Meet the Team
CAT: Meet the team
Prof C Meintjes
D Ring 3, APK
Prof Corne Meintjes is the Director at the Centre for Academic Technologies (CAT). Before joining CAT, she served as Vice-Dean: Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Humanities and Associate Professor of Strategic Communication at the 东京热, where she provided strategic leadership in educational technology, curriculum innovation, and student success initiatives. With over two decades of experience in higher education, Prof Meintjes has held academic and leadership roles at six institutions.
She holds a Doctor of Commerce in Communication Management from the University of Pretoria and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). Prof Meintjes has designed and taught 40 academic courses and 14 industry-focused programmes, published 19 peer-reviewed articles, two textbooks, and nine book chapters, and presented at more than 30 academic conferences. Her research interests centre on strategic communication, stakeholder engagement, branding, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. She is an NRF-rated researcher and recipient of several awards for teaching excellence and digital innovation.
Prof Meintjes has supervised five PhD and sixteen Master鈥檚 students to completion and is committed to fostering inclusive, authentic, and connected learning environments that empower students as agents of social change. She is passionate about harnessing technology and data-driven insights to support teaching and learning, and believes in the transformative potential of education to create engaged, informed citizens.
She is excited to lead CAT in advancing innovative, student-centred approaches to learning and teaching with technology.
Melanie Alexander
melaniea@uj.ac.za
D Ring 3, APK
Melanie Alexander is the Administrative Officer for the Centre for Academic Technologies (CAT) where she ensures collaboration and administrative support so that the team can deliver training and support to staff and students within the 东京热.
She is a confident, organised, and even-tempered administrative professional with experience in the academic and corporate environment. Meticulous in performing her duties, she considers herself a team player, a self-starter and a fast learner 鈥撀� always willing to learn new and improved ways of perfecting her work.
She holds an Advanced Certificate in Business Management.
Teaching and Learning Team
Learning Experience Advisors
笔耻濒别苍驳听Motshoane
pulengm@uj.ac.za
D Ring 3, APK
Dr Puleng Motshoane is an instructional designer at CAT, responsible for the College for Business and Economics 东京热. Her core responsibility is supporting academics with the effective use of technology and Moodle, and assisting with modules where extra support is needed. She is also responsible for training lecturers and students in the use of Moodle.
Puleng is passionate about the use of Turnitin as a developmental tool rather than a policing tool, for both academics and students. Her highest qualification is a PhD in Higher Education Studies in Education.
贰谤颈肠补听Pretorius
D Ring 3, APK
Dr Erica Pretorius is a senior instructional designer at CAT, having been appointed in 2005 after 20 years in the teaching profession. She is involved in lecturer development and support, promoting authentic teaching and learning practice, working towards the idea of teaching students to think critically rather than mere memorisation.
As a student at the former RAU, Erica obtained her BEd Hons in Educational Management in 2001, a BEd Hons in Computer-based Education in 2002, her MEd Computer-based Education degree in 2005, and her PhD in 2015. She has since qualified as a Certified Blackboard trainer and as an accredited ETDP assessor and moderator.
础谤苍辞听Louw
alouw@uj.ac.za
D Ring 3, APK
Dr 础谤苍辞听Louw is a senior instructional designer and e-learning specialist at the Centre for Academic Technologies (CAT). He was engaged in projects 东京热 (previously RAU) since 1998 and has been involved in curriculum development and the integration, application, implementation and evaluation of computer-based education courses.聽 He was also co-author and researcher of computer-based textbooks for the Gauteng Department of Education.
Arno does research and course development, including the training of educators, subject facilitators, presentation and implementation of research, and publications and papers on the performance of web-based education in the school system.
Since 2017,聽he聽has managed the Centre for Academic Technologies鈥� CAT Lab, an innovative e-learning developmental laboratory.
Arno holds a doctorate, focusing on web-based education and professional lecturer development. His research and implementation focus on e-learning in the professional development of teaching staff and academics at the 东京热. Currently, the research focuses on pedagogies related to teachers as Intelligent Agents (IAs) in blended learning ecologies, the development of educational apps, and Artificial Pedagogy.
