Taking the Simulated Learning Environment Online

PAJA distracted boyfriend meme articles in full this time around with eagerness to learn and polish my skills. I am proud to say that I no longer find them to be tedious. I am no longer reliant on other people in the course to share their summaries. Thank you for not taking a short cut to teaching Administrative Law, and thank you for always being a reminder of why we chose to study law in the first place. It all makes sense, somehow. Today, I am a better student than I’ve been in a long time because of you, and that makes me happy as you simply are the best in what you do. Continue inspiring others like me to reach for the stars, to tap into their inner selves with the aim of making the best of their time at varsity, keep restoring hope where none is left, and most importantly, continue making law cool again.’

original memes responding to the course materials and current social issues in an amusing way. Students voted in a clickUP survey to choose their favourite memes, and the students who submitted the most popular memes won cash prizes.

Administrative Law was assessed through innovative clickUP tests. Instead of expecting students to rote learn, she asked students to apply skills and engage with materials to find answers.

Students provided great feedback at the conclusion of the module, which proved that the applied teaching and learning methods were successful. Students appreciated the lecturer’s passion and creativity. Her methods allayed some of their anxiety and were entertaining. Students did very well in the module. The following comment captures many of the sentiments:

‘I have benefited and learned a lot from you as a lecturer for this course. Your stern approach to teaching and passion have well prepared me for the corporate world. I took your advice this year and actually read. I read case law and

Powtoon consultation assessment 1

Dr Chazanne Grobler in the Department of Procedural Law is responsible for teaching Legal Practice 220 (RPK 220), which focuses on skills development to equip students with the required knowledge and skills to engage practically with the discipline of law. In RPK 220, skills such as consultation and basic litigation are taught using simulated learning. Before the pandemic, students’ consultation skills were assessed by facilitating role-play activities in the classroom. Students had the opportunity to consult with a ‘client’ and observe how other students applied their newly acquired skills. Similar to the consultations, mock