OUR TEAM

Her most recent position was Academic Head, Postgraduate, School of Education at the University of the Witwatersrand.

A prolific researcher, Dr Msimanga has a wealth of international experience as a visiting researcher at the University of Warwick, UK; the University of Georgia, USA; the Royal Museum of Central Africa, Belgium and the National History Museum in Paris, France.

As an active leader in her field, Dr Msimanga has held leadership and community service positions which include:

·      Member, National Doctoral review committee, CHE, South Africa

·      SAARMSTE executive (Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education)

·      Acting Head – Maths, Environment & Natural Sciences, Solusi University 2004

·      Acting Regional Director, National Museums & Monuments, Western region 2001

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Dr Barnett holds a PhD (Comparative Studies) from the University of the Western Cape, a MEd (Policy Studies and Governance in Education) from the University of the Free State, a BEd (Hons) from North-West University, and a BA Ed (Human Ecology) from the University of the Western Cape.

She specialises in Comparative and Policy studies with a focus on policy implementation. Her research also focuses on Initial Training of Educators.

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Mr Felix holds a HED from Boland, a BEd from Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), a BA (Hons) from the University of South Africa, and a MEd, also from CPUT. He is currently conducting research for a PhD.

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Dr Mosia holds a PGCE, a MSc (Mathematics Statistics), and a PhD (Curriculum Studies), all from the University of the Free State.

His research interests include Learning Analytics, Automated Text Analytics, and Social Media Analytics.

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She currently lectures Setswana and Setswana Conversational Language at SPU.

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She currently lectures Setswana and Setswana Conversational Language at SPU.

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He is currently busy with research/studies on The Pedagogical impact of ICT in teaching and learning at Northern Cape schools (MEd)

He specializes in Technology Education and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education.

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His research focus in African Languages is on African poetry and he is currently working towards finishing his PhD studies in which he is conducting a comparative study of two South African poets, Mzwakhe Mbuli and Zolani Mkiva.

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She has been working at SPU for the past two years, lecturing Pedagogics and Education to second year students, and the Teaching of Life Skills to 3rd and 4th year students.

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Her responsibilities at SPU include teaching, research and involvement in research projects related to Inclusive Education and the European Funded project on Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) in the Northern Cape. This is in collaboration with various South African universities, VVOB and the Flemish Government. She is the secretary of the South African Research Association for Early Childhood Education (SARAECE).

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Dr Hassan Joined SPU in October 2014. He has a lecturing position in the School of Education. He is currently teaching Mathematics and Mathematics Teaching courses.

Dr Hassan is the chairperson of the university’s Timetable Committee. In the School of Education, he also co-ordinates the ESKOM Science Expo project, as well as the SASOL INZALO project for the Northern Cape. He also consulted with the Northern Cape Correctional Services with regard to tutorial support for Grade 12 learners who are incarcerated.

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He Currently teaches English Teaching and English Assessment modules to the SPU 3rd and 4th year BEd students, respectively.

His research interests lie in the field of English language education in all its multi-facetedness.

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At SPU, she teaches the Teaching of Social Science, and the Teaching of Geography at Intermediate Phase, Senior Phase, and FET levels.

She is currently busy with a PhD in Geography, with the focus on how secondary-level schoolchildren use their everyday environments and experiences to understand Geography as a school subject.

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She also holds a MTech Degree in Education (Her research at Master’s level focused on the Factors contributing to lack of discipline in Secondary Schools and possible solutions). She obtained both her Master’s and DEd Degrees from the Central University of Technology.

At SPU, she is currently training students in Business Studies Teaching, Economics Teaching and Instructional Leadership, and Classroom Management in the Education Context.

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He joined SPU in April 2018.

He is the author of several Setswana books and has won a number of book prizes.

His research interests include language, Educational Management, Literature, and Public Management and Administration.

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She is currently lecturing Conversational Xhosa to 3rd and 4th years, and is involved in Micro Teaching and Teaching Practice.

Her research interests include Second Language Acquisition, IsiXhosa narratives and structure, argumentative patterns in isiXhosa political debates, and intercultural communication.

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She specialises in Natural Sciences Education and her research interests include inquiry based learning, metacognition and learning environments for Natural Sciences. She plans to pursue a PhD in the same field.

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He contributes to curriculum development in the field of Accounting and EMS Teaching, and supervises and provides consultation sessions for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.

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Mr Masvosve has worked as a Lecturer and Head of Department in the Automotive Engineering Department at Chinhoyi Technical Teachers’ College, and Programme Coordinator at Chinhoyi University of Technology’s Mechatronics Engineering Department.

He is completing his PhD studies on Opportunities to Learn (OTL), created for electrical engineering students at TVET colleges. His research mainly focuses on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) for Technology and Engineering Education.