Melvin Damons
D Ring 3, APK
Melvin Damons is an instructional designer at CAT. He is responsible for online module design, lecturer and student training, guidance with content development, and alignment and quality assurance of content. His focus is to empower staff and students to be competent and independent in navigating the learning management system (Moodle) and other supplementary apps they are using. He also aims to acquaint staff with the latest functionalities of the learning system, share ideas and to be constantly aware of new technological research and educational trends.
贰尘颈濒测听Mthembu
D Ring 3, APK
Emily Mthembu is part of the Centre for Academic Technologies (CAT) team that supports academics and students in the use of Moodle, our learning management system. Her support includes designing, developing and implementing specific faculty templates/modules, based on good practice and in collaboration with faculty members. She also facilitates group training sessions and workshops per department.
Emily obtained international certificates in Moodle training. She is currently doing her Master鈥檚 degree in Information Communication Technology (ICT) at the 东京热.
础测补苍诲补听Booi
D Ring 3, APK
Ayanda Booi is an instructional designer at the Centre for Academic Technologies (CAT). She started as a research and instructional design intern at the CAT Lab, where she created learning artefacts for various faculties and departments. One of Ayanda鈥檚 prized creations was the plagiarism game for the university鈥檚 libraries.
She is currently responsible for designing and developing online modules in collaboration with faculty members and HEPSA. She also provides Moodle use support for academic staff.
Ayanda holds a Master鈥檚 degree in Development Studies from the 东京热.
UJ Moodle Tech Support
Chiro Park
D Ring 3, APK
Chiro Park is the Senior Manager for Learning Technologies at the Centre for Academic Technologies.
Her approach places people at the heart of successful adoption and use of learning technologies. She nurtures meaningful customer experiences which pave the road to their success in using their LMS and related learning technologies. Chiro facilitates the adaption between and, use of technology in, a variety of learning and teaching delivery methods (online/distance, blended and contact) in diverse educational contexts. Through deep dive discovery, she refines and align to “the bigger picture” while working closely with operational and academic policy and procedure involved in the implementation and adoption of technology. She is聽passionate about forging data driven cultures through learning technologies in fostering the student experience of the future.
Moses Maluleke
D Ring 3, APK
Moses Maluleke is a system administrator at the Centre for Academic Technologies.
His value proposition is to deliver a personalised client-centric experience to students, academic and non-academic staff members. This includes providing digital platform experiences that enable the advancement of students鈥� careers; providing seamless, convenient online support to facilitate learning from virtually all geographic locations; ensuring availability of key resources and an online presence; improving students鈥� digital fluency and providing remote assistance.
Moses obtained a BSc and Honours degree in Computer Science from Wits University. He is currently a final year MBA student at the Wits Business School (WBS).
齿辞濒颈蝉补听Mulaudzi
D Ring 3, APK
Xolisa Mulaudzi is a system administrator in the Centre for Academic Technologies (CAT). Originally from the Eastern Cape in Butterworth, she joined CAT in 2017. Her role includes administrative, system and high-level technical support for Moodle, the learning management system.
Xolisa obtained a National Diploma in Information Technology from Walter Sisulu University, formerly known as the Border Technikon. She also holds a BTech in IT (IS and Technology Management) from the 东京热.
Lufuno Mamathuntsha
D Ring 3, APK
Lufuno Mamathuntsha joined CAT in 2012. His role is Moodle System Administrator for the CAT Moodle Tech Team and is the CAT Ticketing System administrator.
Support for academic staff includes access to and use of Moodle, activating and deactivating of modules on Moodle as well as system clean up. Student support includes managing student queries on OsTicket, access to specific modules on Moodle, and creating users and modules on Moodle.
Lufuno holds a Diploma in Internet Engineering and Computer Engineering.
Help and Advising Desk
础苍苍补听Coetzee
D Ring 3, APK
Anna Coetzee holds the position of instructional developer at the Centre for Academic Technologies (CAT) and for a number of years has been a staff member on the CAT Helpdesk, which offers support to staff and students regarding their academic technology-related issues.
