Invited Talks
Invited conference keynote addresses
2024 04 15 Socially just teaching and learning - a South African perspective. UP Teaching and Learning week: Unlocking Tomorrow's Intelligence in Teaching and Learning support. Link to slides.
2022 09 20. Compassionate Learning Design. Wits Teaching and Learning conference. Link to slides.
2021 11 25 Towards compassionate learning design for the pandemic and beyond.... Keynote at the CPUT RITAL conference. Link to slides.
2021 10 13 Towards compassionate learning design for the pandemic and beyond.... Invited talk at the STADIO academic conference. Link to slides
2021 09 06 Towards compassionate learning design for the pandemic and beyond.... Keynote at the 2021 SACAP Online Educator Conference. Link to slides.
2021 08 18 Towards compassionate learning design for the pandemic and beyond.... Keynote at the 2021 UFH Teaching and Learning Colloquium. Link to slides.
2017 03 03 Digital storytelling and digital literacies - practice and research. Invited talk at the 2017 UNISA College for Graduate Studies Research Day, Pretoria, South Africa.
2014 08 15 Digital technologies in the classroom, keynote at the RASA Western Cape annual meeting, Cape Town, South Africa.
2014 03 26 Social media for teaching, learning and research, invited panel discussion at the 5th ICT in Education conference, Johannesburg,, South Africa.
2012 Emerging technologies, student engagement and collaboration. Keynote at Innovative Pedagogical Practices in Extended Curriculum Programmes (ECPs) – Regional Conference. Cape Town, South Africa.
Invited presentations/workshops at academic institutions
2014 08 15 Digital technologies in the classroom, keynote at the RASA Western Cape annual meeting, Cape Town, South Africa.
2014 03 26 Social media for teaching, learning and research, invited panel discussion at the 5th ICT in Education conference, Johannesburg,, South Africa.
2012 Emerging technologies, student engagement and collaboration. Keynote at Innovative Pedagogical Practices in Extended Curriculum Programmes (ECPs) – Regional Conference. Cape Town, South Africa.
Invited presentations/workshops at academic institutions
2024 10 30 Power democracy and technology - towards compassionate learning design
in times of AI. Presentation for the Cornerstone Mindful Conversation Series. Slides.
2024 03 28 Invited panelist at the AREA EDC Symposium "The Assessment of Teaching: A Conversation about Research, Policy, and Practice"
2024 03 20 Compassionate Learning Design conversation with Wits LD team
2024 02 15 and 21 Learning Design in practice workshop for the Mpumalanga University
2023 11 Learning Design workshop for the Mpumalanga University
2023 11 WITS workshop on Authentic Assessment Design with AI
2023 07 28 The use of AI for schools. Workshop at the DSK.
2023 04 20 Compassionate Assessment Design in times of AI. Workshop for the African Digital University Network (ADUN) organised by the Stellenbosch University.
2023 03 24 Compassionate Assessment Design in times of AI. Workshop for the School of Health at UWC.
2023 03 14 Digital Storytelling in the Global South. Invited panel speaker. Organised by NEH/AHRS
2022 09 30 Compassionate Learning Design. Presentation at DRAW.
2022 09 21 Compassionate Learning Design. Presentation for the e/merge Africa webinar series.
2022 09 16 Compassionate Learning Design. Presentation at the Compassionate Educators conference. Link to slides.
2021 11 25 Pre and post COVID pedagogies. Presentation and workshop at UWC School of Humanities and Arts strategic planning workshop.
2021 09 21 Digitales Storytelling in der Weiterbildung. Lehrbrunch der FH Wiener Neustadt. Link to slides.
2021 08 06. Digital Scholarship Practices. Presentation for the African Doctoral Academy. Link to presentation.
2021 07 14 Ethical considerations when using DST as a research methodology. Talk at the CHERTL Higher Education Studies Doctoral Week. Slides.
2021 06 04 Towards compassionate learning design in unsettling times. Talk at the SARUA Colloquium on Digital Transformation of Teaching and Learning Slides.
2021 03 25 Towards compassionate learning design in unsettling times. Talk at the CHEC Creating the Leading Edge programme. Slides.
