232181413 BCX0" style="background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:transparent solid 1px;line-height:18px;font-family:calibri, calibri_embeddedfont, calibri_msfontservice, sans-serif;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW232181413 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">Garcia, O. and Kleyn, T. 2016. </span></span><span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-ZA" class="TextRun Highlight SCXW232181413 BCX0" style="background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:transparent solid 1px;font-style:italic;line-height:18px;font-family:calibri, calibri_embeddedfont, calibri_msfontservice, sans-serif;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW232181413 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">Translanguaging with multilingual students: Learning from Classroom moments</span></span><span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-ZA" class="TextRun Highlight SCXW232181413 BCX0" style="background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:transparent solid 1px;line-height:18px;font-family:calibri, calibri_embeddedfont, calibri_msfontservice, sans-serif;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW232181413 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">. New York: Routledge</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW232181413 BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW232181413 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559740":240}" style="background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;line-height:18px;font-family:calibri, calibri_embeddedfont, calibri_msfontservice, sans-serif;"> </span></li><li><span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-ZA" class="TextRun Highlight SCXW232181413 BCX0" style="color:windowtext;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:transparent solid 1px;line-height:18px;font-family:calibri, calibri_embeddedfont, calibri_msfontservice, sans-serif;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW232181413 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">Madiba, M. 2018. The Multilingual University. In A. Creese and A. Blackledge (eds.), </span></span><span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-ZA" class="TextRun Highlight SCXW232181413 BCX0" style="color:windowtext;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:transparent solid 1px;font-style:italic;line-height:18px;font-family:calibri, calibri_embeddedfont, calibri_msfontservice, sans-serif;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW232181413 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">The Routledge Handbook of Language and Superdiversity. </span></span><span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-ZA" class="TextRun Highlight SCXW232181413 BCX0" style="color:windowtext;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:transparent solid 1px;line-height:18px;font-family:calibri, calibri_embeddedfont, calibri_msfontservice, sans-serif;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW232181413 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">London: Routledge (pp.504-517)</span><span class="NormalTextRun 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Auxin: Socially responsive curricula in medical education: A student perspective	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10861	Auxin: Socially responsive curricula in medical education: A student perspective	Simbongile Ntwasa	<p style="text-align:center;"><strong style="color:#000000;font-family:"trebuchet ms", helvetica;font-size:18.6667px;background-color:#ffffff;">You are invited to attend the next lunch time Auxin session offered by the Centre for Teaching and Learning.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="color:#000000;font-family:"trebuchet ms", helvetica;font-size:18.6667px;text-align:justify;background-color:#ffffff;"></strong><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="font-family:raleway;font-size:16px;"><strong>Speaker:</strong> <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0" style="font-family:raleway;font-size:16px;">Dr </span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0" style="line-height:150%;font-family:raleway;font-size:16px;">Anthea Hansen </span></span></p><p><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="font-family:raleway;font-size:16px;"><strong>Topic:</strong> <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0">Socially responsive curricula in medical education: A student perspective</span></span></p><p><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="font-family:raleway;font-size:16px;"><span><strong>Date:</strong> <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0">01 October 2024</span></span><br></span></p><p><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="font-family:raleway;font-size:16px;"><strong>Time:</strong> <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0">13:00-14:00</span> </span></p><p><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="font-family:raleway;font-size:16px;"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0"></span><strong>Venue:</strong> <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0">MS Teams: </span> <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" class="me-email-headline" title="https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_mmyyzdc1mdktnzvlys00mgrllwiwzwitmdhmywy0mdmzyjcy%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22tid%22%3a%22a6fa3b03-0a3c-4258-8433-a120dffcd348%22%2c%22oid%22%3a%22e5bb7e33-5499-4a9a-8937-00bc87e0a72d%22%7d" href="https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19:meeting_MmYyZDc1MDktNzVlYS00MGRlLWIwZWItMDhmYWY0MDMzYjcy%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22:%22a6fa3b03-0a3c-4258-8433-a120dffcd348%22%2c%22Oid%22:%22e5bb7e33-5499-4a9a-8937-00bc87e0a72d%22%7d" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:#ffffff;font-family:"segoe ui", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:20px;font-weight:600;text-decoration-line:underline;color:#5b5fc7;">Join the meeting now</a></span></p><p><br></p><p><strong class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="font-family:raleway;font-size:16px;">Summary of the Auxin:</strong></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">There is an urgency for health professionals to be better prepared to tackle health inequities. The literature argues that transitioning to responsive and contextually relevant curricula is an important strategy to equip students to be both clinically competent and critically conscious of the contexts in which they provide healthcare. However, little is known about how students understand social responsiveness and the implications for their involvement in reframing health professions curricula to be more responsive. </span><br style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;"></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">This presentation will focus on a qualitative study that explored the experiences of undergraduate final-year medical students regarding social responsiveness. </span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">Drawing on socially just pedagogies to offer insights into the student perspectives, the students expressed that the curriculum provided opportunities to engage with concepts related to social justice and equity. However, these opportunities were less frequent and were considered less valued when compared to biomedical knowledge. Furthermore, the cultures and traditions of medicine create conditions that position students as consumers of the curriculum. Nevertheless, students expressed a desire to be co-creators in the process of the transformation of the curriculum.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:raleway;font-size:14px;">As health professions education shifts towards advancing social justice, it is essential that the curricula grant students access to the type of knowledge and skills that will empower them to tackle injustice and become responsive to health inequities. This necessitates reframing what constitutes as powerful knowledge in medical education to include social justice. Additionally, students should be considered co-constructors of their learning and key role players in transforming curricula to be socially responsive and contextually relevant.</span><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="font-family:raleway;font-size:16px;">Biography of the speaker:</strong><br></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="font-family:raleway;font-size:16px;"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0" style="font-size:14px;"></span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0" style="font-size:14px;">Anthea Hansen is a lecturer in the Department of Health Professions Education. She holds a PhD in Health Professions Education from Stellenbosch University, a MPhil in Disability Studies and BSc Audiology from the University of Cape Town. Her interests are in the areas of social justice through education, socially just pedagogies, transformative learning, decoloniality, interprofessional education and collaborative practice, child health and disability studies. Her PhD research topic focused on the undergraduate medical students' experiences of social responsiveness in the curriculum.</span><br></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="font-family:raleway;font-size:16px;"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0" style="font-size:14px;"><br></span></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span class="ms-rteForeColor-1" style="font-family:raleway;font-size:16px;"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-2-0" style="font-size:14px;">For more information contact Mr Simbongile Ntwasa at sim@sun.ac.za</span></span></p>

Stellenbosch University Staff Members win People’s Choice awards at International Conference	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=5036	Stellenbosch University Staff Members win People’s Choice awards at International Conference	Claudia Swart	<p></p><p><strong>Stellenbosch University Staff Members win People's Choice awards at International Conference</strong></p><p> </p><p>The Second Legitimation Code Theory (LCTC2) conference took place at the University of Sydney in Australia between 3 and 7 July. </p><p> </p><p>Keynote speakers included Prof Karl Maton (Director of the LCT Centre for Knowledge-Building), Prof James R. Martin (Deputy Director of the LCT Centre for Knowledge-Building) and Prof Chris Winberg who holds a South African National Research Foundation Chair and is Director of the Work-integrated Learning Research Unit in the Education Faculty of Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa. </p><p> </p><p>Two Stellenbosch University Staff members, Dr Marnel Mouton (Botany and Zoology) and Dr Hanelie Adendorff (Center for Teaching and Learning) received People's Choice awards at the conference.