On 23 March 2020, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa announced a state of disaster. Starting on 27 March 2020, the country went into lockdown. As a result, Wits was forced to take learning and teaching online.
Now, more than a year later, the state of disaster continues. The cost in physical, mental, and economic health—already tremendous—is still mounting. Through it all we, the members of the Wits community, have continued our learning and teaching. Each of us has our own story to tell, coloured by our own unique vantage points.
The Wits Centre for Learning, Teaching, and Development (CLTD) is hosting a conference where contributors will reflect on their experiences of teaching and student learning throughout the pandemic, think about what they have learnt from it, consider how this time will shape what they do into the future, and then tell their stories to the rest of the Wits community.
Some of the stories told will be personal, some professional, some scholarly, some at the intersection of all three. Student voices have been included to add another layer of richness to the collection of stories.