Vuyo, an AfOx fellow at the University of Oxford and academic literacies lecturer at CPUT in South Africa, reflects on digital literacies and transforming South African Higher Education. This episode of ‘Conversations in Med Ed’ is a departure from the usual Health Professions Education conversations to look at Higher Education more broadly. In episode thirteen we chat with Dr Vuyokazi Mntuyedwa, a current AfOx fellow (in the African Oxford initiative – working with Dr Danica Sims) and academic literacies lecturer from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in South Africa. Vuyo briefly shares her journey from a first-generation student to university lecturer before diving deeper into her AfOx research on digital literacies of first-year students transitioning from high school to university. She ends by reflecting on 16 June, Youth Day in South Africa, calling on students to be proactive in seeking educational opportunities and working with universities to transform Higher Education. Burning buildings mentality culture when there is a disagreement between the students and the management must end. If you would like to connect with Dr Mntuyedwa, you can reach out to her on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-vuyo-mntuyedwa-phd-157477b8/) or email her at: vuyo.mntuyedwa@gmail.com.
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Vuyo, an AfOx fellow at the University of Oxford and academic literacies lecturer at CPUT in South Africa, reflects on digital literacies and transforming South African Higher Education. This episode of ‘Conversations in Med Ed’ is a departure from the usual Health Professions Education conversations to look at Higher Education more broadly. In episode thirteen we chat with Dr Vuyokazi Mntuyedwa, a current AfOx fellow (in the African Oxford initiative – working with Dr Danica Sims) and academic literacies lecturer from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in South Africa. Vuyo briefly shares her journey from a first-generation student to university lecturer before diving deeper into her AfOx research on digital literacies of first-year students transitioning from high school to university. She ends by reflecting on 16 June, Youth Day in South Africa, calling on students to be proactive in seeking educational opportunities and working with universities to transform Higher Education. Burning buildings mentality culture when there is a disagreement between the students and the management must end. If you would like to connect with Dr Mntuyedwa, you can reach out to her on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-vuyo-mntuyedwa-phd-157477b8/) or email her at: vuyo.mntuyedwa@gmail.com.
In episode five we chat with Dr Chris Kowalski, a consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, from the Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust in the United Kingdom, where he is the simulation lead and is involved in all stages of medical education. Chris chats about his journey into Medical Education and his particular interest in simulation, triggered by witnessing a lack of experiential learning in psychiatry, for instance communication in complex clinical situations, such as mental health crises, and interprofessional collaboration. When reflecting on the intersections between education and research, be pragmatic and strategic in including research in educational designs and activities, such as being clear on the purposes of each but also evaluating said innovations. Chris shares the importance of career planning, dedicated time and maintaining boundaries (while juggling multiple roles and competing demands), and the necessity of working in teams. He ends with a challenge: how can we shift dispositions, values and ways of being, as opposed to merely developing knowledge and skills, in health professionals? You can connect with Chris on LinkedIn and see his research at Research Gate. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/
Conversations in Med Ed
Vuyo, an AfOx fellow at the University of Oxford and academic literacies lecturer at CPUT in South Africa, reflects on digital literacies and transforming South African Higher Education. This episode of ‘Conversations in Med Ed’ is a departure from the usual Health Professions Education conversations to look at Higher Education more broadly. In episode thirteen we chat with Dr Vuyokazi Mntuyedwa, a current AfOx fellow (in the African Oxford initiative – working with Dr Danica Sims) and academic literacies lecturer from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in South Africa. Vuyo briefly shares her journey from a first-generation student to university lecturer before diving deeper into her AfOx research on digital literacies of first-year students transitioning from high school to university. She ends by reflecting on 16 June, Youth Day in South Africa, calling on students to be proactive in seeking educational opportunities and working with universities to transform Higher Education. Burning buildings mentality culture when there is a disagreement between the students and the management must end. If you would like to connect with Dr Mntuyedwa, you can reach out to her on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-vuyo-mntuyedwa-phd-157477b8/) or email her at: vuyo.mntuyedwa@gmail.com.
