Ms Ziyanda Mwanda-Vacu

BSc (UWC), PGD in Educational Technologies (UCT), MEd Educational Technology (UCT)

E-learning coordinator
E: amwanda@uwc.ac.za

Since joining the school, Ziyanda leads the school’s innovation efforts in online learning design and supports lecturers on the use of technology to enhance teaching and learning experiences.

She also coordinates the School’s presence on the University Learning Management System (LMS) – iKamva. Her research interests are around the use of social media to support distance and postgraduate students as well as naturing responsive ecosystems of support for distance learners at traditional campus-based universities.

Projects

Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance via Community-based Responsive Dialogues

This project, funded by ICARS (International Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions) through a grant from Wellcome from February to December 2023, developed guidelines to facilitate Responsive Dialogues to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in LMIC settings.

South African higher education institutions as drivers of change for health and wellbeing

This project seeks to address the twin challenges of developing capacity for training and research in pharmaceutical public health and doctoral education, and contributing to the goal of strengthening health and pharmaceutical systems capable of sustainably addressing key threats to health.

Support to the Regional Centre of Excellence for Vaccines, Immunisation and Health Supply Management

Technical Support to the implementation of the East African Community RCE-VIHSCM

Strengthening capacity for research, education, policy support, advocacy and networking of the partners in the field of human and animal health

SOPH’s key focus with ITM has been on strengthening South-based knowledge generation based on ‘embedded country’ health policy and systems research (HPSR) and education.