2020 11 20 Digital Storytelling. Guest lecture for the course 'Media innovation' as part of the Bachelor of Journalism and Communication Science at the University of Vienna. Slides.
2020 11 02 Moving academic mobility online: Co-Teaching in an Unequal world. Presentation at the CPUT Internationalisan Forum. Slides.
2020 10 09 Online assessment. Presentation for the Nursing Educators Association (NEA).
2020 09 18 Digital Scholarship Practices. Presentation for the African Doctoral Academy. Link to presentation.
2020 06 30. DUT Curriculum Conversations Session 9 on Multimodal Assessment. Link to presentation.
2020 06 25. Assessment for Emergency Remote Teaching. Heltasa Panel presentation.
2020 02 27. The ethics of digital storytelling. Invited talk at the 'Scholarship of engagement through digital storytelling for the common good' Symposium, University of the Free State.
2020 02 27. Workshop on Blended Course Design. GlobalVita Project Meeting, University of Stellenbosch.
2020 02 26. Panel on Internationalisation in Higher Education. GlobalVita Project Meeting, University of Stellenbosch. Link to presentation.
2020 02 11. Panel on Digital Technology and Gender-based Violence. 25th anniversary of teh Bejing declaration and platform for action civil society consultative forum. 10-12 February 2020 at CPUT, Cape Town.
2019 10 09. Panel on Digital Storytelling - Community and Academia. Panel discussion at the Symposium on Digital Storytelling in Social Innovation, 8-9 October 2019 in Cape Town, South Africa.
2018 12 12 Blended Learning Course Design workshop at the University of Kwazulu Natal, Durban.
2018 10 31. Transformation for Freedom and Justice. Workshop with Asanda Ngoasheng, Xena Cupido and Seun Oyekola at the Decolonial Transformation Conference at the University of Sussex. Link to presentation.
2018 09 26 Stories of blended learning at CPUT. Presentation at Sol Plaatjies University, Kimberley, South Africa. Link to recording of presentation.
2018 08 31 Towards ethical guidelines in digital storytelling at CPUT. Presentation with Candice Livingston at the Trans-disciplinary Service-Learning (Community Engagement) Seminar and World Café, CPUT, Cape Town, South Africa.
2018 08 21 Facilitating Difficult Conversations. Intercultural Supervision Workshop, STIAS, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
2018 06 01 Blended Learning in times of disruption. Presentation at the National Blended Learning Convention, Birchwood Conference Centre, Kempton Park, Johannesburg. Link to presentation.
2017 Teaching in times of disruption. Online seminar for e/merge Africa. Link to recordings: part 1 and part 2.
2016 Digital research stories. Online seminars for e/merge Africa.
2016 Becoming white, invited seminar at the UCT School of Education seminar series.
2014 05 21 Adapting Digital storytelling to Higher Education, invited seminar as part of the UCT Teaching with Technology lunchtime seminars.
2014 03 19 Digital storytelling at CPUT, online seminar for e/merge Africa.
2013 11 The use of prezi, workshop offered for the Emerging Voices for Global Health Training Programme at UWC, Cape Town, South Africa.
2013 10 Emerging Technologies and Changing Teaching and Learning Practices, invited presentation at the CHEC Digital University Symposium, Cape Town, South Africa.
2013 11 On creating uncomfortable safe spaces with South African pre-service teachers, invited panel discussion at the ARNHE colloquium in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
2013 08 Digital storytelling at CPUT, invited workshop as part of the Foundation Day, Granger Bay, Cape Town, South Africa.
2013 08 Digital storytelling across the disciplines at CPUT, invited seminar as part of the UWC Teaching and Learning seminars, Cape Town, South Africa.
2012 10 Digital storytelling across the disciplines, presentation at part of the Teaching and Learning seminars at the University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa.
2011 02 Use of clickers for Teaching, Learning and Research, seminar given as part of the UWC Teaching and Learning lunch time seminars, Cape Town, South Africa.
2005 07 Introduction to eLearning incl. Online Information Gathering (Institute for Health Sciences Gaborone, Botswana.
2004 06 Introduction to eLearning incl. Online Information Gathering (Institute for Health Sciences Francistown, Botswana.
Invited presentations/workshops for industry
2018 02 23 Workshop on Blended Learning for Nursing Educators Association (NEA), Cape Town, South Africa.
