Thanks to UCT staff & students who spoke about their experiences and dreams; @mfeldstein67 Sandy Bayne & @NeilMorrisLeeds who provided international perspectives, and our Digital Media Unit led by Nawaal with Stephen Marquard & Sukaina Walji for producing and directing 2/2

Proud of the video made by my team and Sukaina Walji Stephen Marquard on a digitally enabled residential #UCT of the future

What a year 2020 has been. Thank you to our community at UCT for supporting CILT at UCT and may all our colleagues at UCT have a restful festive break.

I share some views on the challenges and innovations driven by the pandemic year in higher education in today’s Daily Maverick article: dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-1… Look forward to hearing yours UCT Centre for Higher Education Development (CHED) UCT Careers Service CILT at UCT

What does the future hold for blended and online learning in residential universities? Last year we wove some perspectives into our #unleash video youtube.com/watch?v=q3gEpt… on the UCT of the future, and now we're now pleased to publish some longer interviews from contributors.

Michael Feldstein @mfeldstein67 talks about digital residential education: "my ambition is no less than to rewire the DNA of academic culture" #CILT #conversations youtu.be/oqkIcbT1r5I

Dr Riashna Sithaldeen talks about using data to support UCT's transition to Emergency Remote Teaching in 2020, and how UCT's Data Analytics for Student Success and Siyaphumelela projects are supporting students Siyaphumelela Kresge Centre for Higher Education Development (CHED) Riashna Sithaldeen youtu.be/mI8MiCJ9p3s

Who owns the narrative around educational technology? Sandy Bayne from Edinburgh Futures Institute talks about digital transformation at The University of Edinburgh, the Manifesto for Teaching Online, engaging campus communities and building trust in digital strategies #CILT #conversations youtube.com/watch?v=zWLvzW…

"It's no longer a debate": @NeilMorrisLeeds from University of Leeds talks about how universities are increasing investment in digital education to increase access and create better learning experiences for students #CILT #conversations youtube.com/watch?v=aDloic…

"It was interesting how much I and my peers could achieve without the physical presence of a teacher": some UCT students reflect on Emergency Remote Teaching in 2020 and what UCT could be in the future youtube.com/watch?v=PHTz6a…

UCT staff share valuable insights about ERT experience that we captured CILT at UCT led by Stephen Marquard Sukaina Walji - our brilliant 'directors'

New to Vula or need a refresher as you plan your teaching UCT ? Join this webinar covering the basics of setting up a course Vula site and intro to commonly used tools. Tuesday 9 Feb, 10am Sign up- bit.ly/VulaSiteBasics

WEBINAR: Help your students build academic literacies through collaborative annotation with Hypothesis. Students engage with written texts, developing reading comprehension and critical thinking skills collaboratively - Tues 9 Feb 3pm Sign up bit.ly/HypothesisTool

#uct fire devastated by the loss but grateful to all the #firefighters and emergency services in Cape Town for saving students and buildings

#GiftOfTheGivers responds to #UniversityofCapeTown Fuller House (students residence) Fire 🔥 Our teams have responded by preparing meals for 4000 students for this evening. UCT has requested #GiftoftheGivers to manage the feeding and other essentials for the next week.

Our libraries are closed until further notice: Dear students and staff, due to the fire disaster, UCT Libraries will be closed until further notice.

Food and emergency accommodation have been arranged for all students and arrangements have been made for Muslim students bit.ly/UCTFire

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Part of our role in the Learning Design team is to advise our module teams on how they can design learning that's truly inclusive. focused. We use three essential principles to guide us.

On the Automation of “Care” blog.mahabali.me/educational-te…