Dr Jo-Anne Vorster

Dr Jo-Anne Vorster

Curriculum Development Methodology

Jo-Anne Vorster

J.Vorster@ru.ac.za

Jo-Anne has been working in the field of Academic Development since 1992. She has been involved in the curriculum development and teaching of the PGDHE since its inception. She also works in the areas of teaching and course evaluation, assessment and curriculum and teaching development. At present she is working on a PhD dissertation focusing on the curriculum development processes of an academic department. She is interested in how the interplay between national, institutional and departmental structures and lecturer agency influence curriculum processes as well as in the relationships between views of knowledge, knowledge structures and academics’ identities. Jo-Anne has an ongoing interest in the development of senior students as tutors and has been involved in the development and teaching of an accredited course for tutors. Other areas of interest are learning theories and the role of agency in student learning and development as well as collaborative learning processes. Jo-Anne’s Master’s degree was in Psychology in the area of collaborative learning processes. This year, Jo-Anne is the PGDHE co-ordinator.