Learning and Teaching Enhancement Seminar: 12 March 2020

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You are invited to the first of four quarterly Teaching and Learning Seminars under the auspices of the Vice-Rector (L&T), Prof Arnold Schoonwinkel, and the Learning and Teaching Enhancement Division.

Topic

Shifting pedagogical practices and identities: Lessons learned from the virtual classroom

Presenters

Jan Botha, Miné de Klerk and Nompilo Tshuma

Short biographies

Jan Botha is professor in the Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology (CREST) at the University of Stellenbosch. He is the course leader for the DIES/CREST Online Course for Doctoral Supervisors at African Universities. Miné de Klerk is the advisor for online and hybrid learning at the Centre for Learning Technologies and managed the online learning design of the above-mentioned course. Dr Nompilo Tshuma is currently a Lecturer in the Centre for Higher and Adult Education (Department of Curriculum Studies). Her role in this course included being an online tutor, training remote online tutors and contributing to the design of this online short course.

Abstract

Stellenbosch University (SU) is in the process of expanding its academic offering to include more flexible learning models that can reach students beyond our physical campus. The recent initiation of hybrid learning* and the proliferation of fully or partly online short courses asks for an improved awareness of the challenges and opportunities associated with the virtual classroom. The presenters of this seminar learned valuable lessons through the design and implementation of multiple rounds of a fully online short programme for doctoral supervisors. The notion of academic identity serves as an overarching theme as they share their reflections on the (shifting) roles of lecturers and professional academic support staff throughout this collaborative project.

In this seminar, we will focus on the following:

a. Contextualising the case study, the DIES/CREST Online Course for Doctoral Supervisors at African Universities, within the continuum of academic offerings at SU;

b. Reflecting on online facilitation and how this relates to academic identity;

c. Discussing the potential for transformative learning, as well as the practical and educational challenges that online learners experienced

d. Critically investigating a number of key assumptions about the relationship between the lecturer, learning design practices and digital technology.

* Hybrid Mode Learning refers to a combination of contact and fully online learning. Students meet with learning facilitators for block contact sessions in a physical learning space, which can be geographically distributed beyond SU’s current campuses. A large part of the learning, however, is facilitated online via the Internet.

Time: 13:00-13:45 on 12 March 2020

Place: Room 3008, Faculty of Education

Refreshments will be served from 12:45.

Enquiries: JP Bosman (jpbosman@sun.ac.za)

RSVP by 10 March 2020

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Leer en Onderrigverryking Seminaar: 12 Maart 2020

U word uitgenooi na die eerste van vier kwartaallikse Leer en Onderrig Seminare onder die vaandel van die Vise-Rektor (L&O), Prof Arnold Schoonwinkel, en die Afdeling: Leer- en Onderrigverryking.

Onderwerp

Verskuiwende pedagogiese praktyke en identiteite: Lesse geleer uit die virtuele klaskamer

Aanbieders

Jan Botha, Miné de Klerk and Nompilo Tshuma

Biografieë

Jan Botha is 'n professor in die Sentrum vir Navorsing oor Wetenskap en Tegnologie by Universiteit Stellenbosch. Hy is die kursusleier vir die DIES/CREST Online Course for Doctoral Supervisors at African Universities. Miné de Klerk is adviseur vir aanlyn- en hibriedeleer by die Sentrum vir Leertegnologieë en het die aanlyn-leerontwerp van bg. kortkursus bestuur. Dr Nompilo Tshuma is 'n dosent by die Sentrum vir Hoër en Volwassene Onderwys (Departement Kurrikulumstudie). Haar betrokkenheid by hierdie aanlyn kortkursus sluit haar rol as aanlyn-tutor in, asook die opleiding van ander aanlyn-tutors en 'n bydrae tot die leerontwerp.

Reklameteks

Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) se akademiese aanbod word tans uitgebrei om meer buigsame leermodelle in te sluit wat studente buite ons fisiese kampus kan bereik. Die onlangse aanvang van hibriedeleer* en die toename in kortkursusse wat óf uitsluitlik óf gedeeltelik aanlyn aangebied word, vra 'n sterkter bewuswording van die uitdagings en geleenthede wat gepaard gaan met die virtuele klaskamer.

Die aanbieders van hierdie seminaar het sinvolle lesse geleer uit die ontwerp en implementering van verskeie rondtes van 'n aanlyn-kortkursus vir doktorale studieleiers. Die idee van akademiese identiteit dien as 'n oorkoepellende tema vir hul nadenke oor die (verskuiwende) rolle van dosente en professionele, akademiese ondersteuningspersoneel, deur die verloop van hierdie samewerkende proses.

In hierdie seminaar sal ons fokus op die volgende aspekte:

a. Die kontekstualisering van die DIES/CREST Online Course for Doctoral Supervisors at African Universities binne die kontinuum van US se akademiese aanbod;

b. Ons nadenke oor aanlynfasilitering en hoe dit spreek tot akademiese identiteit;

c. 'n Bespreking van die potensiële transformerende leerervaringe van aanlynleerders, asook hul praktiese en opvoedkundige uitdagings;

d. ‘n Kritiese ondersoek van 'n aantal aannames oor die verhouding tussen die dosent, leerontwerp-praktyke en digitale tegnologieë.

* Hibriedeleer verwys na 'n kombinasie van kontakleer en volledige aanlynleer. Studente sien fasiliteerders vir blok-kontaksessies in fisiese leeromgewings, moontlik geografies versprei tussen US se bestaande kampusse. 'n Groot deel van die leerproses word egter via die Internet gefasiliteer.

Tyd: 13:00-13:45, 12 Maart 2020

Plek: Lokaal 3008, Fakulteit van Opvoedkunde

Verversings sal vanaf 12:45 bedien word.

Navrae: JP Bosman (jpbosman@sun.ac.za)

RSVP teen 10 Maart 2020