The theme for Day 1 of Academic Week on Monday, 29 August 2022 is 'Academic Student Support Conversations'.
ACADEMIC WEEK 2022 DAY 1 DETAILS
Date: Monday, 29 August 2022
Time: 09h00 - 14h15
Platform: Zoom
Meeting link: https://uwc.zoom.us/j/5885235841 (Meeting ID: 588 523 5841)
All parallel session links will be provided in the welcome session
ACADEMIC WEEK DAY 1 PROGRAMME
| TIME |
TOPIC |
PRESENTER |
| 09h00 - 09h05 |
Opening address |
Prof Vivienne Lawack (DVC: Academic - UWC) |
| 09h05 - 09h15 |
Welcome |
Prof Subethra Pather (Teaching and Learning Specialist - UWC) |
Morning sessions
| 09h15 - 10h45 |
Workshop 1: Peer mentors' efforts to provide psychosocial support during the lockdown. |
Dr Nosisana Mkonto (CPUT) |
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| 09h15 - 10h45 |
Workshop 2: The good, the bad and the ugly of tutor programmes: Moving towards the good. |
Dr Nelia Frade (UJ) |
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Mid-morning session
| 11h00 - 12h30 |
Workshop 3: Rethinking First Year Experience - building creative and sustainable relations |
Dr Danny Fontaine-Rainen
(UCT) |
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Afternoon sessions
| 12h45 - 14h15 |
Workshop 4: “Psychological First Aid” and effective referral practices. |
Ms Rone Gerber (UWC) |
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| 12h45 - 14h15 |
Workshop 5: Rethinking the First Year Experience at the University of the Free State |
Mrs Lauren Oosthuizen
(UFS) |
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