Ashraf Booley

-Senior Lecturer in Law-

Department of Private Law

Faculty of Law

Introducing my ePortfolio

Welcome!!!

I am Ashraf Booley, a senior lecturer in the Department of Private Law at the University of the Western Cape.

I facilitate learning and teaching in the following modules:

The Law of Contract (CNT301)

Sale and Lease (SAL431)

Islamic Law and Jurisprudence (PRL811) - a LLM module.

I also guest lecture in the LLM module: International Humanitarian Law (IHL815) & Gender Equality and Women’s Rights (CLL815).

Research Interests

My main research interests are in the fields of comparative law, with a keen focus on human rights, Islamic Law, women, and constitutional law.

The Developing of a Teaching Portfolio for UWC documents preamble provides that the aim of a teaching portfolio is to improve the quality of student learning and to ensure that the learning and teaching (L&T) activities and philosophy are closely aligned to the UWC vision.

I am aim to ensure my portfolio is aligned with the UWC’s Institutional Operating Plan 2021-2025 which outlines the institution’s Strategic Plan for Learning and Teaching and more specifically with Goal 2 as stated:

To provide high-quality, evidence-based learning and teaching opportunities that are underpinned by responsive curricula and a diversity of learning, teaching and assessment approaches in order to nurture graduates who: have the knowledge, skills and attributes to succeed in the world of work; are lifelong learners; and are socially aware, ethical and caring global citizens.

It should be noted that the portfolio further provides evidence which is aligned with the other goals of the IOP.

The ePortfolio is constructed with my reflections under various themes which are categorised as follows:

  • Understanding my student needs;

  • My teaching philosophy;

  • Curriculum development;

  • Assessment;

  • Scholarship of L&T;

  • Infusion of technology in L&T;

  • Evaluation of L&T;

  • Committee work;

  • Research development; and

  • Community engagement.

With an emphasis on learning and teaching at UWC, this portfolio aims to firstly, highlight what I have achieved; secondly, it aims to reflect on my teaching practices and to use these reflections to develop; and thirdly, it should be able to explain how I have been able to establish an environment that encourages good learning. The following section provides an opportunity to get to know more about me.