WONDER JUNIPER
Randburg
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
SENIOR LECTURER IN MEDIA STUDIES
University of Limpopo
1 2021 - Current
- Supervise students’ radio production practical
- Deliver tutorials to groups of 130 students in one class (Undergraduate & Postgraduate)
- Facilitate the students’ construction and building of knowledge
- Assess students' work and give substantive formative feedback on each student’s work
- Creating a comfortable learning environment where students feel respected and encouraged
- Participate in tutor-resource development where applicable
- Familiarize self with the content and pedagogy of the subject
- Familiarize self with the University of Venda Learning Environment.
E-TUTOR IN COMMUNICATION SCIENCE
University of South Africa
01.2013 - Current
- Facilitate online delivery of tutorial material
- Deliver tutorials to groups of 200 students
- Facilitate the students’ construction and building of knowledge
- Assess students' work and give substantive formative feedback on each student’s work where applicable
- Creating a comfortable learning environment where students feel respected and encouraged
- Participate in tutor-resource development where applicable
- Familiarize self with the content and pedagogy of the subject
- Familiarize self with the UNISA Virtual Learning Environment.
RADIO PRESENTER
South African Broadcasting Corporation
03.2006 - Current
- Broadcasting radio programmes
- Disseminating information to the entire public through broadcasting
- Preparing radio script for broadcasting
- Developing and maintaining local and national radio strategy
- Proactively positioning SABC education by presenting quality programmes on-air
- Researching, writing and making people (radio listeners) better informed through listening on my programmes
- Monitoring the uptake and impact of information I disseminate through broadcasting.
LECTURER IN MEDIA STUDIES&RADIO PRACTICALS
University of Venda
01.2015 - 01.2020
- Supervise students’ radio production practical
- Deliver tutorials to groups of 130 students in one class (Undergraduate & Postgraduate)
- Facilitate the students’ construction and building of knowledge
- Assess students' work and give substantive formative feedback on each student’s work where applicable
- Creating a comfortable learning environment where students feel respected and encouraged
- Participate in tutor-resource development where applicable
- Familiarize self with the content and pedagogy of the subject
- Familiarize self with the University of Venda Learning Environment.
LEARNER SUPPORT FACILITATING OFFICER
University of South Africa
01.2010 - 11.2010
- Participating in the development of effective publicity and marketing strategies of the departmental services
- Advertising and marketing the department during registration
- Developing and maintaining a sound filling and record keeping system
- Compiling statistical data about the progress of student enrolled for tutorial classes
- Coordinating tutorial classes, discussion classes and peer collaboration learning programme.
RADIO PRODUCER
South African Broadcasting Corporation
02.2001 - 09.2005
- Manage audience and the other work related to the running programs
- Responsible for selecting music and the audience that suits best to the program
- Responsible for checking the guidelines in order to work according to it
- Prepare in advance operational or daily programs of the station
- Prepare and chair meetings and ensuring that action points from meetings have been carried out and all tasks that have been delegated have been executed
- Manage all Radio presenters.
MANAGER | RADIO PROGRAMMING
Univen Community Radio
02.1997 - 01.2000
- Monitoring and managing junior employees (producers, news readers, broadcasters and everyone involved in the operational functions of the station) and problem solving
- Evaluating and monitoring the station performance to make sure it was serving its purpose of reaching out to the community with accurate, reliable information that would make a difference to the lives of the people
- Promoting open communication by allowing communities or listeners to send their views with regards to the station’s mandate to provide accurate information
- Identifying and establishing relationships with relevant stakeholders (ICASA etc.)
- Approaching and initiating meetings with external stakeholders or potential funders
- Developing marketing plan by writing a document that details the necessary actions to achieve one or more marketing objectives of the station
- Developing budget plan in order to manage and maintain finances of the station and at the same time promoting operational plans of the station
- Preparing and scheduling operational or daily programs and allocate to the broadcasters.
