talks@stellenboschuni Stellenbosch University

"Welcome to '50things,' a podcast series brought to you by the Institute for Future's Research (IFR) at Stellenbosch Business School as we celebrate our 50th anniversary. In each episode, we dive deep into the milestones, innovations, and people that have shaped our journey and the world around us. In this episode, Doris Viljoen, current Director at the IFR, in conversation with Prof Andre Roux, former Director of the IFR and current head of Teaching and learning at the Stellenbosch Business School, shares pivotal moments and ideas that define our institute. Enjoy!”

Marius Swart, from the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch at Stellenbosch University, shares insights on the "creative response" assignment as assessment method he developed, lessons learned from that and how students responded thereto.

On the 12th of November we celebrate Africa Universities’ Day which is hosted by the Association of African Universities (AAU) to create awareness on the importance of higher education , promote dialogue on how to improve higher education and to celebrate the success stories of higher education in Africa. To celebrate and contribute to this years’ theme, ‘AI in African Higher Education’, the Centre for Collaboration in Africa (CCA) at Stellenbosch University International (SUI), sat down with SU’s Dr Jan Petrus Bosman director of the Centre for Learning Technologies (http://www.sun.ac.za/clt) , to discuss the potentials, opportunities and risks of AI in African HE.

Dr. Elmien Sinclair, an educational psychologist and Head of the Unit for Academic Counselling and Development at the Centre for Student Counselling and Development at Stellenbosch University, shares some insights on the student experience of academic needs and challenges, also relating to assessment, and how to support students in navigating these challenges. 

Charmaine van der Merwe, an academic advisor at the Centre for Teaching and Learning at Stellenbosch University, shares some ideas, thoughts and research on assessment culture and how it relates to transformative assessment.

Allison Mlitwa, a quality advisor at the Centre for Academic Planning and Quality Assurance at Stellenbosch University, shares her perspectives on the impact of quality evaluation, development and enhancement and how this can impact the
main functions of the university, being teaching (including assessment), research and social impact.