StaffDev


Formal staff development programmes (institutional and regional)


  • Co-creation and co-facilitation of the short course "Designing with AI" (Sept- Oct 2024) as part of the UCT BOLD short course series
  • Co-creation and co-facilitation of the short course "Co-creating across Difference" (April-May 2024) as part of the Designing for Social Justice Programme
  • Co-creation and co-facilitation of the short course "Encountering Whiteness" (Sept-Oct 2023) 
  • Design, coordination and facilitation of the institutional short course"Blended Learning Course Design" (May - June 2019)
  • Co-creation and co-facilitation of the regional CHEC course on "Co-creating Curricula" (May-June 2019)
  • Design and co-facilitation of the institutional short course "Developing HESQF Qualification" (January - July 2019)
  • Design and facilitation of the regional CHEC course on "Reimaginging Scholarship" (August 2018)
  • Design, coordination and facilitation of  the institutional short course"Blended Learning Course Design" (April - May 2018)
  • Design and facilitation of the regional CHEC short course on "Multimodal pedagogies and postqualitative research" (August - September 2017)
  • Design, coordination and facilitation of the institutional short course "Blended Learning Course Design" (April - June 2017)
  • Facilitation of the regional CHEC short course Emerging Technologies for Improving Teaching and Learning, (CHECET), May/June 2016
  • Facilitation of the regional CHEC short course Emerging Technologies for Improving Teaching and Learning, (CHECET), April/May 2014
  • Co-design and facilitation of the regional CHEC short course Emerging Technologies for Improving Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, (CHECET), May / June 2013
  • Co-design and facilitation of the regional CHEC short course Emerging Technologies for Improving Teaching and Learning, (CHECET), May / June 2012
  • 2003-2006 Design, management and facilitation of the "Center for Academic Development eLearning certificate" at the University of Botswana


Institutional Workshops and Seminars 

2024
2024 03 11 Decentreing Whiteness in PG teaching and supervision, presentation at ESAPP forum
2024 01 31 Examples of Scholarship in Teaching and Learning, presentation during UNIVEN Short course

2023
2023 08 02 AI generated texts: ethical considerations and creative solutions, presentation at the EiRC annual workshop
2023 10 23 The use of AI in Teaching and Learning, presentation at the ERP webinar
2023 10 11 Generative AI tools for Researchers, webinar for EBE
2023 05 22 Facilitating engagement in online PG teaching, webinar for ESAPP forum
2023 05 17 Pedagogy workshop for Organisational Psychology Department
2023 04 18 The use of AI in teaching and learning,  presentation at the Media Studies Staff lunch
2023 04 12 EBE FRC AI tools presentation
2023 03 16 The use of AI in teaching and learning, Humanities TLC meeting
2023 03 13 The use of AI in teaching and learning, 4th interfaculty research lunch time engagement

2022
2022 07 22 Digitally enabled teaching and learning, presentation at NAPP, slides
2022 07 20 Towards compassionate learning design, invited presentation at the CHED research-intensive seminar series, slides

2019
To be updated

2018

2018 05 24 Course Mapping workshop with Graphic Design (with Barbara Jones)
2018 02 07 Introduction Blended Learning for TDP
2018 02 14 Introduction to Flexible Learning with Barbara Jones at CO forum
2018 02 22 Presentation to Faculty of Business on Real Estate study with Sarita Edwards
2018 02 19 Presentation to EMC department on flexible learning
2018 02 23 Workshop with NEA on blended learning with Faiq Waghid
2018 02 28 Presentation to BioMed Department on Flexible Learning
2018 03 08 Presentation on blended learning for Induction Programme
2018 03 09 Presentation on digital scholarship for Induction Programme

2017 (selected)

2017 02 16 Blended assessment as part of CIET Teaching and Learning with Technology seminar series
2017 02 21 Blended assessment for Faculty of Education, Wellington
2017 03 15 Blended assessment for Faculty of Engineering
2017 03 30 Use of clickers and other classroom response systems as part of CIET Teaching and Learning with Technology seminar series
2017 05 03 Introduction to blended learning at CO forum
2017 06 01 Towards Open Educational Practices (for new OER pilot projects)
2017 08 11 The ethics of blended learning, presentation at Engineering Teaching and Learning Day
2017 08 29 & 30 - presentations at Induction Programme
2017 09 13 Flexible learning (framework and case studies) at CO forum
2017 09 28 Digital scholarship as part of CIET Teaching and Learning with Technology seminar series
2017 10 02 Affordances of blended learning for CO forum
2017 11 02 Ethics of Flexible Learning for CO forum
2017 12 05 ND Real Estate redesign workshop

