- The document discusses a group supervision model used for MA students at the University of Johannesburg where students from different stages of their degree jointly and individually meet with supervisors. - During these meetings, students form a community of practice where knowledge is shared and they provide academic and non-academic support for each other. - The supervision aims to create an intellectual climate and empower students while also addressing them as individuals, incorporating humor, and drawing on the experiences of supervisors and students. However, the model may not be suitable for full-time working students.

1. SUPPORTING MA-STUDENTS: A group supervision model http://www.flickr.com/photos/hippie/2596821107/ Carina van Rooyen Department of Anthropology and Development Studies, UJ Presentation to the Post-graduate supervision forum 7 October 2010 at UJ

2. SHARING OUR EXPERIENCES OF GROUP SUPERVISION OF MA-STUDENTS

3. “ There are often no right or wrong answers, but there are a range of approaches from which we can choose” ~ Anne Lee

4. Group supervisions of MA-students that jointly and individually supervise Still individual one-on-one supervision also

5. Mix of new students, with fieldwork students, with write-up students

6. Community of practice http://www.flickr.com/photos/antphotos/3489600094/ “ My classroom is now a community of inquiry where knowledge emerges from conversation” ~ Konrad Glogowski

7. Value of network Source: Weller

8. Create intellectual climate

9. Support group Academic matters N on-academic problems &

11. Pressure group http://www.flickr.com/photos/42903611@N00/387761039/

12. (Source: Ken Blanchard & Paul Hersey – Situational leadership)

14. Approachable

16. caring

18. Humour and fun http://allfunny.net/pics/crazykids/crazy-kids-8.jpg

19. Empower students to drive the agenda (Source of photo: Downes 2009)

20. Draw on our own experiences

21. Reflecting

22. Wiki for MA Tuesday group Source of photo: Weller

23. Acknowledgement in one of MA dissertations “ To the Tuesday afternoon master’s group: It was always a pleasure to chat, and share ideas and receive encouragement.”

24. Not yet a convincing solution for full-time working students

25. For future: More use of social media & promoting PLE/PLN http://old-picture.com

26. Your thoughts?

27. Acknowledgements If not acknowledged in slides, photos are from google images Downes S 2009 Learning 2.0: Learning today and tomorrow. Presentation on 6 April Lee A 2008 New approaches to postgraduate supervision and supervisor development. Available online at http://www.srhe.ac.uk/downloads/Anne_Lee_presentation_230608.ppt Wheller M Thinking about digital scholarship.