15 000 kilometres, three continents, one portrait – a journey of academic connection
A painting commissioned as a gift for Stellenbosch University's Distinguished Professor of Education, Prof Jonathan Jansen, recently completed a remarkable...
Western Cape’s top teacher graduates with master’s from SU
The Western Cape's top teacher, Llewellyn van der Ross, never planned on a career in education. “I didn't choose teaching, teaching chose me," he says of the...
Prof Jonathan Jansen formally inducted as member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Rubbing shoulders with leading international scholars was an “experience of a lifetime", says Prof Professor Jonathan Jansen, Distinguished Professor in...
SU explores out-the-box learning with digital escape room assessments
A lecturer in education at Stellenbosch University (SU) with an innate curiosity and interest in innovative learning has challenged her student teachers to...
Game-based assessment as an alternative to the standardised test
A new way of learning and assessment was designed by Delecia Davids, a Lecturer in the Faculty of Education. Davids developed a game-based way of learning and...
Acceptance of Sign Language as official 12th language improves communication for deaf teacher
Sign Language was accepted as South Africa's 12th official language on 19 July. Ilze Aaron, the first deaf student graduating at the Faculty of...
Harvard Professor shares about classroom discourse at the Faculty of Education
Prof Catherine Snow, the John and Elisabeth Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education shared about her...
From walking to school without shoes to doctorate
After years of perseverance, dedication and hard work, the academic career of Dr Simthembile Xeketwana, a lecturer at the Faculty of Education at Stellenbosch...
Dr. Precious Simba – this is the conversation that feminism needs to have with Ubuntu
In 2011, Dr Precious Simba left her job in senior retail management to pursue her passion for inspiring young women from underprivileged backgrounds. She went...
Prof Robinson elected as president of SAERA
Stellenbosch University's (SU) Prof Maureen Robinson has been elected president of the South African Education Research Association (SAERA).
Robinson is one of...