More UCT Stories
More UCT Stories
Brandon Reed: Ultrasonics Tutorial
Brandon Reed: Ultrasonics Tutorial
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Who: Brandon Reed
Where: Mechanical Engineering, UCT
What: Virtual practical application of ultrasonics testing.
Why: To develop student's ability to make qualitative judgements about the nature of the flaws in materials.
Jane Stadler: Bringing Film Theory To Life
Jane Stadler: Bringing Film Theory To Life
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Who: Jane Stadler
Where: Centre for Film and Media Studies, UCT
What: Online tutorial in which student assembles film clips and analyses choices made.
Why: To link film theory to the 'practice' of film editing.
Photoshop Layers
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Who: Nic Coetzer
Where: School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics, University of Cape Town
What: Tutorial in which students create an image conveying architectural change.
Why: To develop students' practical skills in using Photoshop and to understand theoretical concepts in architecture.
Creating a classroom resource using Wikis
Creating a classroom resource using Wikis
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Who: Jeremy Wakeford
Where: Economics Department, UCT
What: Wikis and blogs in the History of Economic thought
Why: To encourage students to write collaboratively in order to create a common resource for the class.
Salim Nahkjavani
Simulating Legal Practice
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Who: Mr Salim Nahkjavani
Where: Department of Public Law, University of Cape Town
What: A simulation using an online learning environment where students are assigned as legal advisers to different States.
Why: To build students’ knowledge of the processes of international law and their application within Africa
Andy Buffler
Visualising physical models
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Who: Associate Professor Andy Buffler
Where: First, second and third year Physics, University of Cape Town
What: A library of simulations of physical models for use in lectures and tutorials
Why: Developing students’ ability to visualise physical systems
Christopher Saunders
Aluka digital archives
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Who: Professor Christopher Saunders
Where: Department of Historical Studies, University of Cape Town
What: Using a wiki to describe analysis of a document found in the Aluka digital archive and a mapping and timeline tool to contextualise documents spatially and temporally
Why: To develop students’ skills in analysing primary source documents