Education
International Computer Driver’s License -
University of South Africa
BA Communication Science - undefined
University of South Africa
Public Relations (Short course) - undefined
University of South Africa
BA (Hon) Media Studies - undefined
University of Limpopo
Corporate and Ethics Governance - undefined
University of Pretoria
Strategic Management - undefined
University of South Africa
MA Communication, Media & Public Relations - undefined
University of Leicester (UK)
PhD Media Studies - undefined
University of Limpopo
PGDP in Higher Education - undefined
University of Limpopo
Durban University of Technology - undefined
Skills
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Word
Internet and Email
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Word
Internet and Email
A willingness to work hard and put in long hours
An ability to write well
Punctuality
Trustworthiness and reliability
An ability to take good notes
Affiliations
South African Communication Association, March 2004
Masupervision
7, 13
Conferenceattendance
- The Influence of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Technologies on Media Consumption Patterns in South Africa, 7th International Conference on Research in Social Sciences and Humanities, Stockholm, Sweden, 08/04/24
- Leveraging broadcasting platforms to promote precision farming for Limpopo’s economic revival, Limpopo research forum, 02/15/24
- Investigating the Utilisation of Blockchain Technology in Broadcasting for Transparent Content Distribution in South Africa, International Conference on Social Sciences in the Modern Era, 02/23/24
- The Role of Ethics in Strategic Communication: Challenges & Solutions, Strategic Communication Conference, 09/28/23
- Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) On Broadcasting In The Context of Africa, ARC Annual Research Conference, 11/29/23
Phonenumbers
- Mobile, 015 290 0228
- Mobile, 072 312 6288
- Mobile, 082 534 5948
Driverlicense
Code C1 – Own Vehicle
Personal Information
- Ethnicity: African
- Date of Birth: 07/03/69
- Nationality: South African
Noticeperiod
One (1) Month
Volunteer Experience
Project Manager, Go Back to School campaign, January 2013, Designing and applying appropriate project management standards for the project, Managing the production of the required deliverables, Planning and monitoring the project., Preparing and maintaining project, stage and exception plans as required, Managing project risks, including the development of contingency plans, Monitoring overall progress and use of resources, initiating corrective action where necessary, Applying change control and configuration management processes, Reporting through agreed lines on project progress through highlight reports and end-stage assessments, Adopting and applying appropriate technical and quality strategies and standards
References
- Mr H Mhlaba, Executive Manager, 072 366 3776, mhlabah@sabc.co.za
- Prof. Eric Maluta, Academic Mentor, 015 962 8162, 078 517 2981, eric.maluta@univen.ac.za
- Prof. S Bopape, HOD Media Studies, 079 522 3805, Solomon.bopape@ul.ac
Timeline
LECTURER IN MEDIA STUDIES&RADIO PRACTICALS
University of Venda
01.2015 - 01.2020
E-TUTOR IN COMMUNICATION SCIENCE
University of South Africa
01.2013 - Current
LEARNER SUPPORT FACILITATING OFFICER
University of South Africa
01.2010 - 11.2010
RADIO PRESENTER
South African Broadcasting Corporation
03.2006 - Current
RADIO PRODUCER
South African Broadcasting Corporation
02.2001 - 09.2005
MANAGER | RADIO PROGRAMMING
Univen Community Radio
02.1997 - 01.2000
SENIOR LECTURER IN MEDIA STUDIES
University of Limpopo
1 2021 - Current
International Computer Driver’s License -
University of South Africa
BA Communication Science - undefined
University of South Africa
Public Relations (Short course) - undefined
University of South Africa
BA (Hon) Media Studies - undefined
University of Limpopo
Corporate and Ethics Governance - undefined
University of Pretoria
Strategic Management - undefined
University of South Africa
MA Communication, Media & Public Relations - undefined
University of Leicester (UK)
PhD Media Studies - undefined
University of Limpopo
PGDP in Higher Education - undefined
University of Limpopo