talks@stellenboschuni

In the 7th episode of our 50th-anniversary podcast series ‘50things’, Doris Viljoen, current Director at the IFR, speaks to Prof Luke van der Laan, Professor (Leadership and Foresight), University of Southern Queensland, Australia and IFR governing body member.

In the 6th episode of our 50th-anniversary podcast series ‘50things’, Doris Viljoen, current Director at the IFR, speaks to Zanne Horrell, Academic Designer at Milpark Education and Director at Teach the Future SA.

In the third episode of Talking Transformative Assessment, hosts Dalene Joubert and Hanelie Adendorff interviews Sharon Malan, the Extended Curriculum Programme leader at Stellenbosch University’s EMS Faculty. Sharon shares her journey of integrating artificial intelligence into the first years’ curriculum – a journey that started with initial scepticism and has since lead to a radical rethink of the assessments in her module. We unpack how Sharon's adaptive approach, focusing on evaluative judgment and critical thinking, helps her students navigate generative AI's complexities while maintaining the productive struggle in learning as well as academic integrity. Tune in to learn about the challenges and triumphs of fostering AI literacy in the classroom and the importance of preserving grappling in the learning process.

This is episode two of the second series of Talking Transformative Assessment, the podcast that explores innovative assessment practices at Stellenbosch University. Hosts Dalene Joubert and Hanelie Adendorff sit down with Hamman Schoonwinkel, a lecturer at the School of Accountancy, to discuss his innovative use of generative AI in teaching and assessment. Discover how Hamman integrates ChatGPT into his curriculum to teach computational thinking skills to his first-year students, making complex problem-solving and programming accessible and assessments applicable to the real world. Join us as we consider the practicalities and possibilities of AI in the classroom, and how these advances are enhancing the educational experience at Stellenbosch University.

In this first episode of Talking Transformative Assessment, co-hosts Hanelie Adendorff and Dalene Joubert welcome dr. Melody Neaves from the Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering Department at Stellenbosch University. Melody shares her innovative approach to co-opting ChatGPT in her second year Material Science module to enhance students' evaluative judgment. She discusses how integrating generative AI in their projects, where students have to create appropriate exam questions and critically evaluate generative AI’s response to these questions, helps students develop critical thinking and foster self-directed learning skills, despite the challenges of prompt engineering. This insightful conversation showcases a way of dealing with the impact of generative AI tools on HE teaching-learning-assessment in STEM subjects.

“In the 5th episode of our 50th-anniversary podcast series ‘50things’, Doris Viljoen, current Director at the IFR, speaks to Ivana Milojević, Director and Instructor at MetafutureSchool, about her work in the Futures of Feminism and her latest monograph  “The Hesitant Feminist’s Guide to the Future”

In the 4th  episode of our 50th-anniversary podcast series ‘50things’, Doris Viljoen, current Director at the IFR, speaks to Alison McKie, MPhil Futures Studies student about her article about Dark Tourism for which she received a special nomination in the Association for Professional Futurists annual student awards.

In the 3rd  episode of our 50th-anniversary podcast series ‘50things’, Doris Viljoen, current Director at the IFR, speaks to Sohail Inayatullah, UNESCO Chair in Futures Studies at the Sejahtera Centre for Sustainability and Humanity and Professor, Tamkang University, Department of Education and Futures Design

In the 2nd episode of our 50th-anniversary podcast series ‘50things’, Doris Viljoen, current Director at the IFR, is in conversation with Prof

"Welcome to '50things,' a podcast series brought to you by the Institute for Future's Research (IFR) at Stellenbosch Business School as we celebrate our 50th anniversary. In each episode, we dive deep into the milestones, innovations, and people that have shaped our journey and the world around us. In this episode, Doris Viljoen, current Director at the IFR, in conversation with Prof Andre Roux, former Director of the IFR and current head of Teaching and learning at the Stellenbosch Business School, shares pivotal moments and ideas that define our institute. Enjoy!”