Browsing Research Articles (Scholarship of Teaching & Learning) by Title
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Relevant computing curricula in Sub-Saharan Africa
(2011)The principle objective of this research was to establish what computing curricula are required for the Sub-Saharan Africa region. Input from academics, businessmen and the analyses of curricula from several African ... -
Revisiting innovative approaches to teaching and learning in nursing programmes: educators’ experiences with the use of a case-based teaching approach at a nursing school
(Unisa Press, 2014)Innovative approaches to teaching and learning have been acclaimed by educators in health care related professions as being more suitable to teaching future professionals, and to engendering critical thinking, as well ... -
The role of blended learning in clinical education: A systematic review
(Association for Medical Education in Europe, 2012)BACKGROUND: Developing practice knowledge in healthcare is a complex process that is difficult to teach. Clinical education exposes students to authentic learning situations, but students also need epistemological access ... -
The role of questioning in writing tutorials: a critical approach to student-centered learning in peer tutorials in higher education
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)Peer tutoring in higher education aims to enhance student learning, and confidence. In writing centres, peer writing tutors use critical questioning to make the tutorial sessions student-focused and productive. The nature ... -
The scholarship of teaching and learning from a social justice perspective
(Routledge, 2016)We argue that there is a reciprocal relationship between all scholarly activities, most importantly between teaching, learning, research and professional learning. The article builds on the work of others who call for ... -
The scholarship of teaching and learning from a social justice perspective
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)We argue that there is a reciprocal relationship between all scholarly activities, most importantly between teaching, learning, research and professional learning. The article builds on the work of others who call for a ... -
Scholarship of teaching and learning publications by UWC Authors, 2010-2019
(Unpublished, 2020)The file presents results of an exercise to track UWC SoTL publications between 2010 and 2019. The document lists these in order of faculty and professional unit. -
Searching for research results to inform the design of an initial professional teacher education programme for the foundation phase: A systematic review
(AOSIS, 2016)This article reports on a systematic review conducted to inform the development of a professional teacher education programme for the foundation phase of schooling. The research question was: What do quality research ... -
Service learning in a course in children's & youth library & information services: a case study
(Community High Education Service Partnership, 2008)The case study describes a service learning project in Library and Information Science. In 2002, 14 students enrolled for the service learning elective – the 4th year second semester module, Children’s and Youth Library ... -
Service learning in pharmacy: Opportunities for student learning and service delivery
(Academic Journals, 2011)High patient load and understaffing in public health care facilities preclude the provision of optimal pharmaceutical services in South Africa. A Service Learning in Pharmacy (SLIP) programme for the University of the ... -
Slow scholarship in writing retreats: A diffractive methodology for response-able pedagogies
(Higher Education South Africa (HESA), 2017)The corporatization of universities has led to increasing pressure on academics to publish as quickly and prolifically as possible. Writing retreats have been used as one way of ensuring the production of academic articles ... -
Sociocultural paradoxes and issues in e-learning use in higher education Africa
(Routledge, 2018)Sociocultural issues are major contributing factors in mass acceptance and effective use of technology. These issues are often perceived to contradict the benefits the technology brings about. E-learning use in ... -
The South African dental schools’ educational environment: Final year students’ perceptions at four dental schools
(JCDR Publishing, 2018)Introduction: The Educational Environment (EE) can play a major role in the success and progress of students and their studies. The EE includes the infrastructure, clinical activities, the atmosphere created by staff and ... -
Speaking with a forked tongue about multilingualism in the language policy of a South African university
(Springer Netherlands, 2018)As part of a broader student campaign for ‘free decolonized education’, protests over language policies at select South African universities between 2015 and 2016 belied widespread positive appraisals of these policies, ... -
Staging historical argument: History I at the University of the Western Cape
(Routledge, 1996)This article focuses on the lecture-room debates which have been the central feature of the first-year history course at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) since 1993. The UWC History Department takes the position ... -
Structured feedback on students’ concept maps: the proverbial path to learning?
(BMC, 2017)BACKGROUND: Good conceptual knowledge is an essential requirement for health professions students, in that they are required to apply concepts learned in the classroom to a variety of different contexts. However, the use ... -
Structured feedback on students’ concept maps: the proverbial path to learning?
(BMC, 2017)Good conceptual knowledge is an essential requirement for health professions students, in that they are required to apply concepts learned in the classroom to a variety of different contexts. However, the use of traditional ... -
Student accounts of space and safety at a South African university: implications for social identities and diversity
(SAGE Publications, 2018)Transformation efforts in South African higher education have been under increased scrutiny in recent years, especially following the last years of student activism and calls for decolonization of universities. This article ... -
Student and staff perceptions and experiences of the introduction of Objective Structured Practical Examinations: a pilot study
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2013)Background. The Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE) is widely recognised as one of the more objective methods of assessing practical skills in healthcare programmes, including undergraduate physiotherapy ... -
Student learning at the interface of university and industry relating to engineering professionalism
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)The engineering profession is challenged with ensuring engineering students are prepared to work within industry in a professional and ethical manner. Reflection on the experience of professional practice is a key element ...