</p><p> </p><p>In her paper titled <em>“</em><a href="https://lctc2.sched.com/event/At3C/lct-to-facilitate-transition-from-high-school-to-first-year-biology"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><em>LCT to facilitate transition from high school to first year biology</em></span></a><em>"</em>, Dr Mouton described how she had used Legitimation Code Theory (LCT) to amend the curriculum of the first year extended degree programme Biology module to enable cumulative knowledge building and epistemological access for these first year students. This work builds on the work of Kelly-Laubscher and Luckett (2016) who looked at reasons why students, especially those from previously disadvantaged backgrounds in South Africa, who perform relatively well in high school biology struggle with the subject in first year. Through this work, Dr Mouton, had shown that LCT is not only valuable as analytical framework, but also as a tool for curriculum planning. </p><p> </p><p>Dr Adendorff's paper titled: <em>“</em><a href="https://lctc2.sched.com/event/Af8f/sciencemustfall-a-struggle-for-control-of-the-legitimation-device"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><em>#ScienceMustFall: A struggle for control of the legitimation device?</em></span></a>" offered a cursory first attempt at understanding the #SMF conversation that played out in social media towards the end of 2016. She employed LCT to analyze elements of this interaction as it played out in social media circles. The theory allowed her to look at the organizing principles of knowledge practices and illuminated some of the deeper issues connected with the broader decolonization discussion and in doing so, offered a starting point for a conversation about this topic. In the paper, she argued, amongst others, that a lack of understanding for how specific actions are perceived and the reasons for such perceptions could result in well-intentioned decolonization attempts to fail. </p><p> </p><p>Other staff members who attended the conference include Dr Robbie Pott from Process Engineering, whose paper “<a href="https://lctc2.sched.com/event/Au7C/using-the-semantic-wave-to-improve-learning-in-fluid-mechanics"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><em>Using the semantic wave to improve learning in fluid mechanics</em></span></a><em>"</em> was selected for an extended paper slot; Dr Ilse Rootman-Le Grange (BLC in Science) who analysed assessment in first year Chemistry; Dr Karin Wolff (CTL advisor in Engineering) who looked at curricular knowledge in Engineering; Dr JP Bosman (CLT director) who studied meaning making in the SU Blended Learning Short Course) and Dr Cecilia Jacobs (CTL Director) and Mr Gert Young (CTL advisor in EMS) with their paper reporting on programme renewal at SU. </p><p> </p><p> </p>
Programme Renewal at Stellenbosch University	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=5530	Programme Renewal at Stellenbosch University	Claudia Swart	<p></p><p><strong>Programme Renewal at Stellenbosch University</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Background</strong></p><p> </p><p>The Vice-Rector (Learning and Teaching), Prof Arnold Schoonwinkel, identified holistic programme renewal as one of his Responsibility Centre's (RC's) key strategic priorities for 2017. This stems from an emerging SU strategy for Programme renewal and integrated L&T Environmental Plans presented at the SU Institutional Planning Fora, Senate and Council. A community of practice was established in 2016 to include all the vice-deans for teaching as well as senior staff members responsible for programme management. Regular discussions took place as to how to go into action in 2017. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Going into action: Prof Gilly Salmon workshop</strong></p><p>The programme renewal process is a holistic institutional project, with the first year focusing on the identification of one candidate programme for renewal per faculty as well as drawing up a programme renewal roadmap within faculties with different levels of renewal per programme. </p><p> </p><p>The vice-deans was asked to identify a candidate programme, a team leader who will drive the renewal process, team members, a timeline as well as the resources they may need. As catalyst, Prof Gilly Salmon (Pro Vice-Chancellor: Education Innovation, University of Western Australia) hosted a workshop at Devonvale, Stellenbosch from 16-18 May 2017 focusing on the programme as well as module design aspects. Representatives from all ten faculties attended the workshop.</p><p> </p><p>At this workshop, the programme teams consisting of faculty members and professional academic support staff focussed in groups ("pods") on their candidate programmes as well as two or three key modules within the programmes. Participants became acquainted with Prof Salmon's "Carpe Diem" methodology as one possible approach, and will now replicate the process for the remainder of the modules as well as additional programmes in each faculty. </p><p> </p><p>One of the main barriers identified by faculties to engage in programme renewal is time and Prof Salmon's methodology is tried and tested to have an impact within a short space of time.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Maintaining the institutional focus and sharing of good practice</strong></p><p> </p><p>The regular meetings with the vice-deans will continue the cross-faculty discussions to raise critical questions and share good practice. These discussion forums also contain the bigger project team including representatives from the RC of the Vice-Rector such as the Senior Director: Learning and Teaching Enhancement; staff from the Centre for Teaching and Learning, Centre for Learning Technologies and Language Centre; the Senior Director: Institutional Reach and Planning and staff from Academic Planning and Quality Assurance. The overarching themes of the project were identified at the previous think tanks. These will be addressed on both faculty and institutional level as part of an overarching three year project. The project plan will be refined as the faculties and the support teams gain experience on the candidate programmes and update their programme renewal roadmaps.</p><p> </p>
