First Year Experience: Reflections on the challenges of yesterday, and proposing evidence-based solutions for tomorrow
Join us in the week of 4-8 October for live webinars during lunchtime(1pm -2pm) where UFS, DUT, UCT, UWC and WITS share their experiences, their challenges, and their data driven solutions for the future. A webinar will be offered every day of the week. Each institution will be presenting on a different topic on their respective day. Read more
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Siyaphumelela Conference: Rave Reviews
Ephraim Mahlanga
“An extremely insightful conference which highlighted the importance of the student voice and the need to know and understand our students, to equip us to provide better and sufficient support. The passion and enthusiasm from all the attendees, presenters, keynote speakers and organisers were visible even in an online set-up”. ...
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- The Student Voice: Amplifying the Student Experience for Success
- First Year Experience Reflections
- Deputy Vice Chancellors Lead the Implementation of Student Success Initiatives
- Assessing the capacities needed by an institution to adopt a student focused culture
- Siyaphumelela Network 2.0 kicks off with the Know your Data Workshop Series
- Coaching for student success
- Siyaphumelela’s maiden online conference
- Siyaphumelela initiative aims to expand use of data-driven approaches to student success
- Siyaphumelela Network 2.0's first virtual convening meeting
- Siyaphumelela Network 2.0 – the next phase of Siyaphumelela’s work
- A global scan of Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT)
- Become a Participant in the Siyaphumelela Network 2020-2022
- Siyaphumelela Initiative Expands
- Looking back and looking forward for purposeful planning
- First Year Experience Research Burgeons
- Blended Learning during #FeesMustFall
- Evaluating the 2018 Siyaphumelela Conference
- Moving to successful Maths Pathways
- The case of a student support initiative by a student success programme at the University of Witwatersrand
- Reflections on Siyaphumelela Conference 2017
- Siyaphumelela Conference 2017 underway
- Invitation to collaborate on research with UMALUSI: NSC Results as Predictors of Success
- Vacancies at SALDRU
- Saide Site visits to Wits and NMMU
- Understanding First-Year Student Success based on School and Home Background
- Ethics Symposium Oct 2016
- Siyaphumelela 2016 goes deeper in Durban
- Feedback from first-year undergraduate students -The Wits experience
- Achieving the Dream support
- Using evidence to improve and support student transitions at the University of the Free State.
- Siyaphumelela Conference 2016 presentations and videos now available
- Resources from the February 2016 visit of the Siyaphumelela partners to GSU and Achieving the Dream conference
- South African Higher Education Dreaming!
- App.tizer
- Reconceptualising equality and equity in relation to student success
- Siyaphumelela Conference 2016
- Siyaphumelela Network 2.0 Launch
Aug 28, 2020. Webinar of the launch of the Siyaphumelela Network 2.0 launch. - IP Problems
May 19, 2020. Copyright ownership concerns abound in the rapid shift to remote instruction. - Open Educational Resources: OERs/Tools for Teaching/Learning
Sep 05, 2019. - Student Support through Success Tutoring at the University of the Witwatersrand
Apr 10, 2019. - An ode to the teacher-led writing classroom
Jan 03, 2019. - #TheModiseNetwork: State of Higher Education in SA – Part 1
Oct 22, 2018. - Let's Transform Work
Oct 03, 2018. A report, published by the Hans Böckler Foundation (HBS), on the recommendations of the “Commission on the Work of the Future” which comprise 55 thought-provoking impulses - Design Thinking for Leading and Learning | MITx on edX
Aug 24, 2018. A hands-on course for education leaders to learn about design thinking and explore how it can transform classroom learning. - Academic Advising and the Learning Effectiveness Program
Aug 02, 2018. - Teaching for Meaning and Purpose
Aug 24, 2018.
