Previously UCT’s main graduation season was held in December, followed by a smaller season in June of the following year. This has now changed.  From 2018 onwards, the main graduation season will fall in April, and smaller season in December of the same year. Read the letter attached.

Please be informed of the upcoming FHS  eLearning workshops,

MARCH 2018

• Videos for teaching and learning, 19 March 13h00-14h30 Presenter: Douglas Sias, The course entails an exploration of the use of videos for teaching and/or learning. To be covered will be …Do I want to use videos in my teaching? Do I want my students to use videos as learning resources? If so, what are the issue with regards to the use of videos I should consider?  Compter Lab 1, NLC, Anatomy building

APRIL 2018

• Big questions for course design, 9 April 10h30-12h00 Presenter: Tabisa Mayisela (CILT), This workshop introduces key questions that course designers and educators need to bear in mind when planning and teaching courses.  We will examine these in relation to the following three areas. 1. Unpacking elements of curriculum: Knowledge, learning, identity, constructive alignment 2.      Situational factors: Thinking and reflecting on factors that influence curriculum  3.  The design process: An exploration of design models.  Compter Lab 1, NLC, Anatomy building
• Forums in Vula for teaching and learning, 13 April 10h30-12h00 Presenter: Douglas Sias, #Come and take a journey to explore the power of using Forums in Vula to enhance your teaching. Compter Lab 1, NLC, Anatomy building
• Classroom clickers and online surveys: easy, free to use, online feedback systems, 24 April 13h00-14h30 Presenter: Fayyaad Hendricks,  In this workshop, we will be covering two online systems for getting feedback. The first, ARSnova, is a classroom 'clicker', allowing you to obtain immediate responses in a classroom setting. The second system, Limesurvey, is a way of eliciting feedback via an intuitive question and answer survey system. Compter Lab 1, NLC, Anatomy building

MAY 2018

• Rethinking your awareness of Copyright and openly licensed teaching materials, 9 May 14h00-15h30 Presenter: Fayyaad Hendricks, This workshop is an introduction to Copyright and Creative Commons (CC), covering licensing of teaching and learning materials; awareness and approach to Copyright and Creative Commons; the process of adding a CC license to work; how to find, use and create OER. Compter Lab 1, NLC, Anatomy building
• Course Evaluation vs Survey Monkey vs Google Forms, 24 May 12h00-13h30 Presenter: Sinethemba Mandyoli, Explore online survey tools to access feedback through surveys, polls, questionaires and more. Compter Lab 1, NLC, Anatomy building

JUNE 2018

• Allow students to keep track of their progress with Vula Gradebook, 8 June 09h30-11h00 Presenter: Sinethemba Mandyoli, Students can view their scores for all items; view their course grades, once grades are released on Gradebook.Gradebook Classic is section aware, so grades can be released to assigned sections or groups in the site. Compter Lab 1, NLC, Anatomy building
• Creating your own videos - The Basics, 25 June 10h00-11h30 Presenter: Douglas Sias, Learn about the tips and tricks of creating your own videos. Compter Lab 1, NLC, Anatomy building

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Dear colleagues,

Given the challenging academic timetable for the remainder of 2016, a number of departments may be considering using blended learning (a mixture of online and face-to-face approaches) to complete the teaching programme.

CILT has created a support and resource guide for UCT lecturers for online teaching, which you can read here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17gQ1c1jjiau0DSbZyLD842jc8VpogT9D_QwKotv8gt8/

This may also be of interest to tutors and other staff involved in supporting the teaching and learning process.

CILT has also set up a daily hotseat next week for walk-in advice for educators with any questions about online learning approaches and tools (tutors are also welcome). The hotseat will be:

UCSLC Teaching Lab (Level 4, Steve Biko Building): 12pm - 2pm, Mon 17 - Fri 21 Oct.

These sessions will focus on teaching and learning strategies for online teaching (including assessment) and technical help for Vula, Adobe Connect, and recording lectures. We are also happy to arrange sessions on other UCT campuses on request (depending on demand and venue availability).

The Vula helpdesk can be reached at help@vula.uct.ac.za, or 021 650 5500.

Regards

Stephen Marquard, Learning Technologies Co-ordinator,
Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching (CILT)
University of Cape Town
http://www.cilt.uct.ac.za
stephen.marquard@uct.ac.za
Phone: +27-21-650-5037 Cell: +27-83-500-5290