talks@stellenboschuni

Welcome to Beyond the Scan, a podcast by the Institute for Futures Research at Stellenbosch Business School. Each month, we dive into key trends from the SCAN@IFR report. In this episode, member of the IFR Scan team – futurist and writer Mich Herbst share more about two of his thought-provoking pieces from the latest SCAN@IFR: Eating Slowly in a Fast Future and No Buy 2025. 

The ninth episode of the Talking Transformative Assessment podcast with Elzette Le Roux and Hanelie Adendorff, who interview Dr Rhoda Malgas, a lecturer now at Nelson Mandela University in Conservation and Sustainability Science. This conversation unpacks the importance of decoloniality, and why it matters.

The eighth episode of the Talking Tranformative Assessment podcast with Dalene Joubert and Hanelie Adendorff interviews Professor Geo Quinot, from the Public Law Department in the Faculty of Law at Stellenbosch University. This conversation opens an important space around assessment, with Prof Quinot sharing what he has developed around collaborative learning with permanent learning groups. He shares on the experience of refining his assessment practice and stresses the importance of cultivating relations within the learning environment. Quinot brings outcomes and competences for graduates to the fore by unpacking the role of understanding within a knowledge community. The question of the impact of AI on teaching, learning and assessment is begged and highlights the need for being open to shift within teaching, learning and assessment as developments are made.

In the seventh episode of Talking Transformative Assessment, hosts Dalene Joubert and Hanelie Adendorff interviews Taryn Bernard, from the Arts and Social Sciences Faculty at Stellenbosch University, discussing her work on theoretical understandings of 'space' and bringing the student perspective into the conversation. Taryn takes us on a deep dive into stories shared with her about students' journeys to campus. She bring students' perspectives to the fore by placing them behind the lens and taking ownership of their narratives. This conversation unpacks various aspects of students' ways of being in and beyond their university experiences.

“In the final episode of our 50th-anniversary podcast series ‘50things’, Nicola Bergsteedt and  Dr Doris Viljoen, Director reflect over the past the present and the future of the Institute and the lessons learnt from the last 9 episodes.

In the 9th episode of our 50th-anniversary podcast series ‘50things’, Doris Viljoen, Director at the IFR, speaks to Dr Jay Gary, Professional Futurist and Associate Professor of Strategic Leadership at Oral Roberts University, about the field of Futures Studies and being a professional futurist.

In the sixth episode of the Talking Transformative Assessment podcast hosts Dalene Joubert and Hanelie Adendorff interview Jodie Lemphane, from the Division of Clinical Anatomy in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at Stellenbosch University. The conversation touches on the application of Generative Artifical Intelligence within within Clinical Anatomy, particularly around bias, knowledge sources and the affordances of a tool like a chatbot. Jodie shares on her experiences with students as they navigate the ethical use of Generative Artificial Intelligence within their teaching, learning, and assessment journey.

The fifth episode of the Talking Transformative Assessment podcast with Dalene Joubert and Hanelie Adendorff interviews Dr Chrischar Rock, a lecturer in the Curriculum Studies department in the Faculty of Education at Stellenbosch University. The conversation touches on reflection as integral part of the student experience, as it aids in the formation of identity, and instills lifelong learning within a growth mindset. Rock touches on agency and connection to practise as a way of bringing theory to life. Tune into the conversation on transformative assessment in practise.

In the fourth episode of the Talking Transformative Assessment podcast hosts Dalene Joubert and Hanelie Adendorff interview Faika Haroun, a lecturer and coordinator from the Stellenbosch University Language Centre. Faika shares on importance of interculural communication, unpacking how a disruptive approach to language appropriation links to the development of critical thinking. The conversation touches on ethnocentricism, putting theory into practice, incorporating Artifical Intelligence into teaching and learning; as well as other facets of academic literacy.

In the 8th episode of our 50th-anniversary podcast series ‘50things’, Doris Viljoen, Director at the IFR, speaks to Tanja Hichert, Foresight practitioner and Co-Chair of UNESCO Chair in Complex Systems and Transformative African Futures.