CTL staff supports the “Pebbles Project”	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=5451	CTL staff supports the “Pebbles Project”	Charmaine van der Merwe	<p>The CTL staff recently supported the “Pebbles Project" by sponsoring school bags filled with essentials for these Grade R learners at the beginning of the year.</p><p>For more information, visit their website <a href="http://www.pebblesproject.co.za/sponsor-a-school-pack/">http://www.pebblesproject.co.za/sponsor-a-school-pack/</a> or inquire at <a href="mailto:sponsorachild@pebblesproject.co.za">sponsorachild@pebblesproject.co.za</a><br></p><p><br> </p>
National TAU (Teaching Advancement at Universities) Fellowships	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=5453	National TAU (Teaching Advancement at Universities) Fellowships	Karin Cattell	<h2>National TAU (Teaching Advancement at Universities) Fellowships <br></h2><p>The TAU (Teaching Advancement at Universities) Fellowships Programme was initiated in 2015 as a collaborative project between several South African universities under the aegis of HELTASA (Higher Education Learning and Teaching Association of Southern Africa) and with the support of the CHE (Council for Higher Education). It is funded by the DHET (Department of Higher Education and Training).</p><p><strong>Aims</strong></p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li>To contribute towards the enhancement of teaching and learning in higher education in South Africa by supporting the development of a cadre of academics across institutions and disciplines as scholars, leaders and mentors in their fields</li><li>To enhance the status and stature of teaching and further popularise the concept of teaching excellence</li><li>To contribute towards the definition of what teaching excellence means in varied institutional settings.</li></ul><p>The Fellowships are awarded in two-year cycles. Up to three nominees per institution may be put forward. Nominees must have at least a doctorate and be in a senior lecturer position. A national committee selects the candidates.</p><p><em>Any questions can be directed to: Karin Cattell (</em><a href="mailto:kcattell@sun.ac.za"><em>kcattell@sun.ac.za</em></a><em>) at the Centre for Teaching and Learning.</em><br><strong></strong></p><p><strong>National TAU Fellows from SU</strong><br>We are very proud of the following national TAU Fellows from Stellenbosch University:<br><em>Please contact us if the information below is incomplete.</em></p><p><strong>2018-2019: </strong> </p><div>1. Dr Berna Gerber</div><div>Division of Speech-Language and Hearing Therapy</div><div>Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences</div><div><br>2. Prof. Ian Nell</div><div>Department of Practical Theology</div><div>Faculty of Theology</div><div> </div><div>3. Dr Helena Wessels</div><div>Department of Curriculum Studies</div><div>Faculty of Education<br></div><p style="text-align:left;"><strong>2016-2017: </strong><br>1. Prof. Elmarie Costandius <br><em>Department of Visual Arts<br><em>Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences</em></em></p><p style="text-align:left;">2. Prof. Ian Couper <br><em>Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health<br><em>Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences</em></em></p><p style="text-align:left;">3. Prof. Geo Quinot<br><em>Department of Public Law<br><em>Faculty of Law </em></em></p>
PREDAC (for newly appointed academics)	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=4456	PREDAC (for newly appointed academics)	Claudia Swart	<p>During this programme participants will, together with other newly appointed lecturers from different disciplines, be given the opportunity to reflect on their views, knowledge and assumptions about teaching, learning and assessment within the context of current thoughts on university teaching. Practical and innovative approaches towards teaching and assessment tasks will be addressed throughout the course. National and institutional frameworks which direct Higher Education in South Africa and at Stellenbosch University (SU) will be covered as well. <br><br> Participants will be challenged to judge how knowledge and policy can be applied in a meaningful way in their own subject areas. They will eventually leave with a conceptual framework that will enable them to reflect on teaching, learning and assessment in order to plan and expand their own teaching practices. <br><br> The programme also provides a unique opportunity for participants to forge relationships with colleagues from their own faculty as well as other departments and faculties in a collegial atmosphere. In addition, they will be introduced to the institutional culture of SU which will hopefully help them feel at home more swiftly. </p><p>Contact: Claudia Swart, <a href="mailto:claudias2@sun.ac.za">claudias2@sun.ac.za</a> for information about this year's programme.</p><p>Website: <a href="/english/learning-teaching/ctl/professional-learning-opportunities-for-t-l/predac">http://www.sun.ac.za/english/learning-teaching/ctl/professional-learning-opportunities-for-t-l/predac</a></p>