The system offers a free, open source and low bandwidth service to our UJ clients and provides a central point for the UJ community to obtain information, support and feedback on their queries relating to online platforms such as Moodle (the learning management system) and uLink (the academic portal for students and staff).
Anna鈥檚 qualifications include a BA Fine Art (University of Pretoria), a Postgraduate Diploma in Tertiary Education (Unisa), an MEd: ICT in Education (东京热), and a Moodle Certified Expert: Level 3 (Eiffel Corp).
闯耻濒颈补听Mogotsi-Mabulele
D Ring 3, APK
Julia Mogotsi-Mabulele is a client supporter at the Centre for Academic Technologies.
She obtained a Public Relations Diploma and BTech from Unisa. Assisting lecturers and students 东京热 in using Moodle and gaining computer skills, she decided to further her studies. Julia obtained a PGCE from Unisa, an Honours degree in Educational Leadership and Management from UJ, and she is currently registered for an online Master鈥檚 in Education Management 东京热. As a staff member at CAT, she has obtained international certificates in Moodle training (intermediate and advanced).
Julia鈥檚 passion for sharing her knowledge has led her to engage in community projects like teaching computer skills to schoolteachers and students.
叠别谤谤测听Malapela
D Ring 3, APK
Berry Malapela works at client support at CAT. This entails addressing queries on the OsTicket helpdesk system, but also telephonic queries as well as assisting walk-in clients on campus. Student queries are mainly about Moodle; the uLink website; access issues regarding passwords, connectivity, Moodle courses; software and technical issues; and UJ apps like Office 365, student Gmail accounts and eBooks.
Monoabese Shezi
D Ring 3, APK
Monoabese Shezi joined the Centre for Academic Technologies (CAT) in January 2024 as a client supporter. He has obtained his BEd Honours degree in ICT Innovation in Education and is currently reading towards his MEd in ICT in Education at the 东京热. Prior to his current role, he worked in a team of intern instructional designers at CAT and as a programme coordinator for one of the short learning programmes offered at CAT.
Monoabese has a deep passion in the use of learning technologies that help to unlock the potential of students in an increasingly technology and data-driven society.聽聽In his role he works in a team of first responders to student and staff queries, tracks and records student support projects and provides training to students/staff on the use of technology for learning and/or teaching.
Digital Innovation Team
Carina van Rooyen
Dr Carina van Rooyen is the online programmes coordinator at CAT.
She is passionate about learning, teaching, supervision / mentoring, and the scholarship of these. She has been lecturing and supervising for over twenty-five years, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, informed by a pedagogy of social justice and has been acknowledged for her innovation in these through the UJ Vice-chancellor鈥檚 Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Two ideas drive her in life, she says: 鈥漌ater and social justice. Being a Piscean, I just LOOOVE water 鈥� in any form, shape, at any time and at any place. Combining this passion with my quest for social justice and restless curiosity; these are what make me tick.鈥�
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Lunghekani Langa
D Ring 3, APK
Lunghekani Langa works as a facilitator at the Centre for Academic Technologies (CAT). He joined CAT in 2022 and is responsible for managing and implementing academic technologies that facilitate online and blended learning 东京热.
Lunghekani completed his Business Information Technology Diploma, Postgraduate Diploma in Business Information Technology, and BCom Honours in Information Systems from the 东京热.
Lunghekani is passionate about using technology to enhance education, with a particular focus on automation and AI, and utilising big data. He is dedicated to using his talents, skills and knowledge to improve student life and success.
Audio and Visual
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B5 Building, APK
Werner Geldenhuys is the videographer and content creator at the CAT Lab, also known as the CAT Studio.
He supports lecturers by creating videos and voice-overs for online study material, but also other functionalities that are studio related. This includes, for example, adding text to a video that can be played back and assist lecturers to look professional and on top of their game. Green screen facilities are available so any background can be added to a video along with text. He can also record professional sound quality podcasts if needed.
Werner is currently busy with his Master鈥檚 degree in Colour Grading and Editing in DaVinci Resolve.