OEB Boardroom BRM08
First Things First: The Need for Female Instructional Technology Leadership in Higher Education
Date Friday, Dec 4 Time – RoomZille
What recommendations can be made towards the development of a new generation of women leaders in the field of instructional technology? Come and contribute to this debate on the role of women in higher education.
Moderator
Tiana van der Merwe
Head: Curriculum Delivery and Innovation, University of the Free State, South Africa
Tiana completed her B.Soc.Sc in 2003 (cum laude) and B.Soc.Sc Honours (Industrial Psychology) in 2004 (cum laude) at the University of the Free State (UFS), after which she completed a Master’s degree in Industrial Psychology at the University of the Northwest (NWU) in 2005 and a Master’s degree in Higher Education Studies at the UFS in 2013.
Tiana is appointed as Head: Curriculum Delivery and Innovation within the Centre for Teaching and Learning. Her research interest focus on the understanding teaching and learning needs of faculty and students in a South African context, and how technology and innovative high impact course design and assessment practices can assist in addressing these issues. In the past 5 years she has presented numerous papers at international and national conferences focusing on these issues. She is currently completing her PhD that focus on women leadership development in the area of instructional technology.
Links
http://www.ufs.ac.zahttp://www.uovs.ac.za