(Published - 14 July 2020)

Dear Colleagues,

The following webinars have been arranged by the Deanery. The Dean strongly encourages all staff members to participate in these webinars. The first two webinars scheduled Wednesday 15 July at 14h00 and the second webinar scheduled on Thursday 16 July at 10h30 are targeted mainly for Academic staff and the last session on Thursday 16 July at 13h00 on Mental and Wellbeing is targeted for all staff members.

Reflecting on Flexible Teaching in EMS - Prof Gregory Ruiters 15 July: 14h00 - 15h15: Link:https://uwc.zoom.us/j/99898737418

Assessment and Grading - Prof Matthew Ocran 16 July: 10h30 - 12h00 Topic: Assessment in an era of remote-learning Synopsis: The webinar shall dwell on why and how critical and creative thinking can be assessed meaningfully with an open-book assessment. There shall also be an opportunity to share experiences on the challenges and solutions that were adopted in the first semester, and how best our assessments in the second semester can be improved. Link:https://uwc.zoom.us/j/93343062148

Mental and Physical Well-being 16 July: 13h00 - 14h30 Title: The Human Touch Synopsis: Prof Michelle Esau and facilitated by Chantal Paul, Chief Executive HR, Personal Finance - Sanlam. Link:https://uwc.zoom.us/j/95298571269

Regards,
Shanaaz van der Schyff
Faculty of Economic & Management Sciences