Kanita Brits

Kanita Brits is a lecturer and health professions education specialist working at the intersection of medical education and educational technology. She teaches across postgraduate programmes in health professions education, including the MPhil in Health Professions Education at Stellenbosch University and the MSc in Medical Education with iHeed/University of Warwick. In these roles, she supports health professionals in developing their teaching practice, strengthening their understanding of learning theories, and effectively applying educational principles in diverse clinical and academic contexts. 

Her earlier career as an instructional designer and blended learning advisor shaped her expertise in technology-enhanced learning. She has experience helping lecturers integrate digital tools, design online and hybrid curricula, and build interactive, learner-centred experiences across the health sciences. Her interests focus on how learning technologies can enhance teaching, assessment, and faculty development, particularly within clinical and professional programmes where meaningful, well-designed learning environments directly impact practice 

Areas of interest within Medical Education 

Artificial intelligence for assessment and feedback - Examining how AI tools can support marking, feedback generation, and learner analytics to enhance assessment efficiency, promote personalised feedback, and strengthen educator capacity 

Technology-enhanced learning and curriculum design - Exploring how digital tools, learning platforms, and blended approaches can strengthen learning design, engagement, and pedagogical effectiveness in health professions education. 

Faculty development for digital teaching competence - Exploring how to better prepare clinician-educators and health professionals to teach effectively using online, hybrid, and technology-supported methods, including capacity building in instructional design and digital pedagogy.