Centre for Innovation in Learning & Teaching
@uct-cilt.bsky.social
Committed to innovation, access & equity, the Centre for Innovation in Learning & Teaching, at the University of Cape Town, is dedicated to enabling excellent teaching & learning in higher education.
Starting 2026 by sharing a tribute to someone whose work has quietly shaped UCT’s learning community. Douglas Sias retires after a long career in teaching, digital literacy and staff advocacy: all grounded in his belief that “learning never ends.” Read more bit.ly/3N35tr6
A career of service: Douglas Sias retires
UCT bids farewell to Douglas Sias, learning technologies consultant, after 15 years of service.
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Parallel session highlight from #TLC2025: CILTers share early findings on GenAI practices at UCT, from enthusiastic use to critical resistance. There is no one-size-fits-all, but one clear need: broader, deeper ethical engagement. #AIinEducation #UCT #HigherE
📡 Global internet outage? No big deal. UCT’s Teaching and Learning Conference was already running on good coffee and inspiring ideas. We’re back for Day 2 of #TLC2025. Auditorium Livestream: bit.ly/3X21f4U Full programme: bit.ly/3JBVcko #UCT #TeachingAndLearning #NothingCanStopUsNow
📊 “If there is no data, it didn’t happen.” Prof Francois Strydom challenges us to rethink the role of data in advancing equity and student success in higher ed. His keynote at #TLC2025 spotlighted UFS’s data-driven, justice-focused teaching model.
“We may be living in times of great technological advancement, but people are our greatest asset.” – Prof Mosa Moshabela, UCT VC, on human-centred transformation in education in his opening and welcome at TLC2025. #TLC2025 #DigitalTransformation #UCT #Leadership
📢 TLC2025 kicked off with a jolt to the system: a powerful live performance The Institution and the Human exploring student realities in the age of ChatGPT, pressure, and inequality. Auditorium Livestream: bit.ly/3X21f4U Full programme: bit.ly/3JBVcko #TLC2025 #HigherEd #StudentVoices
🎧 In our latest episode of the Learning Exchange podcast, Alicia Ernstzen-Moolow chats with Dr Anandaroop Sen about teaching 500+ first-years History in the age of GenAI: drafts, exams vs coursework & integrity without detection tools. Listen now on Spotify: bit.ly/46sPPeK
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UCT’s AI in Education Framework reflects a collaborative effort, including key contributions from CILT Director @sukainaw.bsky.social 🚀 The framework sets out UCT’s ethical, inclusive approach to AI, including turning off AI detectors. 🔗 www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-202...
UCT scraps flawed AI detectors
UCT has made a decisive move in the global education debate on artificial intelligence (AI) by officially adopting a university-wide framework that sets out how AI technologies should be integrated.
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Cape universities explore how AI can become a “thinking partner” in assessment, not a threat. New forms of multimodal, reflective, and ethical tasks are reshaping the future of higher education. #AIinEducation #Assessment #HigherEd Read the full article 👉 bit.ly/3HYGmDe
Reimagining assessment in an AI future
When GenAI tools first surged into the mainstream, higher education institutions asked: how can we regulate or contain them within existing academic structures?
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Don't miss the webinar series on Generative AI in Higher Education and Teacher Education! "Generative AI, OER, and OEP" 🌟 Join Prof. Glenda Cox from the University of Cape Town June 20 @ 08:30 UTC Register: https://bit.ly/461xK8K #AI #EducationTech #OER #OEP #OpenEducation #OUSL #CETMe
At #EDEN2025, @sukainaw.bsky.social & @stephenmarquard.bsky.social unpacked GenAI as a pedagogical actor in higher ed. Their full presentation is now up on our LinkedIn page: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #AIinEducation #UCT #TeachingInnovation
The student panel surfaced powerful insights — from digital literacy gaps to food insecurity and structural inequality. A reminder: social justice in education starts long before students enter university. #OpenEd #UCT #StudentsAsPartners
The Student Symposium on Open Education has kicked off. DVC for T&L at UCT, Prof Brandon Collier-Reed, opened the event, followed by A/Prof Glenda Cox on centring students in open education. Images courtesy of CILT Director @sukainaw.bsky.social View the full programme here bit.ly/4mgDAZS
How do we make sure everyone feels welcome when we teach or facilitate or host a workshop, meeting, or class? Join the Intentionally Equitable Hospitality Series via Equity Unbound. Live sessions in April and May. Learn in community for 4 weeks. www.eventbrite.com/e/intentiona...
Intentionally Equitable Hospitality (IEH) Series. 15 April - 6 May, 2025
Join us for a three week reflection on facilitation, including three live sessions, and asynchronous activities throughout the experience.
