| Current Role: | Lecturer in Auditing and Corporate Governance (School of Accountancy) for third year B.Accounting and B.Com Accounting Honours students Oversees the Business Ethics module presented to second year Accountancy, Finance and Public Administration students Coordinator for the B.Acc Third Year, PGDipGA and B.Com Hons (Acc) groups Member of the School of Accountancy Management Committee Teaches Professional Ethics at the Post Graduate Chartered Accountancy level |
| Awards and Presentations: | Runner up in the UFS Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition for Masters` students (2022) Winner of a UFS `Excellence in Teaching & Learning` Award - 2019 Keynote speaker at the annual conference of the Southern Africa Association of Accountants in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (2024) Presenter at the Female Voices in the Third Space: Researching Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in South-North Collaborative Online International Learning-Virtual Exchange Conference in Coventry, England (2024) Presenter at the UFS Teaching & Learning Conference (2019, 2020, 2024) Presenter at the UFS Blended Learning Colloquium (2019) Presenter at the UFS Innovation Showcase (2018) |
| Teaching and Learning Philosophy: | I believe that it is my responsibility to inspire and motivate students to become responsible and ethical professionals. By fostering critical, moral and innovative thinking, I aim to shape good corporate citizens, contributing to an enhanced society. To shape these professionals, students need more than just technical knowledge in Accounting and Auditing. They must also understand how professionals in these fields think and solve problems. To achieve this, I bring real-life examples to class and inspire students through exposure to different professionals, issues and examples, making the professional world real and tangible. This approach helps students appreciate the profession and prepare for the world of work, making them well-rounded, employable graduates. I believe that all students have the ability and natural aptitude to learn but that they do so differently. In order to cater for these different learning styles, a variety of tools need to be used to help them learn. I also believe that the best way to learn is to do the work yourself and, therefore, encourage student engagement and self-awareness through reflection. This is true for both students and educators, and therefore, I also prioritise testing new teaching initiatives, obtaining feedback, and actively reflecting on my teaching practices. I aspire to send individuals into the workforce who not only know the subject but also know themselves – their capabilities, value, opportunities to improve and ability to influence what matters – and the guts to do it… |