- Siyaphumelela News Alerts August 2021
- Siyaphumelela POPI ACT Compliance
- Siyaphumelela Network 2021 Conference
- Siyaphumelela New Alerts May 2021
- Siyaphumelela News Alerts April 2021
- Siyaphumelela News Alerts March 2021
- Siyaphumelela News Alerts February 2021
- Siyaphumelela News Alerts December 2020
- Siyaphumelela News Alerts November 2020
- Siyaphumelela News Alerts October 2020
Conferences
- Oct
2021
04Mon
UFS: Helping our students transition into university and preparing them for a changing workforce: moving the First Year Experience to include a focus on employability - Oct
2021
06Wed
2nd USAf Higher Education Conference 2021, 6-8 October 2021
Future Africa Conference Centre, University of Pretoria - Oct
2021
07Thu
6th Annual International Conference on Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) in Higher Education
Virtual Event - Oct
2021
14Thu
Fully Online Distance Education Symposium 2021
Virtual - Hosted by University of Pretoria
- Siyaphumelela 2021 Day 4: Concurrent Session 1
- Siyaphumelela 2021 Day 4: Concurrent Session 11
- Siyaphumelela 2021 Day 4: Concurrent Session 10
- Siyaphumelela 2021 Day 4: Concurrent Session 9
- Siyaphumelela 2021 Day 3: Concurrent Session 8
- Siyaphumelela 2021 Day 3: Concurrent Session 7
- Siyaphumelela 2021 Day 3: Concurrent Session 6
- Siyaphumelela 2021 Day 3: Concurrent Session 5
- Siyaphumelela 2021 Day 2: Concurrent Session 4
- Siyaphumelela 2021 Day 2: Concurrent Session 2
- Siyaphumelela 2021 Day 2: Concurrent Session 1
- Siyaphumelela 2021 Day 4: Closing Session
- Siyaphumelela 2021 Day 4: Morning Session
- Siyaphumelela 2021 Day 3: Afternoon Session
- Siyaphumelela 2021 Day 3: Morning Session
- Siyaphumelela 2021 Day 2: Afternoon Session
- Siyaphumelela 2021 Day 2: Morning Session
- Siyaphumelela 2021 Day 1: Afternoon Session
- Launch Webinar Siyaphumelela Network 2.0
- Student Survey Fatigue or Student Survey Frustration 2019
- Future: The Siyaphumelela Network 2019
- Keynote John Volmink: A new ecosystem for student success 2019
- Student Panel: Reflections from students on the conference 2019
- Partner Highlights: University of the Witwatersrand 2019
- Keynote Marietjie Potgieter: Enhancing student success in tertiary mathematics 2019
- Kresge Foundation President and CEO Rip Rapson
- VC Panel on Progress towards realizing the vision of student success 2019
- Day 2: Partner Highlights Nelson Mandela University 2019
- Invited Paper Day 2: Ahmed Bawa and Francois Strydom 2019
- Parallel Session Day 2 2019
- Partner Highlights Panel Discussion Day 2: University of Pretoria 2019
- Partner Highlights Panel Discussion Day 2: Durban University of Technology
- Invited Paper Day 2: Professor Ogude 2019
- Discussion with Michael Sorrell on Day 2 at the Siyaphumelela Conference 2019
- Keynote Dr. Michael Sorrell: Tales from the front lines of poverty 2019
- Jenny Glennie Short interview Siyaphumelela Conference 2019
- Parallel Sessions Day 1 Siyaphumelela Conference 2019
- Partner Highlights: University of the Free State, Using data to build high tech-high touch approach to student success 2019
- Opening by Jenny Glennie & Bill Moses with Karen Stout as Keynote 2019
- Short Interview Michael Sorrell at Siyaphumelela Conference 2019
- Dr. Karen Stout: Short Interview Siyaphumelela Conference 2019
- Siyaphumelela Conference 2019 Delegate reflections Day 1
- Siyaphumelela 2019 Pre - Conference Welcome
- Siyaphumelela Partner Initiative - Nelson Mandela University 2019
- Parallel Sessions: Sfiso Mabizela and Ann Goerge - University of Witwatersrand
- Siyaphumelela Partner Initiative: University of Pretoria - Beyond Data 2018
- Parallel Sessions - Annel Oosthuysen and Hanle Posthumus, University of the Free State 2018
- Discussion with Prof Yunus Ballim 2018
- Prof Sukhwant Jhaj: Using design thinking to enhance innovation and student success 2018
- VC/DVC Panel Discussions 2018
- Discussion with Prof Sara Goldrick-Rab: Securing basic needs to ensure all college students succeed 2018
- Discussion with Prof Ken Baerenklau
- Discussion with Dr Kim Wilcox 2018
- Parallel Sessions: Erika Muller, University of Pretoria
- Closing
- Dr Alan Amory: Designing learning with technology
- Opportunities for responding to student learning needs
- Partner Initiative University of the Free State 2018
- Siyaphumelela Partner Initiative: Universities of the Witwatersrand and Pretoria 2018
- Siyaphumelela Partner Initiatives: Durban University of Technology 2018
- Panel Presentations by VCs of Siyaphumelela Participating Institutions 2018
- Prof Sara Goldrick-Rab Securing Basic Needs to Ensure All College Students Succeed 2018
- Minister Naledi Pandor: Supporting Student Success 2018
- Welcome Address by Mr William Moses 2018
- Building capacity for student success through the University capacity development Grant 2018
- Closing Speech: Prof Alan Amory and Mr Bill Moses 2018
- A conversation with Dr Mark Milliron 2018
- Ready for student success: student reflections 2018
- Student advising and use of national data: a way forward 2018
- What-if Scenarios: Bayesian network modelling for student success 2018
- Making the most of a healthy change in education 2018
- Institutional Capacity Assessment Tool for Student Success 2018
- Introduction of a South African Ethical Data Policy 2018
- Designing for Success: A UFS perspective 2018
- It takes a village - Considering leadership and innovation towards student success 2018
- Opening Speeches to Siyaphumelela 2017
- Conversation with Dr Chuck Fong and Prof Freeman 2017
- Getting Ideas into action - the Pathways Instructional System
- Leading Student Success- June 28 2017
- Integrating and Building Our Data For Effective Student Support A Possible Way Forward In South Africa 2016
- Setting the Scene 2: Challenges and Responses to Student Success inHigher Education 2016
- Systemic Approaches To Enhance Student Support # Siyaza16 2016
- Student Insights on Promoting Student Success 2016
- Effective Academic Advising informed by Data Analytics 2016
- Overcoming Socio Cultural Challenges To Student Success 2016
- LeadingSystemic Approaches To Enhance Student Support 2016
- Opening of Siyaphumelela 2016 conference