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Led by:
- Dr Anita Campbell, Senior Lecturer (Mathematics / Academic Development) Academic Support Programme for Engineering in Cape Town (ASPECT), University of Cape Town
- Sukaina Walji, Director of Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching (CILT) at University of Cape Town
Session Description:
EDEN 2024 Annual Conference was held at University of Graz, Austria, 16-18 June 2024 with a theme of “Learning in the Age of AI: Towards Imaginative Futures”. In this session two UCT staff members share their experiences of attending, presenting and contributing to the conversation on the emerging impact of AI technologies in teaching, learning and assessment.
Presenters’ Bios:
Dr Anita Campbell is a Senior Lecturer (Mathematics / Academic Development) Academic Support Programme for Engineering in Cape Town (ASPECT), University of Cape Town
Dr Anita Campbell is an enthusiastic engineering mathematics senior lecturer in the Academic Support Programme for Engineering at the University of Cape Town with 24 years of lecturing experience. She holds degrees from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (BSc (Hons) in Applied Mathematics, MSc, HDE), and a PhD from the University of Cape Town on promoting growth mindsets in engineering mathematics students.
Over the past 5 years, her research has concentrated on understanding the factors influencing the development of growth mindsets, exploring effective strategies to foster positive attitudes towards learning, and integrating principles of positive psychology into mathematics and engineering education. She also researches the intersection of positive psychology and education, investigating the application of positive psychology principles to enhance student engagement, motivation, and well-being. She has also explored the use of online platforms for collaborative learning in mathematics and engineering education, emphasizing the creation of a sense of community and critical thinking skills.
Latest publications:
– Exploring growth mindset experiences in university students
ORCID: https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0003-4782-7323
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.sg/citations?user=iQ6C60YAAAAJ&hl=en
Sukaina Walji, Director of Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching
(CILT) at UCT. She oversees operational functions for the department including supporting the growth and development of CILT’s capacity to design and develop blended and online courses. She provides strategic advice for university senior leadership for digitally enabled education, participates in university level committees and initiatives, and is Chair of the Online Education sub-committee and leads the University’s AI in Education working group. She is also a member of UCT’s Assessment Framework Working Group and leads the UCDG projects ‘Transforming Undergraduate Assessment’ and “Enhancing Assessment Literacy and practices in the Age of AI”.