Training and development In support of the nGAP lecturers, the Division introduced various activities and interventions. These included the following: • In the first and second semester of 2022, the nGAP were offered a series of 6 group- coaching sessions as well as additional one-on-one coaching sessions. These are facilitated by Profs Ahmed Wadee and Moyra Keane. This Group Coaching intervention was designed to include guest speakers who gave a short session on aspects aligned to the nGAP’s aims and interests drawn from their responses to a Discovery Sheet Questionnaire. The sessions explored and addressed various topics such as challenges and opportunities in research and in the academic environment; linking development activities with tasks and responsibilities; increasing motivation; resolving blocks to progress; and goal setting and reflection on the process of personal development. The impact of coaching sessions has proven to be invaluable as there are tangible outputs achieved by the scholars. These include, among others, completion and submission of PhD thesis for examination. A total of 16 nGAP scholars participated in one-on-one coaching sessions, amounting to a total of 48 sessions. • Two writing retreats were facilitated by Dr Christel Troskie-de Bruin in 2022. These sessions are run over 3 days and were dedicated to writing the different sections of the PhD, or an article for publication in a scientific journal. • At the beginning of 2022, all the 29 nGAP scholars were added to the AAMP programme to ensure the completion of qualifications, facilitating the journey of nGAP scholars into academia, focusing on teaching excellence and research, and community engagement. All 29 lecturers have had the opportunity to attend all academic staff development activities organised by the Division and attendance is monitored carefully. The Division annually organises sessions under various topics and themes to provide academics platforms for discussion and engagement to model practice and share insights into different strategies that could improve teaching and learning. These are organised in the form of Master Classes, Connect@1 sessions, and sessions under the theme of ‘The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born: The Academic Journey’. In the first half of 2022, the Division organised a total of 37 sessions which included the Academic Bootcamp series sessions. The nGAP lectures attend and participate in these sessions. At the beginning of 2022, one of the nGAP lecturers, Dr Tebogo Makhubela co-presented one of the sessions which was well received. Dr Angie Magabane and the nGAP scholars at the DHET seminar October 2022 2022 ANNUAL REPORT: DIVISION FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE 31
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