Auxins (growth opportunities)	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=4457	Auxins (growth opportunities)	Claudia Swart	<h5>The Auxin-project has as its aim to create the following growth opportunities for SU academics:</h5><ul><li>Windows for innovative teaching and assessment practices on campus</li><li>Opportunities for academics to examine and deepen their knowledge about topics of own interest in the arena of teaching and learning at SU</li><li>A Scholarship of teaching and learning route on the growth route of becoming reflective lecturers.</li></ul><p>Auxins take place monthly during lunch time (12:45 – 13:45, “padkos” will be provided).</p><p>The dates of the planned Auxins for 2017 is as follows:</p><p>28 March (Presenters: Dr Shanelle van der Berg & Prof Sandy Liebenberg; Title: <span lang="EN-ZA">Flexible assessment and transformative legal education)<br></span>18 April (Presenter: Ms Kayla Lawson; Title: Development of Sunlearn e-tutor using the principles of gamification)<br>30 May (Presenter: Prof Philip du Plessis; Title: Virtual reality in the classroom)<br>25 July (Presenter: Dr Marie Louise Bota; Title: Teacher Professional Development: Mentoring as professional (practice) development in SA schools)<br>29 August (Presenters: Dr Charlene van der Walt & Ms Magriet de Villiers; Title: TBA)<br>26 September (Presenter: Dr Elize Archer; Title: TBA)</p><p>The specific title and focus will be posted three weeks prior to the event. Resources will be made available after the Auxin.</p><p>Venue: Den Bosch opposite “Skuilhoek” 41 Victoria Street (directly behind the Conservatoire)</p><p>Bookings: Nothemba Nqayi, e-mail: <a href="mailto:nothemban@sun.ac.za%3cmailto:nothemban@sun.ac.za"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><font color="#0066cc">nothemban@sun.ac.za</font></span></a></p><p>Tel: 021 808 3717.</p><p>Website: <a href="/english/learning-teaching/ctl/professional-learning-opportunities-for-t-l/auxin">http://www.sun.ac.za/english/learning-teaching/ctl/professional-learning-opportunities-for-t-l/auxin</a></p>
T&L Hub	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=4677	T&L Hub	Claudia Swart	<p>The faculty T&L hub is an important mechanism to promote good teaching and to create a critical mass of academics with a particular focus on the issue of T&L. It has a central focus on teaching that generates interest, energy, guidance and leadership. The T&L hub takes on various forms, depending on the context of the particular faculty. The T&L hubs initiate, coordinate and promote regular activities that foster interest and faculty development in scholarly teaching. To obtain more information about the T&L Hub in your faculty, click here: <br><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lbaZutitJ6W69Hgabz3t_uUBW_VzXDcVKIUIeXXZxZo/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lbaZutitJ6W69Hgabz3t_uUBW_VzXDcVKIUIeXXZxZo/edit?usp=sharing</a></p>
New Academics’ Transitions Regional Colloquium	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=5529	New Academics’ Transitions Regional Colloquium	Claudia Swart	<p></p><p><strong>New Academics' Transitions Regional Colloquium</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Thursday 4 May 2017 saw the launch of the very first New Academics' Transitions Regional Colloquium at the University of Cape Town. The Colloquium brought together new academics from UCT, the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), Stellenbosch University (SU) and the University of the Western Cape (UWC). </p><p> </p><p>Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Teaching and Learning at UCT Professor Daya Reddy opened the event by expressing how he wished that he had been exposed to the advantages that the respective new academic programmes provide, in a more systematic way than when he started out in academia. If he had he would have been better prepared to deal with the hurdles and mistakes new academics face. On that note he recognised that the higher education environment is much more complex today than before but as academics there is so much that we can learn from one another. </p><p> </p><p>Dr Kasturi Behari-Leak, one of the main organisers of the event and educator on the UCT New Academics Professional Programme (NAPP), reiterated what Professor Reddy had said, “it is my firm belief that new academics' both young and old come in with a rich resource that we can certainly learn from."</p><p> </p><p>As it was the first regional colloquium, representatives from each university including Dr Nicolene Herman (SU), Professor Vivienne Bozalek (UWC), Dr Misiwe Katiya (CPUT) and Dr Behari-Leak all shared the different models of induction practice used at the respective universities. A key theme across the programmes was that of critical reflection on practice.