2016

2016 08 11 Interactive classroom response systems, as part of the CIET Teaching and Learning with Technology seminar series
2016 06 09 Lecture recording, as part of the CIET Teaching and Learning with Technology seminar series
2016 06 02 Lecture recording, as part of the CIET Teaching and Learning with Technology seminar series
2016 04 22 Presentation Blended Learning for Project Management Department
2016 03 09 / 10 Presentation at Induction Programme on Blended Learning and Digital Scholarship
2016 03 03 Digital scholarship  as part of the CIET Teaching and Learning with Technology seminar series
2016 02 25 Collaborating online using Google Drive as part of the CIET Teaching and Learning with Technology seminar series
2016 02 10 Presentation on Blended Learning for TDP

2015

Setting up your Personal Research Environment, seminar given at the CPUT staff induction workshop, January 2015
Use of emerging technologies for teaching and learning, seminar given at the CPUT staff induction workshop, January 2015


2014

CPUT stories of transformation, workshop 2, 29 April 2014
CPUT stories of transformation, workshop 1, 18 March 2014
The use of Google Drive for online collaboration, workshop given as part of the CPUT Teaching and Learning with Technology Seminar series, February 2014
Use of emerging technologies to manage your own research, workshop given at the CPUT staff induction workshop, January 2014
Use of emerging technologies for teaching and learning, seminar given at the CPUT staff induction workshop, January 2014
The use of emerging technologies for teaching and learning,  seminar for the Teaching Development Programme (TDP) at CPUT, February 2014.



2013

Google apps for Education, workshop at the CPUT RITAL conference, December 2013.
Using Mendeley to organise your research, workshop delivered for Cape Town Hotel School, December 2013.
Using Mendeley for organising your research, technology slam session at the 3rd Teaching and Learning with Technology day, November 2013 (winning presentation).
Setting up your online academic identity, workshop co-facilitated at the 3rd Teaching and Learning with Technology day, November 2013.
Facilitation of the SAICTEC Flash MOOC event on Managing ICTs in South African Education, October 2013.
The use of google drive and prezi, series of workshops for librarians, October 2013.
Setting up of your own Personal Research Environment (part 1 and 2), workshops presented as part of the CPUT  Teaching and Learning with Technology workshop series, September 2013
The use of clickers in teaching and learning, workshop for Engineering Physics lecturers, September 2013.
The use of clickers in teaching and learning, workshop for Applied Science Physics lecturers, July 2013.
Digital storytelling train the trainer workshop (5 days) for Business Communication lecturers cluster, May
Online assessment (formative and summative), seminar delivered for the Teaching Development Programme (TDP) at CPUT, May 2013.
The use of clickers in teaching and learning, workshop for Radiography lecturers, April 2013.
The use of Photostory for digital storytelling, workshop delivered as part of the CPUT Teaching and Learning with Technology series, March 2013.
Using Google apps for Education (part 1 and 2), workshops delivered as part of the CPUT Teaching and Learning with Technology series, March 2013.
The use of emerging technologies in teaching and learning, seminar for the Teaching Development Programme (TDP) at CPUT, February 2013.
The use of technologies for teaching and learning, presentation at the CPUT staff induction programme, January 2013.

2012

Emerging technologies in South African Higher Education,  presentation at "2nd CPUT Teaching and Learning with Technology Day", November 2012
Digital storytelling train the trainer workshop (3 days) for ECP graphic design lecturers cluster, March 2012
The use of Google docs for teaching, learning and research, workshop delivered as part of the ETU Teaching and Learning with Technology seminar series, March 2012.
Designing podcasting interventions, workshop for Podcasting@CPUT participants, March 2012.
Use of Twitter for academic research, workshop for Interior Design, February 2012.
Use of clickers in teaching and learning, February 2012
Introduction to podcasting for teaching and learning, including using Audacity. Presentation at Kick-off meeting of  "Podcasting@CPUT@ project, February 2012
Use of Technology in Teaching and Learning, presentation at Staff Induction Day, January 2012
Digital storytelling train the trainer workshop (3 days) for ECP design lecturers cluster, January 2012
Workshop for the FET HDHET: Wikis for teaching and learning (ePortfolios and mobile voting), June 2012
Workshop for the FET HDHET: eAssessment (ePortfolios and mobile voting), June 2012
Workshop for the CPUT TDP: eAssessment (ePortfolios and mobile voting), May 2012
Presentation on the FET HDHET: Use of Technology in Teaching and Learning, March 2012
Creating professional PowerPoint presentations, workshop for the CPUT TDP, March 2012.
Seminar for the CPUT TDP: Use of emerging technologies for authentic learning, February 2012
Using Blackboard and Facebook for teaching and learning, workshop given to the TDP participants, February 2012

2011

Use of eLearning in Higher Education, seminar given to TDP participants, February 2011
Use of clickers for teaching and learning, seminar given to TDP participants, February 2011






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