Articles, media statements and press releases which highlight activities related to the work of the UKZN Teaching & Learning Office (UTLO) are included below:

Yearly Press and Media

2024

2023
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2023-11-13“Game-on” for the Instructional and Learning Design ExpoRead more
2023-10-05Academic Journey Constantly Unfolds Accomplishments for Master’s Student 
2023-10-19 Seminar Explores Importance of Engaging AI EffectivelyRead more
2023-10Unleashing the Potential of Education through InnovationRead more
2023-08-03UKZN Academics Present Papers at Siyaphumelela ConferenceRead More
2023-06-22UKZN’s Teaching and Learning Office Partners with ELETRead More
2023-04-06Symposium Interrogates Student Access and Success in Higher EducationRead More
2023-03-02To Embrace ChatGPT or Not: That is the Question!Read More
2023-01-30Digital Transformation: Student Readiness Assessment Survey in 2022Read More
2022
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2022-12-05Assessment and Cognitive Demand in Higher Education Accounting TextbooksRead more
2022-11-10Spotlight Awards for Education StudentsRead more 
2022-10-06 Teaching and Learning Symposium Examines the Technological Future of Higher EducationRead more
2022-08No student left behind: ‘Pedagogies of comfort’ or ‘pedagogies of disruption’?Read more
2022-09-01INTRODUCTION: Instructional Designers at UKZNRead More
2022-08-26CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – UKZN ANNUAL ACADEMIC MONITORING AND SUPPORT COLLOQUIUM 2022Read More
2022Institutional Leadership Efforts Driving Student Retention and Success: A Case Study of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaRead More
2022Unveiling the Professional Attributes of University TeachersRead More
2022New Book Alert:(Re)Learning to Teach in Contexts of CrisesRead More
2022Survey Report CHE-USAf-UFS Staff Experience of, and Perspectives on Teaching and Learning and its FutureRead More
2021
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2021-12-06Call for Applications Teaching Innovations and Quality Enhancement GrantRead more
2021-07-22Dictionary of Terms and Concepts for Post-School Education and Training 2021Read more
2018
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2018-04-25Distinguished Teacher Brings Out the Best in His StudentsRead more
2018-04-25Distinguished Teacher Uses Web 2.0 Technologies to Enhance TeachingRead more
2018-04-18Education Academic awarded Distinguished Teachers’ Award Read more
2017
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2017-10-11Challenges Facing Higher Education Explored at ConferenceRead more
2017-08-16Curriculum Transformation Discussed at Seminar and Book LaunchRead more
2017-06-7Distinguished Teachers’ Alumni Welcome Two More to the FoldRead more
2017-04-21UTLO Hosts Portfolio Development WorkshopRead more
2017-03-30UKZN Academics are Contributing Editors of New Book Challenging Higher Education Curriculum NormsRead more
2016
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2016-12-8UTLO Interns Win Best Presentation Award at 4th AMS ColloquiumRead more
2016-10-7The perils of non-mother-tongue instructionRead more
2016-10-7Negotiating the teaching-research divideRead more
2016-10-7Protests highlight need for teaching and learning re-thinkRead more
2016-10-7Towards a vision for growing and sharing knowledgeRead more
2016-09-28Writing for journal publication – Come write with me programme 2016Read more
2016-07-15UKZN hosts Stakeholder Relations BreakfastRead more
2016-06-20Distinguished Teachers’ Award 2016 – Call for nominationRead more
2016-05-22Teachers honoured for their positive influence on studentsRead more
2016-05-20Distinguished Teachers Award Dinner 2016Read more
2016-04-07Professor Chats Devroop Seminar on ‘Sensing’ The Curriculum: The Role of Aesthetics in Higher EducationRead more
2016-02-17Law and Management Studies Academic Proud Recipient of UKZN Distinguished Teachers’ AwardRead more
2016-02-17 UKZN Educationists Launch Book on Academic AutoethnographiesRead more
2016-02-17Law and Management Studies Academic Proud Recipient of UKZN Distinguished Teachers’ AwardRead more
2016-02-10 New Look Teaching & Learning in Higher Education Conference this YearRead more
2016-02-10 Use of Social Media by Students Explored at SeminarRead more
2016-02-10UKZN Agrometeorology System Wins More AccoladesRead more
2015
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2015-10-21UKZN Launches Smart Clicker to Improve Academic-Student Interaction Read more 
2015-10-21UKZN’s Distinguished Teachers Receive National Teaching AwardsRead more
2015-08-07Teaching & Learning TV Making an ImpactRead more
2015-09-30Isifundiswa saseZimbabwe Sikhulume Ngezindlela Zokuthuthukisa Izilimi ZaseAfrika Engqungqutheleni YezokuFunda NokuFundisaRead more 
2015-09-30UKZN Conference Examines Teaching, Policy and Higher Education Development for 21st Century LearningRead more
2015-09-30Challenge of Access to Higher Education Examined at ConferenceRead more
2015-09-26Academics must lead the charge for mother tongue learning (University World NewsRead more 
2015-09-26Nelson Mandela as an exemplar of lifelong learning (University World News) Read more 
2015-09-26Social capital and ‘grit’ help poor students to succeed (University World NewsRead more 
2015-09-25 Communication a critical skill for healthcare students (University World NewsRead more 
2015-09-25Curriculum reform merely reproduces social inequality (University World NewsRead more 
2015-09-24Growth in student numbers and diversity, but not skills (University World NewsRead more 
2015-09-23Research-led Universities not Superior to those focused on Teaching and Learning – Habib Read more 
2015-09-22Transformation needs a radical outcome, not violence – Habib (University World News)Read more
2015-08-28UKZN Awards Prestigious ScholarshipsRead more
2015-08-26UTLO Public Lecture Unpacks Curriculum Transformation in the Age of GlobalisationRead more
2015-07-15The Leaky Pipeline of Doctoral Production in South AfricaRead more
2015-07-09UKZN Hosts Workshop Series aimed at Developing Institutional Research CapacityRead more
2015-07-09Supplemental Instruction introduced to improve Students’ Learning SkillsRead more
2015-05-25UKZN honours academics with teaching awardsRead more
2015-01-13UKZN Professor Receives Distinguished Teachers’ AwardRead more
2015-01-13Mathematic Academic Selected for the 2014 Distinguished Teachers AwardRead more
2014
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2014-12-05UKZN Academic & Support Staff Benefit from Data Analytics WorkshopRead more
2014-11-19UKZN Academics Benefit From Peer Review WorkshopRead more 
2014-10-29 Professor Receives National Commendation for Teaching ExcellenceRead more
2014-10-13UKZN Professor wins 2014 National Excellence in Teaching AwardRead More