</p><p> </p><p>After a short break delegates were broken up into groups where a number of academics from the various universities shared their specific experiences and innovations in the classroom. </p><p> </p><p>In her presentation Dr Sisa Ngabaza, from the Department of Women and Gender Studies at UWC, shared how she has begun to use a blended learning approach in her classroom by making use of mobile phones. Before attempting to do this Dr Ngabaza surveyed her class and found that 100% of her students had smartphones and 96% were willing to use them for learning. After browsing many applications including Facebook and other social media platforms, she settled on Kahoot!. Kahoot! allows educators to create fun learning games that multiple participants can engage with. This technique proved to stimulate and encourage more participation amongst Dr Ngabaza's students. </p><p> </p><p>“It encouraged me to understand and not just memorise" was an example of feedback Jessica Stander, lecturer in Physiotherapy at SU, received after she too introduced a blended learning approach in her classroom. Recognising that her students were unprepared for their practical classes even though they knew what subject matter was to be covered, Stander took a leap of faith and began to incorporate online learning into her curriculum. She produced a number of videos and online learning materials which she shared with her students. To her relief, this resulted in more and better prepared students in her practical sessions. She emphasised that physiotherapy is “very practical but you need a theoretical base."</p><p> </p><p>A particularly poignant presentation was given by Asanda Ngoasheng from CPUT, a lecturer in Political and Business Reporting as well as Editorial Management who commented on how she needed her 'ahistorical students' to understand the concept of privilege so they could look at the world with new eyes. She spoke passionately about the need to decolonise the curriculum and more importantly the way of thinking of many of her students, “we need to decolonise the coloniser but also the colonised."</p><p>In order to do this she uses intersectionality theory in her classroom which is actualised by making her students do the Privilege Walk. The Privilege Walk lines students up and asks them a number of questions related to privilege, for example, “If one or both of your parents were "white collar" professionals: doctors, lawyers, etc. take one step forward" or “if you were raised in an area where there was prostitution, drug activity, etc., take one step back." This experiment put students' own privilege into perspective in a way it never had before. </p><p> </p><p>After the presentations and a quick lunch the delegates reconvened to reflect on the day. The panelists then shared what they felt were the main themes to come out. According to Dr Herman, what stood out for her was the passion the new academics present showed for their students and their discipline. Dr Katiya echoed that sentiment. She believed that the ideas shared that day showed that “we, as academics care and that attitude is what students need." Her remarks that many academics chose to implement strategies in the classroom without asking permission elicited chuckles from the crowd, but she affirmed, that “sometimes you've got to do what you've got to do".</p><p> </p><p>The day rounded off with thank you's to all those involved in the event and the hopes that this would turn into an annual exchange of ideas and knowledge. </p><p> </p><p>See more at: <a href="http://www.cilt.uct.ac.za/cilt/news/NATRC2017#sthash.iwlJKiM4.dpuf"><span lang="EN-US" style="text-decoration:underline;">http://www.cilt.uct.ac.za/cilt/news/NATRC2017#sthash.iwlJKiM4.dpuf</span></a><br> For photos of the event, visit: <a href="http://www.cilt.uct.ac.za/new-academics-transitions-regional-colloquium-2017-photos"><span lang="EN-US" style="text-decoration:underline;">http://www.cilt.uct.ac.za/new-academics-transitions-regional-colloquium-2017-photos</span></a></p><p> </p>
SoTL 2018: Registration open	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=5609	SoTL 2018: Registration open	Dr JP Bosman	<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>SoTL 2018:</strong><strong> </strong><strong>Registration open!</strong></p><p style="text-align:justify;">The 11<sup>th</sup> annual Stellenbosch University (SU) conference on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) will take place on 30 and 31 October 2018. Pre-conference workshops will be offered on 29 October 2018.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">The conference will again take place at the Lord Charles Hotel, Somerset West.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">The purpose of the conference is to offer SU academics the opportunity to participate in conversations about teaching practices and philosophies. This year's conference should once again be an exciting and informative event. The theme of this year's conference is Academic Leadership.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">All are invited to submit abstracts and to register for the conference!</p><p><strong>Please visit the conference website</strong> at <a href="http://www0.sun.ac.za/sotl/"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="text-decoration:underline;">http://www0.sun.ac.za/sotl/</span></a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Enquiries:</strong> <a href="mailto:sotl@sun.ac.za"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="text-decoration:underline;">sotl@sun.ac.za</span></a></p>
