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Education Innovation Gala Evening 18 October 2012
Ms Sanet Haupt
Posted on 05 Nov 2012

The Innovation Awards gala evening was on 18 October. The evening was the culmination of months of hard work by nominees who created portfolios that were peer reviewed and ranked. The winners in the different categories were made known at the event.

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Prof Eric Mazur visits UP: interactive and innovative teaching in challenging environments from 29 May - 1 June 2012
Dr Ronel Callaghan
Posted on 27 Mar 2012

Prof Eric Mazur, well-known physics professor and teaching specialist from Harvard will be visiting the University of Pretoria from 29 May to 1 June 2012.

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Education Innovation Awards 2012
Sanet Haupt
Posted on 21 Feb 2012

Hallmark of excellence in teaching 2012

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Survey of the Learning Experience of Undergraduate Students (SLEUS) 2011
HERI News/HERI-Nuus
Posted on 15 Feb 2012

The university is interested in what its final-year students think of their total experience at UP. Therefore the Unit for Higher Education Research and Innovation (HERI) designed a survey to poll students. The survey is open online during the second semester each year and an incentive is offered for responding to the questionnaire.

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Eduvate 2011
Dorette Victor
Posted on 10 May 2011

The Department for Education Innovation cordially invites you to the first 2011 Eduvate Event

Theme: Hallmark of Excellence in teaching

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Academic possibilities of mobile-, smart phones and tablet workshop
Education Innovation
Posted on 30 Mar 2011

The Department for Education Innovation (EI), in collaboration with lecturers presented on 24 March an informal workshop that focused on the academic use of mobile-, smart phones and tablet devices.

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Innovil 2011
Dr Ronel Callaghan
Posted on 04 Feb 2011

Induction of Novice Lecturers in Information Technology

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Induction 2011
Marena Lotriet
Posted on 04 Feb 2011

A total number of 34 staff members attended the Education Induction Programme for newly appointed lecturers from 17 - 21 January at the CSIR Convention Centre. This was the 23rd programme of its kind since 2002. Although more places had been made available for the July-workshop (4-8 July 2011), this workshop is almost already fully booked.

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Education Innovation Awards 2010
Prof Wendy Kilfoil
Posted on 02 Nov 2010

Hallmark of excellence in teaching 2010

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Blended and Online Learning: Prof Karen Swan
Lynette Nagel
Posted on 30 Aug 2010

Blended and Online Learning: how do we distinguish best practice from bells and whistles?

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Blended Learning Workshop: Prof Karen Swan
Dr Lynette Nagel
Posted on 27 Aug 2010

Blended learning: a new fashion or consistent with the values of traditional higher education institutions? Does it have proven potential to enhance both the effectiveness and efficiency of meaningful learning experiences?

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Storytelling to promote university teaching
Posted on 13 Oct 2009

Professor Lynne Hunt, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching) and Director, Learning and Teaching Support Unit, at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), Australia, offered a seminar on "Storytelling to promote university teaching" on 8 October in the Senate Hall. It was attended by some sixty participants.

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Humanities Education Innovation Discussion Forum: Showcase of best teaching practice in clickUP
Posted on 06 Oct 2009

On 4 September 2009 the Faculty of Humanities, in collaboration with the Department for Education Innovation, hosted an Education Innovation Discussion Forum for lecturers in the Faculty to showcase best teaching practice in clickUP. Juliana Friedrichs and Michelle van der Merwe (view video), from the Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences were the guest speakers for the event.

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