Jo-Anne Vorster

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  • Senior lecturer, Centre for Higher Education Research, Teaching and Learning, Rhodes University
Tertiary institutions in South Africa, like the University of Cape Town (pictured here), are in a state of flux and change. Shutterstock

How academic staff development can contribute to changing universities

Jo-Anne Vorster, Rhodes University and Lynn Quinn, Rhodes University

South Africa’s universities are in a state of upheaval. Academic developers must rethink their own purpose and how they work with academics in this environment to foster positive change.
Young academics need a strong, properly structured support system to climb the ranks and one day become professors. From www.shutterstock.com

Professors aren’t born: they must be nurtured

Jo-Anne Vorster, Rhodes University and Lynn Quinn, Rhodes University

There are compelling educational reasons to employ more black academics in universities and to give them all the support they’ll need to become professors.
There’s more to being a good university lecturer than just projecting your voice. How can far deeper skills be developed? From www.shutterstock.com

How to turn lecturers into good university teachers

Lynn Quinn, Rhodes University and Jo-Anne Vorster, Rhodes University

Who is best placed to shape university teachers who are more than just technically proficient? The answer lies in academic development.

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