SU Teaching Fellowships	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=5587	SU Teaching Fellowships	Karin Cattell	<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>SU Teaching Fellowships</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;"><strong> </strong></p><p>A proposal for the creation of teaching fellowships at Stellenbosch University was accepted at a Senate meeting in 2009. The University has successfully awarded ten fellowships to date. This programme is an excellent opportunity to consolidate and extend expertise with regard to teaching and learning at the faculty or departmental level.</p><p><strong>Aims</strong></p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li>To enhance the stature of teaching and learning at Stellenbosch University</li><li>To provide an opportunity for selected academics to develop their teaching expertise</li><li>To stimulate the growth of the scholarship of teaching and learning at the University</li><li>To provide the opportunity for a systematic, rigorous and reflective approach towards teaching and teaching innovation at the University.</li></ul><p>A University fellowship scheme is intended to convey prestige and provide support for selected academics to focus for a stipulated period of time on the practice and scholarship of teaching. The scheme will make provision for a minimum of one award per annum. The fellowship scheme provides the opportunity for excellent teachers and scholars of teaching and learning to spend more consistent periods of time, with various forms of support, to focus on aspects of renewal, exploration and dissemination of good practice within Departments and Faculties. </p><p>The individual will remain in his or her Department, but will focus on aspects of teaching and learning that will enhance his or her teaching and contribute to the development of the scholarship of teaching and learning in the department and faculty. The project is managed by the CTL.</p><p>Any questions can be directed to: Karin Cattell (<a href="mailto:kcattell@sun.ac.za"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="text-decoration:underline;">kcattell@sun.ac.za</span></a>) at the Centre for Teaching and Learning.</p><p><strong> Teaching Fellows at SU</strong></p><h3>We are very proud of the following Teaching Fellows at Stellenbosch University:</h3><p>Please contact us if the information below is incomplete.</p><table width="100%" class="ms-rteTable-default" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="width:50%;"><strong>2018</strong><br><strong> Name: Dr Michael Schmeisser </strong><br><strong> Department: Horticultural Science</strong><br><strong> Faculty: AgriSciences</strong><br><strong> </strong></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default" style="width:50%;"><p><strong>2018</strong><br><strong> </strong><strong>Name: Dr Marianne Unger</strong><br><strong> </strong><strong>Department:</strong><strong> Physiotherapy</strong></p><p><strong>Faculty:</strong><strong> Medicine and Health Sciences</strong><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><strong>2017</strong><br><strong> Name: Prof. Ingrid Rewitzky</strong><br><strong> Department: Mathematical Sciences </strong><br><strong> Faculty: Science</strong><br><strong> </strong></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><strong>2017</strong><br><strong> Name: Dr Elize Archer</strong><br><strong> Department: Centre for Health Professions Education</strong><br><strong> Faculty: Medicine and Health Sciences</strong><br><strong> </strong><br></td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><p><strong>2016 </strong><br><strong> Name: Marianne McKay </strong><br><strong> Department: Viticulture and Oenology</strong><br><strong> Faculty: AgriSciences</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>2016</strong><br><strong> Name: Dr Helena Wessels</strong><br><strong> Department: Curriculum Studies</strong><br><strong> Faculty: Education</strong></p><p>Dr Wessels passed away in February 2018.</p></td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><p><strong>2015 </strong><br><strong> Name: Dr Berna Gerber</strong><br><strong> Department: Division of Speech-Language and Hearing Therapy</strong><br><strong> Faculty: Medicine and Health Sciences</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><p><strong>2015</strong><br><strong> Name: Prof. Ian Nell</strong><br><strong> Department: Practical Theology</strong><br><strong> Faculty: Theology</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><p><strong>2015 </strong><br><strong> Name: Dr Nicola Plastow</strong><br><strong> Department: Division of Occupational Therapy</strong><br><strong> Faculty: Medicine and Health Sciences</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><p><strong>2013</strong></p><p><strong>Name: Prof. Geo Quinot </strong><br><strong> Department: Public Law</strong><br><strong> Faculty: Law</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><p><strong>2011 </strong><br><strong> Name: Prof. Juanita Bezuidenhout</strong><br><strong> Department: Centre for Health Professions Education</strong><br><strong> Faculty: Medicine and Health Sciences</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><p><strong>2011 </strong><br><strong> Name: Prof. Elmarie Costandius </strong><br><strong> Department: Visual Arts</strong><br><strong> Faculty: Arts and Social Sciences</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><p><strong>2011 </strong><br><strong> Name: Prof. Dana Niehaus</strong><br><strong> Department: Psychiatry</strong><br><strong> Faculty: Medicine and Health Sciences</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><strong> </strong></p></td><td class="ms-rteTable-default"><strong> </strong></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p>