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UCT Research Report '11
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Dr Howard Pearce
Senior Lecturer, Co-ordinator, ASPECT, Faculty of
Engineering and the Built Environment. Quantitative and
Qualitative Learning in Physics; Assessment of student
learning in Mathematics, Physics and Engineering;
Mathematics for Engineering students; Curriculum
development.
Mr Robert Prince
Deputy Director, Academic Development Programme.
Algebraic Number Theory; Commutative Algebra;
Mathematics Education; Computers in TeachingMathematics
and Quantitative Literacy, Admissions Testing.
Associate Professor June Pym
Director: Education Development Unit, Faculty of
Commerce. Barriers to learning; Effect of prior educational
experience and context on student learning; the impact
of the teaching and learning environment, Identity and
agency.
Ms Sheena Rughubar-Reddy
Lecturer, Numeracy Centre. Mathematics Education;
Quantitative/Mathematics
Literacy;
Curriculum
Development; Student learning (Extended programmes);
Teacher development.
Ms Megan Riley
Writing Consultant (part-time), Education Development
Unit, Faculty of Commerce. Academic literacy.
Professor Ian Scott
Director, Academic Development Programme. Higher
Education Policy related to Teaching and Learning;
Widening Participation in Higher Education; Curriculum
Development; Professional Development.
Ms Riashna Sithaldeen
Lecturer, Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences.
Dr Leonard Smith
Senior Lecturer, Economics. Education Development Unit,
Faculty of Commerce. Economics Education; Academic
development.
Ms Sherry Stuart
Academic Development Officer, Education Development
Unit, Faculty of Commerce. Impact of affective factors on
student success.
Mr Gary Stewart
Lecturer, Computer Science. Computer Education.
Dr Lucia Thesen
Senior Lecturer, Language Development Group. Access to
Academic Literacies; Postgraduate literacies; Multimodal
communicative practices.
Dr Mathilde van der Merwe
Lecturer, Language Development Group. Postgraduate
quantitative literacies, Postgraduate publication patterns:
Biological Sciences.
Dr Ermien van Pletzen
Senior Lecturer and Coordinator, Language Development
Group. Academic Literacy; Medical Education; Public
Health.
Ms Evelyn Vicatos
Lecturer (part-time), ASPECT, Faculty of Engineering & the
Built Environment.
Contact Details
Postal Address: Academic Development Programme,
Centre for Higher Education Development, Hlanganani
Building, North Lane, Upper Campus, University of Cape
Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, 7701
Tel: +27 21 650 2251
Fax: +27 21 650 5045
E-mail: ian.scott@uct.ac.za
Web: http://www.ched.uct.ac.za
Research Output
Edited books
Archer, A and Richards, R. (eds.) 2011. Changing Spaces:
Writing Centres and Access to Higher Education in South
Africa. Stellenbosch: Sun Media. ISBN 978-1-920338-59-6
Chapters in books
Archer, A. and Richards, R. 2011. Introduction: Writing
centres as alternate pedagogical spaces. In A. Archer
and R. Richards (eds), Changing Spaces: Writing Centres
and Access to Higher Education in South Africa, pp. 5-15.
Stellenbosch: Sun Media. ISBN 978-1-920338-59-6.
Archer, A. 2011. Investigating the effect of writing centre
interventions on student writing. In A. Archer and R.
Richards (eds), Changing Spaces: Writing Centres and
Access to Higher Education in South Africa, pp. 131-144.
Stellenbosch: Sun Media. ISBN 978-1-920338-59-6.
Lewanika, T. and Archer, A. 2011. Communities of practice:
reflections on writing, research and academic practices
in a writing centre. In A. Archer and R. Richards (eds),
Changing Spaces: Writing Centres and Access to Higher
Education in South Africa, pp. 147-158. Stellenbosch: Sun
Media. ISBN 978-1-920338-59-6.
Luckett, K.M. 2011. Inquiring into the higher education
curriculum: a critical realist approach. In E. Bitzer and