Session details: 22 July 2024, Conference Hall B, Ocean Sciences Campus
Purpose:
As the landscape of higher education continues to evolve, it is imperative that we adapt our teaching methods to meet the unique needs of our disciplines and students in the health sciences. Large classrooms, while presenting challenges, offer significant opportunities for innovative and impactful teaching.
By exploring and implementing effective pedagogies, we can create dynamic and inclusive learning environments that inspire students to reach their full potential. This session aimed to:
Analyse the South African context: Understanding the specific challenges and opportunities within the South African higher education context is crucial to inform our teaching strategies.
Interrogate effective strategies: Different pedagogical approaches that can be successfully implemented in large classrooms, drawing from both existing practices and innovative techniques were discussed.
The Roundtable fostered active participation that encouraged open dialogue, an opportunity for sharing experiences, and asking questions, where we could reflect on and explore ways to refine our teaching practices. The aim of the r
Roundtable was to stimulate critical thinking, inspire innovation, and ultimately enhance the quality of learning experiences for our students.
Programme for the day
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Roundtable 2: Large Classroom Pedagogies
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Faculty of Health Sciences: Learning and Teaching Directorate
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22 July 2024, 13:00 - 15:00
Conference Hall B, Ocean Sciences Campus
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13:00 -13:15 |
Light refreshments and registration |
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13:15-13:20 |
Welcoming and opening remarks: Mrs Carmen Whittle |
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13:20-13:30 |
Reflective exercise: All |
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13:30-14:00 |
Interactive presentation: Prof Annaline Keet |
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14:00-14:10 |
Comfort break |
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14:10-14:20 |
Interactive presentation: Prof Annaline Keet |
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14:20-14:45 |
Reflective engagement: All |
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14:45-14:55 |
Way forward: All |
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14:45-14:55 |
Vote of thanks and closure: Prof Annaline Keet |
Key takeaways:
Share strategies amongst each other, especially bringing innovative methods into our teaching spaces.
Learn from each other.
Use available technology that can assist and support us.
Create more informal spaces for students to engage with content, e.g. tutors.
Create self-assessments for students on Moodle.
Create spaces for peer feedback.
General feedback and comments:
“Excellent session- achieved what I wanted- definite ideas to take back to my module presentation.”
“Valuable Roundtable discussion. Thank you!”
“I enjoyed the interactive presentation and discussion. I would like to have listened to more colleagues.”
Suggestions:
“We need more time and opportunity to discuss and interrogate strategies with one another.”
Resources:
Below is a list of resources that will assist with optimising the opportunities that large classrooms offer for innovative and impactful teaching.
“Sausage Factory in and out”: Lecturers’ experiences of assessing in an era of Massification in a Teacher Education Institution
