Renuka Vithal
Biographic Data
| ID | 1503011 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Renuka Vithal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Renuka |
| FAMILY NAME | Vithal |
| SIGNATURE | VITHAL R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University Teaching and Learning Office, University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2nd floor Francis Stock Building, Howard College Campus, Durban 4041, South Africa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3395-7912 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Growing a scholarship of teaching and learning institutionally
While a number of studies report on how a scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) has been implemented in particular disciplines or faculties, arguably much less is known about how this can be achieved university-wide. This paper brings the lens of SoTL retrospectively, from the vantage position of a university leader, to a range of teaching and learning initiatives that were introduced in one South African university. Institutional evidence …
Teaching criteria that matter in university academic promotions
While many universities have taken steps to recognise teaching in academic promotions, debate continues on the teaching criteria to be used and their evaluation. This article analyses the 10 criteria that inform the evaluation of teaching and eventual promotion decisions at a South African university: rationale for teaching, teaching methods, postgraduate supervision, assessment, student evaluations, peer evaluations, ongoing study of higher educ…
Gender, teaching and academic promotions in higher education
Teaching is increasingly being considered for inclusion in academic promotions in a number of universities. This raises questions about how teaching is appraised in relation to research; and which teaching criteria contribute to promotions outcomes. This article investigates these questions from a gender perspective by statistically analysing the actual promotions outcomes by rank levels at a South African university where teaching and research h…
Gender, teaching and academic promotions in higher education
Teaching is increasingly being considered for inclusion in academic promotions in a number of universities. This raises questions about how teaching is appraised in relation to research; and which teaching criteria contribute to promotions outcomes. This article investigates these questions from a gender perspective by statistically analysing the actual promotions outcomes by rank levels at a South African university where teaching and research h…
Growing a scholarship of teaching and learning institutionally
While a number of studies report on how a scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) has been implemented in particular disciplines or faculties, arguably much less is known about how this can be achieved university-wide. This paper brings the lens of SoTL retrospectively, from the vantage position of a university leader, to a range of teaching and learning initiatives that were introduced in one South African university. Institutional evidence …
Gender, teaching and academic promotions in higher education
Teaching is increasingly being considered for inclusion in academic promotions in a number of universities. This raises questions about how teaching is appraised in relation to research; and which teaching criteria contribute to promotions outcomes. This article investigates these questions from a gender perspective by statistically analysing the actual promotions outcomes by rank levels at a South African university where teaching and research h…
Teaching criteria that matter in university academic promotions
While many universities have taken steps to recognise teaching in academic promotions, debate continues on the teaching criteria to be used and their evaluation. This article analyses the 10 criteria that inform the evaluation of teaching and eventual promotion decisions at a South African university: rationale for teaching, teaching methods, postgraduate supervision, assessment, student evaluations, peer evaluations, ongoing study of higher educ…
Growing a scholarship of teaching and learning institutionally
While a number of studies report on how a scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) has been implemented in particular disciplines or faculties, arguably much less is known about how this can be achieved university-wide. This paper brings the lens of SoTL retrospectively, from the vantage position of a university leader, to a range of teaching and learning initiatives that were introduced in one South African university. Institutional evidence …
Evaluation of Teaching Practices (3 works) · Higher education (3 works) · Mathematics education (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Medical education (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Scholarship (2 works) · Teaching method (2 works) · Closing (real estate (1 work)