Biographical Details

Fezeka Mkhwane is  the Director of the Rhodes University Mathematics Education Project (RUMEP), which is located at Rhodes University in Makhanda in the Eastern Cape Province.

She also served as the Coordinator of the RUMEP Collegial Cluster Programme from June 2004 to May 2022. The Collegial Cluster Programme establishes communities of practice for mathematics teachers in the parts of the Eastern Cape, where teachers share their skills, knowledge and expertise in order to improve their practice and learning of mathematics.

Before coming to Rhodes University, she taught at two Catholic Schools, St Teresa S.S.S. at Sterkspruit and St Joseph's J.S.S.in Mthatha. In total she has a teaching experience of 17 years (from 1987 to 2004) and all these years she was teaching mathematics in the Senior Phase and grade 10 in the FET phase.

She was also seconded to the Presidential Project in Mthatha from 1998 to 2003. The aim of the project was to develop Senior Phase teachers in the teaching of mathematics and science so as to improve learning thereof.

Contact Details

(t): 046 603 7294/ 082 809 9058

(f):  046 603 7356

(e):  f.mkhwane@ru.ac.za

Qualifications:

Secondary Teachers''Diploma obtained from the University of Transkei, now called Walter Sisulu University, majoring in Mathematics and Biology

BA degree obtained from the University of South Africa, majoring in Educational Psychology

B. Tech. degree in Business Administration obtained from PE Technikon, majoring in Quality management and Project management

Masters' Degree in Bussiness Administration (MBA) obtained from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

Masters' Degree in Mathematics Education obtained from Rhodes University 

Currently pursuing PhD degree

Teaching and Learning Duties

Mathematics SP Major 

Mathematics FET Minor

BEd classroom support visits

Collegial Clusters - Workshops and classroom visits

Publications

Presented papers/workshops at:

AMESA Conference in Northern Cape (workshop)

SAAMSTE Conference in North West(short paper)

COMSTEDA Conference in Nairobi

Last Modified: Fri, 02 Jun 2023 13:38:50 SAST