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Welcome to talks@stellenboschuni – Stellenbosch University’s Podcast where we talk about current topics and innovative research done at the University.

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Welcome to talks@stellenboschuni – Stellenbosch University’s Podcast where we talk about current topics and innovative research done at the University.

For more information, visit: www.sun.ac.za

    Creative assessment responses

    Creative assessment responses

    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.

    • 33 min
    Africa University Day 2023: AI in African Higher Education

    Africa University Day 2023: AI in African Higher Education

    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.

    • 25 min
    Student voice: assessing student wellbeing

    Student voice: assessing student wellbeing

    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. 

    • 35 min
    Assessment culture and student learning.

    Assessment culture and student learning.

    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.

    • 26 min
    (Why) does assessment matter (so much)? 

    (Why) does assessment matter (so much)? 

    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. 

    • 33 min
    What is transformative assessment?

    What is transformative assessment?

    Elzette le Roux used to work as an academic advisor (online learning) at the Centre for Learning Technologies at Stellenbosch University. She shares some perspectives on what "transformative assessment" means and how this approach to assessment could transform student learning.

    • 31 min

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