MEMBERSHIP IN ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATIONS
- Member of the Council on Higher Education (CHE) Accreditation Committee
- South African Young Academic of Science (SAYAS) Member
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- World Education and Research Association (WERA)
- Higher Education Teaching and Learning (HETL)
- South African Association for Language Teaching (SAALT)
- National Association of Distance Education and Open Learning in South Africa (NADEOSA)
BURSARIES, AWARDS, EXTRAORDINARY ACHIEVEMENTS
- Travel Grant, The Kresge Foundation DREAM 2018 Annual Achieving the Dream (ATD) Institute on Student Success
- Golden Key Member
- Awarded Fulbright Teaching Fellow, 2017–2018
- Award for the best poster presentation for Young Graduates and Scholars (AYGS) 2016 (Hosted by the HSRC)
- Doctoral Completion Award, Margaret McNamara Scholarship for 2015
- Graduated cum laude for MEd English Language and Literature
EXTERNAL EXAMINATION EXPERIENCE
- University of Pretoria (Masters & PhD)
- University of Witwatersrand (Masters & PhD)
- University of Zululand (Masters & PhD)
- University of Johannesburg (Masters & PhD)
- North-West University (Masters & PhD
- University of KwaZulu Natal (Masters & PhD)
- University of the Western Cape (Masters & PhD)
- University of South Africa (Masters & PhD)
FACILITATING WORKSHOP ON THE SCHOLARSHIP OF TEACHING AND LEARNING (SoLT)
- North- West University, Enhancing student engagement through active learning strategies. A workshop presented to staff in the Centre for Teaching and Learning on the 9th to the 10th of November 2023.
- CUT, Mentoring and Supporting Student Learning. A workshop presented to staff in the Centre for Teaching and Learning on the 5th to the 6th of October 2023.
- Sol Plaatje University, Developing a Teaching and Research Portfolio for Promotion? A workshop presented to Early Career Academics the 13th– 15th of September 2023.
- Sol Plaatje University, Integrating the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (Assessment) into your practice. A workshop presented to Middle Career Academics on the 3rd of July 2024.
FACILITATING WORKSHOPS ON ACADEMIC STAFF DEVELOPMENT
- North-west University, Theoretical Frameworks in Faculty Support Programmes. A workshop presented to staff in the Centre for Teaching and Learning on the 11th to the 12th of May 2023.
- UNIZULU, Mentoring and Networking for Academic Success, A workshop presented to the Faculty of Education staff on the 15th of June 2023.
- Sol Plaatje University, Career pathing workshop for women in South African universities: how does it look like? A workshop presented to Early Career Academics on the 31 July to 3 August 2023.
- Sol Plaatje University, Promotion Criteria (Community engagement & Leadership and Management) A workshop presented to Early Career Academics on the 9-10 of November 2023.
FACILITATING WORKSHOPS ON RESEARCH DESIGN
- UNISA, Participatory Action Research (PAR) as engaged scholarship, A workshop presented to staff in the Faculty of Education staff on the 19th of May 2024.
FACILITATING WORKSHOPS ON SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
- University on Antwerp, Belgium, Translanguaging pedagogy in superdiversity and multilingual education systems. A workshop presented to Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies students on the 20-27 of February 2023.
- University on Antwerp, Belgium, Differentiated instruction in superdiverse and multilingual classes. A workshop presented to Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies students on the 21-30 of March 2022.