2015 Presentation on Authentic Learning for CISCO academy, Cape Town, South Africa.
2014 Presentation on using ICTs for Teaching and Learning at the Reading Association South Africa conference (RASA), Cape Town, South Africa.
2014 Using digital storybooks for Foundation Phase teachers, invited workshop for RASA, Cape Town, South Africa.
2014 05 16The use of emerging technologies for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, invited presentation at the Health College Principals and Academic Staff forum (CPAS) meeting, Cape Town, South Africa.
2011 03 Using social media for teaching and learning, invited presentation for the SAAHE journal club, Cape Town, South Africa.
2003 08 Acquisition of Skills in ICT for Science Education, Commonwealth Association of Science, Technology, and Mathematics Educators, Abuja, Nigeria.
Invited presentations/workshops for community engagement
2016 07 International House Digital Storytelling workshop (3 days), Cape Town, South Africa.
2017/2018 WomenZone Digital Storytelling workshop (2 days), Cape Town, South Africa.
Invited guest lectures (undergrad and postgrad)
2018 02 13 Towards flexible learning at CPUT: the case of Real Estate, invited guest lecture on the UCT PGDIP (ICT), Cape Town, South Africa.
2016 02 23 Towards a research problem, invited guest lecture on the UCT Med (ICT), Cape Town, South Africa.
2014 03 25 Emerging technologies for Higher Education, a guide for South African HE practitioners, guest lecture on the UCT MEd (ICT), Cape Town, South Africa.
2014 02 Digital storytelling at CPUT, invited presentation at the PGDIP Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Cape Town, South Africa.
2013 03 Guest lecture on the UCT MEd (ICT): Emerging technologies in Teaching and Learning in HE, Cape Town, South Africa.
2013 03 Guest lecture on the UCT Med (ICT): The use of wikis for online collaboration,Cape Town, South Africa.
2013 02 My research story - towards a literature review, presentation on the Masters of ICT in Education at UCT, Cape Town, South Africa.
2012 06 Guest lecture on the UCT MEd (ICT): Use of wikis in Teaching and Learning. Cape Town, South Africa.
2012 12 Guest lecture on the UCT MEd (ICT): Online collaboration tools, Cape Town, South Africa.
2012 02 Using Mendeley for organising your research, workshop given for the UCT MEd (ICT), Cape Town, South Africa.
2020 06 25. Assessment for Emergency Remote Teaching. Heltasa Panel presentation.
2020 02 27. The ethics of digital storytelling. Invited talk at the 'Scholarship of engagement through digital storytelling for the common good' Symposium, University of the Free State.
2020 02 27. Workshop on Blended Course Design. GlobalVita Project Meeting, University of Stellenbosch.
2020 02 26. Panel on Internationalisation in Higher Education. GlobalVita Project Meeting, University of Stellenbosch. Link to presentation.
2020 02 11. Panel on Digital Technology and Gender-based Violence. 25th anniversary of teh Bejing declaration and platform for action civil society consultative forum. 10-12 February 2020 at CPUT, Cape Town.
2019 10 09. Panel on Digital Storytelling - Community and Academia. Panel discussion at the Symposium on Digital Storytelling in Social Innovation, 8-9 October 2019 in Cape Town, South Africa.
2018 12 12 Blended Learning Course Design workshop at the University of Kwazulu Natal, Durban.
2018 10 31. Transformation for Freedom and Justice. Workshop with Asanda Ngoasheng, Xena Cupido and Seun Oyekola at the Decolonial Transformation Conference at the University of Sussex. Link to presentation.
2018 09 26 Stories of blended learning at CPUT. Presentation at Sol Plaatjies University, Kimberley, South Africa. Link to recording of presentation.
2018 08 31 Towards ethical guidelines in digital storytelling at CPUT. Presentation with Candice Livingston at the Trans-disciplinary Service-Learning (Community Engagement) Seminar and World Café, CPUT, Cape Town, South Africa.
2018 08 21 Facilitating Difficult Conversations. Intercultural Supervision Workshop, STIAS, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
2018 06 01 Blended Learning in times of disruption. Presentation at the National Blended Learning Convention, Birchwood Conference Centre, Kempton Park, Johannesburg. Link to presentation.
