Browsing by Author "Stent, Stacey"

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    Gastric lavage procedure animation
    (2010) Daya, Rupesh; Kibel, Maurice; Stent, Stacey
    This resource can be used to illustrate the gastric lavage procedure. Gastric lavage is the standard method of obtaining specimens for Tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis in young children. This animation can be used to demonstrate how this sensitive procedure is performed to medical students.
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    A Guide to Reading and Writing at University
    (2015-12-19) Ojiambo, Melina; Chinaka, Michelle; Karigambe, Frank
    At University you will be expected to write well thought out texts (or written assignments). The goal of writing is to communicate ideas clearly and concisely. Right from the beginning, the reader should have a good understanding of what your text is about and why you are writing it. They should be able to see the central idea (or argument) of your text (assignment) and be able to identify the main ideas or points in your argument. Therefore, your text needs to have a clear structure from the beginning to the end with a strong introduction, a well-structured body (with paragraphs) and a clear conclusion. The ideas in your assignment should flow logically from one to the next and support your central argument. At university you will also be expected to integrate the thoughts and ideas of other authors in your texts (assignments). It is therefore important to know how to select, read and understand different kinds of academic texts (e.g. journal articles and textbooks). It is also important to know how to integrate the ideas of other authors in your text. The first two chapters of this workbook look at these key issues. The chapters that follow look at how to achieve clarity in your writing and begin by looking at how to plan your assignments (chapter 3) and how to develop a strong argument (chapter 4). Following this, chapter 5 discusses how to write strong introductions and conclusions, while chapter 6 looks at how to structure the body of your assignments and improve the flow of ideas within your text. The final chapter in this workbook (chapter 7) looks at how you can make your thoughts (or opinions) clear to the reader as you write texts.
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    Images from Studying at University: a guide for first year students
    (2010) Stent, Stacey
    These images were used in the publication 'Studying at University: A guide for first year students'. These graphic files, while originally a sub-component of the above resource (also on OpenUCT), can be used in a variety of educational contexts.
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    Open Education - A Local Issue
    (2012-06) Chetty, Rulisha; Cox, Glenda; Czerniewicz, Laura; Goodier, Sarah; Shaikh, Shihaam; Stent, Stacey; Lungelo Bambiso; Mbulungeni Madiba; Vanessa Perrott; Phendu Tyiwa
    This video shows how open education matters by providing a local perspective on a global issue through three authentic disciplinary examples of multilingual resources at the University of Cape Town. (Please note: Music (used with permission) by Kyle Shepherd, South African Jazz Pianist & Composer "Tshawe" & "Langarm" from the CD: South African History !X by Kyle Shepherd Published by Dr. Doctor Music [admin Sheer Publishing]. ℗2012 South Africa © fineART Music, under exclusive license to Sheer Sound.)
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    Red socks and purple rain: the political uses of colour in late apartheid South Africa
    (SAGE, 2011) Archer, Arlene; Stent, Stacey
    This article explores the extent to which colour functions as an independent mode in a particular context and explores the culturally produced regularities in the uses of colour in this context. Drawing on a Hallidayan metafunctional view of text, we look at how colour instantiated systems of knowledge and belief (ideational function) and social relations and identities (interpersonal function) in South Africa during the last decade of the apartheid government. In this type of repressive socio-political context, colour was a less policed mode, and thus had different affordances to images and the verbal modes. We argue that colour can function as an independent mode under certain conditions, such as stringent press restrictions, where the use of colour in a range of media (clothing, flags, posters) can play a crucial role in communicating.
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    Studying at University: a guide for first year students
    (2014) Hutchings, Catherine; Stent, Stacey
    Studying at University: A guide for first year students' is intended to provide new students with the knowledge and skills required for coping with their studies and academic assignments at the university. This guide is intended to help new students adjust to university life. This resource is the 4th edition in the "Studying at University" series.