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At last week’s Assessment in the Age of AI symposium, Neil Kramm (Rhodes University) shared a powerful case for rethinking assessment beyond AI bans and detection. 📢 Catch more of Neil’s thinking in our podcast episode recorded last year spoti.fi/4ic18vI #AIinEducation #UCTSymposium
CILT Director, @sukainaw.bsky.social, opened the symposium with a warm welcome. The student panel followed—highlighting how AI is reshaping learning, assessment expectations, and academic integrity from the student perspective. #AIinEducation #StudentVoices #UCT #SU
The Assessment in the Age of AI symposium is officially underway. UCT and Stellies come together to explore principles, practices, and innovations shaping the future of learning and assessments. #AIinEducation #HigherEd #UCT #SU
In Suva facilitating a cdelta.col.org workshop developing digital education leaders in the Pacific. 1st started working on this in 2017 at @uct-cilt.bsky.social with @czernie.bsky.social. A reminder that despite EdTech changes the foundations of digital literacies are still so relevant.
⏳ Friendly reminder! The Educational Technologist (Learning Technologies) closes tomorrow. If you're into e-learning, digital pedagogy, and instructional design, this could be your next big move! 📍 Cape Town | ⏰ Apply below 👇 #EdTech #HigherEd #UCTJobs
Centre for Innovation in Learning & Teaching@uct-cilt.bsky.social · last yr.📢 We’re hiring! Join our team as an Educational Technologist. If you have a passion for digital learning and tech innovation in education, this role is for you! 📍 Cape Town | 🗓️ Closing: 11 Mar 2025 🔗 Apply now: bit.ly/41jyUZd #EdTech #HigherEd #UCTJobs
🌍 Open Education & Social Justice In COL’s #OEWeek vodcast, Dr Jako Olivier speaks with Dr Glenda Cox (UNESCO Chair, UCT) about OER & social justice. They discuss AI’s role in widening the digital divide & how open education can drive equity. Watch below 🎥👇 #OpenEducation #AI #OER #UCT
Jako Olivier@jakoli4.bsky.social · last yr.As it is Open Education Week, it is apt to discuss open education resources #OER and social justice with Glenda Cox, UNESCO chair in open education and social justice, @uct-cilt.bsky.social, University of Cape Town, South Africa Watch the full video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMY0... #OEWeek25
🚀Open Education Week 2025 has kicked off! At 6pm - 7pm SAST, Dr Glenda Cox (UCT/OE Global Board VP) will discuss the UNESCO UNITWIN Network on Open Education & her contribution to the 23 Good Reasons to Adopt Open Education blog series 💬 Join the conversation! oeweek.oeglobal.org/activity/oew...
OEWeek Live: It’s the 2025 Open Education Week Launch!
Open Education Week 2025 kicks off today and we launch our live streamed series of conversations with welcomes and perspectives of OE Global co-Executive Directors Igor Lesko and Marcela Morales.
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Open Ed Live
Open Ed Live is a free online event aimed at bringing higher ed faculty, librarians, instructional designers, and others with related responsibilities or interests together to explore the boundless…
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📢 We’re hiring! Join our team as an Educational Technologist. If you have a passion for digital learning and tech innovation in education, this role is for you! 📍 Cape Town | 🗓️ Closing: 11 Mar 2025 🔗 Apply now: bit.ly/41jyUZd #EdTech #HigherEd #UCTJobs
📢 DVC for T&L, Prof Brandon Collier-Reed, announces the launch of the Good Practices for Assessment Guide (GP4AG), supporting UCT’s Assessment Policy with key insights for fair, meaningful, and effective assessments. 📖 Read the full DVC Desk: bit.ly/4hTqgrI
Strengthening assessment with the good practices guide
Prof Brandon Collier-Reed writes to staff to announce the launch of the Good Practices for Assessment Guide (GP4AG).
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📢Upcoming Training & Workshops 🚀 Looking to sharpen your skills in teaching and learning? Join our latest training sessions, covering innovative teaching methods, digital tools, and AI in education. 📅 Check the full schedule & register here: cilt.uct.ac.za/webinars-tra...
UCT’s Faculty of Commerces' fully online PGDip in Sport Management launches 🏆 With CILT's curriculum and learning design support, this diploma integrates digital learning, engagement, and industry-aligned teaching to create a future-focused qualification. #TeachingInnovation #HigherEd
📢 At CILT, we’re using AI-driven tools like Explorance MLY to enhance student feedback analysis at UCT. Faster insights mean better decision-making & improved learning experiences. 🚀 Read more here: explorance.com/news/univers... #CILT #UCT #HigherEd #AIinEducation #StudentEngagement
The University of Cape Town Leverages Explorance MLY | Explorance
The University of Cape Town is using Explorance MLY to analyze its open-ended feedback in the South African Survey of Student Engagement (SASSE).
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Challenging Traditional Power Structures in Higher Education 📚🎓. How can we create more inclusive and equitable learning environments in higher education? A study by the DOT4D team in CILT — Bianca Masuku, A/Prof. Glenda Cox, and Michelle Willmers. Read the full article www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/14...
Elevating Student Voice and Levelling Traditional Power Hierarchies Through Open Textbook Co-Creation: What Do Students Say?
There are calls for the democratisation of higher education in line with the principles of social justice. Collaboration with students offers the potential for creating a more inclusive higher educati...
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This week we welcomed Prof. Eva Cendon, Dr Anita Mörth, and Prof. Mpine Makoe for insightful discussions on the future of higher education. From open textbooks to north-south collaborations, we explored innovative ways to tackle HE challenges. How do you see open ed shaping the future of learning?
