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LSE–UCT JULY SCHOOL 2018
To be held at the University of Cape Town, 25 June - 6 July 2018
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How One African University Has Extended Its Reach Across the Continent and Beyond
In the grand MOOC experiment, there are a few universities that stand out for their contributions to the new worldwide learning ecosystem.
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Writing your World: Finding yourself in the academic space
Writing your World: Finding yourself in the academic space
This new free online course helps to familiarise prospective students of all ages with university expectations, particularly with regard to academic writing in English.
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We are pleased to announce the call for abstracts for the 2018 UCT Teaching and Learning Conference on 17 July 2018 with the theme of “Care Connect Create”.
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Friday, 20 April 2018
Bangeni & Kapp's new book
Bangeni & Kapp's new book

Negotiating learning and identity in higher education by Dr Bongi Bangeni and A/Prof Rochelle Kapp, is the latest addition to the collaborative books produced jointly by CHED and other faculties at UCT.  The book addresses the issue of students’ multiple transitions in and out of the higher education system, and uniquely documents the agency they display as they negotiate the constraints of multiple contexts over time.

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Publication Date:
Monday, November 6, 2017 - 14:45
Emeritus Prof. Ian Scott on Education in South Africa

Emeritus Professor, Ian Scott has written a series of articles for the Mail & Guardian about issues in Basic and Higher Education in South Africa: "Without success, access will fail", "No quick fix for university crisis", and "Core issues besides finance and access hinder students' success". 

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Publication Date:
Friday, October 20, 2017 - 12:30
The Decolonial Turn: Is CHED there yet?

Since the student protests of 2015 and 2016, UCT, like many other universities in South Africa, has been grappling with the conceptual understanding of a “decolonised curriculum”. The Curriculum Change Working Group (CCWG), appointed by the VC in 2016, has facilitated various engagements across the campus on different curriculum approaches to develop responses to the calls for “decolonisation” and “transformation” in HE.

It is against this backdrop and in keeping with the intention of UCT’s Strategic Planning Framework that the CHED Transformation Committee decided to embark on a series of participatory conversations on the urgent topic of Decolonisation of the Curriculum in CHED. 

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Publication Date:
Friday, September 29, 2017 - 10:00
Writing your World MOOC flyer
Writing Your World MOOC launch

"MOOCs are close to my heart" UCT's Vice-Chancellor, Dr Max Price, told guests at the launch of CHED's first MOOC.

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Publication Date:
Thursday, September 21, 2017 - 17:45

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Why CHED at UCT?

What is CHED?

CHED’s mission is to promote equity of access, effectiveness of teaching and learning, and the enhancement of curriculum, with the aim of improving student success and developing UCT graduates who are locally relevant, socially responsive, globally competitive and representative of South Africa’s diverse population. Headed by the Dean of Higher Education Development, CHED’s organisational structure consists of a Dean’s Office and six departments: • Academic Development Programme
• Careers Service • Centre for Educational Testing for Access and Placement • Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching • Centre for Extra-Mural Studies • UCT School of Design Thinking (d-school).

CHED’s Vision

CHED aspires to be a significant contributor to innovative educational development, practice and scholarship in teaching and learning, in order to champion and advance social justice and transformation within CHED, UCT, the higher education sector and the broader society.

CHED’s Values

CHED’s values reflect an aspiration to put students at the centre of all that we do, realised through the foundational principles of transformation and collaboration. Key values are:

  • A commitment to social justice and transformation;
  • Students as influential agents of change and one of UCT’s greatest assets;
  • Educational development work informed by research based on ethical principles;
  • Partnership with faculties to achieve common goals of access and success

 

CHED’s mission and vision are reflected in a wide range of services which recognize two important realities about UCT’s students: Firstly, they are amazing, being some of the most talented and academically capable students in the country and from across the continent. Secondly, many of these very same students arrive at UCT, against great odds given the ongoing legacy of unequal provision of education. By providing ‘enabling pathways’ for students to flourish and contribute to UCT’s excellence, CHED realises its commitment to social justice and transformation that underpins all its work.
Suellen Shay
Dean of Higher Education Development
CHED

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Email: ched@uct.ac.za

Phone: 021 650 2645

Postal Address:
Centre for Higher Education Development
University of Cape Town
Private Bag X3
RONDEBOSCH
7701
South Africa

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