2017 Teaching in times of disruption. Online seminar for e/merge Africa. Link to recordings: part 1 and part 2.
2016 Digital research stories. Online seminars for e/merge Africa.
2016 Becoming white, invited seminar at the UCT School of Education seminar series.
2014 05 21 Adapting Digital storytelling to Higher Education, invited seminar as part of the UCT Teaching with Technology lunchtime seminars.
2014 03 19 Digital storytelling at CPUT, online seminar for e/merge Africa.
2013 11 The use of prezi, workshop offered for the Emerging Voices for Global Health Training Programme at UWC, Cape Town, South Africa.
2013 10 Emerging Technologies and Changing Teaching and Learning Practices, invited presentation at the CHEC Digital University Symposium, Cape Town, South Africa.
2013 11 On creating uncomfortable safe spaces with South African pre-service teachers, invited panel discussion at the ARNHE colloquium in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
2013 08 Digital storytelling at CPUT, invited workshop as part of the Foundation Day, Granger Bay, Cape Town, South Africa.
2013 08 Digital storytelling across the disciplines at CPUT, invited seminar as part of the UWC Teaching and Learning seminars, Cape Town, South Africa.
2012 10 Digital storytelling across the disciplines, presentation at part of the Teaching and Learning seminars at the University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa.
2011 02 Use of clickers for Teaching, Learning and Research, seminar given as part of the UWC Teaching and Learning lunch time seminars, Cape Town, South Africa.
2005 07 Introduction to eLearning incl. Online Information Gathering (Institute for Health Sciences Gaborone, Botswana.
2004 06 Introduction to eLearning incl. Online Information Gathering (Institute for Health Sciences Francistown, Botswana.
Invited presentations/workshops for industry
2018 02 23 Workshop on Blended Learning for Nursing Educators Association (NEA), Cape Town, South Africa.
2015 Presentation on Authentic Learning for CISCO academy, Cape Town, South Africa.
2014 Presentation on using ICTs for Teaching and Learning at the Reading Association South Africa conference (RASA), Cape Town, South Africa.
2014 Using digital storybooks for Foundation Phase teachers, invited workshop for RASA, Cape Town, South Africa.
2014 05 16The use of emerging technologies for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, invited presentation at the Health College Principals and Academic Staff forum (CPAS) meeting, Cape Town, South Africa.
2011 03 Using social media for teaching and learning, invited presentation for the SAAHE journal club, Cape Town, South Africa.
2003 08 Acquisition of Skills in ICT for Science Education, Commonwealth Association of Science, Technology, and Mathematics Educators, Abuja, Nigeria.
Invited presentations/workshops for community engagement
2016 07 International House Digital Storytelling workshop (3 days), Cape Town, South Africa.
2017/2018 WomenZone Digital Storytelling workshop (2 days), Cape Town, South Africa.
Invited guest lectures (undergrad and postgrad)
2018 02 13 Towards flexible learning at CPUT: the case of Real Estate, invited guest lecture on the UCT PGDIP (ICT), Cape Town, South Africa.
2016 02 23 Towards a research problem, invited guest lecture on the UCT Med (ICT), Cape Town, South Africa.
2014 03 25 Emerging technologies for Higher Education, a guide for South African HE practitioners, guest lecture on the UCT MEd (ICT), Cape Town, South Africa.
2014 02 Digital storytelling at CPUT, invited presentation at the PGDIP Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Cape Town, South Africa.
2013 03 Guest lecture on the UCT MEd (ICT): Emerging technologies in Teaching and Learning in HE, Cape Town, South Africa.
2013 03 Guest lecture on the UCT Med (ICT): The use of wikis for online collaboration,Cape Town, South Africa.
2013 02 My research story - towards a literature review, presentation on the Masters of ICT in Education at UCT, Cape Town, South Africa.
2012 06 Guest lecture on the UCT MEd (ICT): Use of wikis in Teaching and Learning. Cape Town, South Africa.
2012 12 Guest lecture on the UCT MEd (ICT): Online collaboration tools, Cape Town, South Africa.
2012 02 Using Mendeley for organising your research, workshop given for the UCT MEd (ICT), Cape Town, South Africa.
