Sibongile Ruth Nhari

Studious Postdoc Fellow (Teaching and Research) proudly offering innovative and appropriate teaching techniques and an enthusiasm and love for teaching and research aimed at improving the teaching pedagogy. Skilled at test and exam preparation, distribution and administration and developing and implementing engaging lessons and lectures. A personable and responsive individual with outstanding time management and problem resolution abilities. Hardworking Postdoctoral Research Fellow with demonstrated record of research success. Self-directed and motivated professional with highly-ethical, meticulous and thorough approach.

Understanding Plaigiarism

• Explored a novel way of determining orientation towards organisation citizenship behaviour by measuring internal service quality perceptions and expectations.
• Designed a research tool for the eThekwini Municipality, to measure internal service quality perceptions and expectations.
• Suggested ways in which the eThekwini Municipality Sizakala Centres could improve their service delivery by outlining how they can improve internal service quality.
• Was part of the organizing committee for the Writing Centre Competition awards ceremony at the Durban University of Technology, 2017, 2018,2019, 2020.
• Facilitated the Writing Centre orientation, with first year students, Faculty and Departmental staff, 2018, 2019, 2020
• Trained and oriented new Writing Centre tutors, 2018, 2019, 2020.

• Mixed methods research methodology (PhD workshops/seminars)
• Introduction to Public Administration (1st year module)
• Contemporary Issues in Public Service Delivery (3rd year module)
• Assignment setting (3rd year)
• Assignment marking (3rd year)
• Exam setting (3rd year)
• Honours supervision
• Online tutorship and teaching

• Publication conceptualization workshop (UKZN 2023)
• Publication writing workshop (UKZN 2023)
• Manuscript writing workshop (UKZN 2023)
• Publication submission workshop (UKZN 2023)
• Public Administration Education & Training African Regional workshop
• Pedagogy of supervision workshop (UKZN 2023)
• Grant writing workshop (UKZN 2023)
• 4th Higher Education Activation LAB series (UKZN 2023)
• Predatory Journals (UKZN 2023)
• Digital Literacy- A driver for curriculum transformation (UKZN 2023)
• Advanced blended learning techniques
• Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) in learning
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education
• Educational Data Analytics (UKZN 2023)
• Future of Educational Technology (UKZN 2023)

• Institute of marketing Managers (IMM) – two modules left
• Consumer Neuroscience & Neuromarketing (Copenhagen Business School)

• Proposal defense workshop for Masters and PhD registered students (UKZN)
• Proposal writing workshop for Masters and PhD students (UKZN 2023)
• College of Law and Management Studies Research day – Abstract reviewer (UKZN)
• College of Agriculture Engineering and Science - 10th Academic Monitoring and Support Colloquium's scientific subcommittee member and abstract reviewer (UKZN 2023)
• Exam moderator; Diploma in Public Administration (Disaster Management) (DUT 2023)
• Exam moderator; Advanced Disaster and Risk Management 1 (DUT 2023)
• IGI reviewer

• 1st UFS and UP Joint virtual conference Academic Literacy and Writing Centre Practitioners' responses to COVID- 19 and the move to online/blended teaching and learning, Engineering writing centre netizenship and netiquette for effective and efficient individualised support: Policies and procedures at a university of technology in South Africa., Sibongile R. Nhari, Ayodeji Amobonye, Gift Mheta
• 1st UFS and UP Joint virtual conference Academic Literacy and Writing Centre Practitioners' responses to COVID- 19 and the move to online/blended teaching and learning, Engineering Writing Centre netizenship and netiquette for effective and efficient individualised support: Policies and procedures at a university of technology in South Africa, Sibongile R. Nhari, Ayodeji Amobonye, Gift Mheta
• University of KwaZulu Natal, College of Law and Management Sciences: 8th Annual Monitoring and Support Colloquium, Going Online: COVID-19 related challenges and successes at a University of Technology in South Africa, Sibongile R. Nhari, Ayodeji Amobonye, Gift Mheta

• Articles (Published), A student-centred approach: a qualitative exploration of how students experience access and success in a South African University of Technology, Xulu-Gama, N., Nhari, S.R., Alcock, A. and Cavanagh, M., Higher Education Research & Development, 37, 6, 1302-1314, 2018
• Articles (Published), Successes, Challenges and Solutions: The Reflections of the Durban University of technology. Writing Centre Practitioners, G Mheta, R Nhari, Sibongile, Professional and Academic English: Journal of the IATEFL ESP SIG, 2019
• Articles (Published), Batho Pele: An Internal Service Quality Application, Nhari, S.R. and Nzimakwe, T. I., Interdisciplinary Journal of Economics and Business Law, 12, Special Issue, 47-61, 2023
• Book Chapters, Policy Implementation Challenges for Worker Education and Foreign National Migrants, Xulu-Gama, N., Nhari, S.R., Malabela, M., Mogoru, T., Migration in Southern Africa, Rugunanan, P., Xulu-Gama, N., Springer, Cham, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92114-9_7

• Keitsleigh Primary School, Board Chairperson, Durban, South Africa, 01/2023, Present
• Direct Me Today, Board Member, 01/2019, Present
• Peace Oasis International (DUT), Executive Secretary, Durban, South Africa, 01/2018, 12/2022
• The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), Network Member, 02/2017, Present
• EThekwini District Youth Ministries, Master Guide in training, Durban, South Africa, 01/2019, Present

• Prof. Thokizani Ian Nzimakwe, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa, +27 829 592 635, nzimakweth@ukzn.ac.za
• Prof. Nomkhosi Xulu-Gama, University of Capetown, Capetown, South Africa, +27 814 400 289, nomkhosi.gama@uct.ac.za
• Prof Gift Mheta, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, +27 31 3733006, giftm@dut.ac.za
• Dr Kudakwashe Shonhiwa, Peace Oasis International, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, +27 784 659 500, kshons@gmail.com, shonhiwak@peaceoasis.org.za, kudakwashes@dut.ac.za