Teaching fellowships were initiated at Stellenbosch University (SU) in 2009 to provide an opportunity for outstanding academics to develop their teaching expertise and to stimulate the growth of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at the University. The University has awarded 21 fellowships since then.
SU academics who are currently holding a teaching fellowship are: Prof Debby Blaine (Faculty of Engineering), Prof Nicola Plastow (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences), Dr Taryn Bernard (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences), Dr Marnel Mouton (Faculty of Science) and Dr Mariette Volschenk (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences):
The University Capacity Development Plan (UCDP) will be funding three more teaching fellowships from 1 January 2025.
The fellowships offer eminent academics with a track record of involvement with teaching-learning-assessment (TLA) and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning support and opportunities over one to three years to enhance and share their TLA expertise at the departmental, faculty and institutional level.
The core of a fellowship is a research project which could focus on any aspect of TLA, including macro-aspects such as programme or curriculum renewal, or more micro-aspects such as redesigning the assessment of a module or investigating innovative classroom interventions.
Prospective applicants need to bear in mind that the aim of a teaching fellowship is not to introduce academics to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. In-depth knowledge and application of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning are essential to undertake a research project on the level of a teaching fellowship.
The closing date for applications for the 2025 teaching fellowships is 18 November 2024.
For more information, including the stipulations of the fellowships and the application form, please contact Dr Karin Cattell-Holden at kcattell@sun.ac.za.