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She co-designed the 4th year ‘The Teaching of Afrikaans Home Language, Assessment’ module. She is the co-ordinator of 1^st year ‘Teaching Practice’ and ‘The Individual in the learning context’ modules.

She specialises in Narrative Identity Construction of students.

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He currently teaches undergraduate students at SPU and is also involved in the supervision of Master’s and PhD students.

Currently his research interest is on Social Justice, Restorative Discipline and Culturally Responsive Education.  

He specialises in the analysis of education policy and looks specifically at the responsiveness of these policies to Social Justice imperatives.

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Current and future research will be on the pedagogy of literary text analysis and the curriculum of Afrikaans literature (inclusivity, citizenship, reading motivation).

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She joined SPU in 2017. She has dedicated herself to the training of future science educators for the country and also to developing a career as an academic. As part of community citizenship, she is also involved in the SASOL INZALO Project, conducting practical experiments in schools.

She has registered for a PhD in Natural Sciences education with the University of the Free State. She is involved in research that helps the advancement of chemistry education in the country and her research focus is on the application of simulations in stoichiometric chemistry.

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She has contributed widely to the community as coordinator and presenter of both national and international projects in the teaching of Life Science.  She has supervised a number of Master’s and PhD students and delivered several papers at national and international conferences. She has co-edited two books and is the sole author and co-author of various chapters in numerous academic texts. She has published in national accredited journals. 

Her interests are focused on teacher education, which includes the following fields of specialisation: teaching, learning and assessment, and Life Science teaching knowledge.

At SPU, she is currently involved in the teaching of general pedagogy, instruction and assessment, and Life Science teaching.

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Her research focuses mainly on matters related to English Teaching and her work has been published in several leading journals.

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She has extensive experience in the teaching of Education modules and Research Methodology.

Her fields of specialization are Inclusive Education, and Leadership and Management studies.

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In 2017, she was appointed as a lecturer on an nGAP post at SPU, where she is involved with the Lifelong Learning for Teachers, and Teaching Practice modules.

Her main research interests are academic literacies and teacher professional identity development, and her published work appears on her Research Gate profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Laura_Arnold2

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Dr Moreeng has extensive experience as a history teacher, subject advisor and head of department. He has published in different journals and has successfully supervised a number of Master’s and doctorate students.

He specialises in History education, curriculum studies and transformative pedagogies.

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She has experience in lecturing English Education, Academic Language Development, Curriculum Studies, and Assessment at the BEd and BEd Hons levels. She has also supervised a Post Graduate Diploma in Education and co-supervised a PhD.

Her current work at SPU involves lecturing in English Education, and she is a member of the Research Committee.

Her research interests include academic literacy studies amongst Education students.

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His research focuses on Natural Science and Life Science Teaching, rural education, as well as academic support for student teachers. Mr Botes is currently pursuing his PhD in Higher Education studies at the University of the Free State.

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She currently teaches Technology and Teaching of Technology and is also involved in Teaching Practice. Her research interest is in technical and vocational education, as well as talent management in universities.

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• ATTENDANCE: She is responsible for keeping attendance for the 4 year groups’ weekly attendance to the Teaching Practice sessions.
• PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMME: She arranges speakers and presenters in the educational field to address the 4th year students on a variety of subjects relevant to the profession.
• EXTRA MURAL COURSES: She organises courses for students with a variety of service providers, e.g. First Aid, Tennis, Debating, School News Paper Course, Chess, Netball, etc.
• SACE REGISTRATION: She organizes the provisional registration of final year education students with SACE.

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He is currently enrolled for PhD studies at the University of the Free State and his focus is on the conceptual understanding developed through the integration of ICT. Another interest which is linked to his studies is Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK).

He currently teaches Education and Pre-Calculus to level 1 students.

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His recent research focused on Afrikaans film adaptation, and he is currently busy with Doctorate studies in Afrikaans and Dutch Literature.

He specialises in Afrikaans literature, with further research interests in World Literature, Film and Media Studies, and Intermediality. He lectures in Afrikaans Home Language Teaching, and Philosophy of Education.

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She is currently pursuing her PhD in Life Sciences Education, which will focus on addressing practical process skills for Life Science teaching in a pre-service teacher program.

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Besides coordinating Teaching Practice and lecturing Education, Dr Mpisi has also developed and lectured modules in the Teaching of Geography and Social Science at SPU. He lectured Psychology, as well as Leadership and Management, in both ACE and honours programmes, and has been involved in several contract research projects at the National Institute for Higher Education.

His research specialisation is in Diversity Education studies and Teaching Practice.

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His research interests include Academic Literacy amongst Afrikaans Education students in the HE sector.

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