Our Goals
To implement the Peer Assistance Programme through a tutor and mentor model, to create shared spaces of learning, shared knowledge, and shared responsibility.
Through a proactive, holistic support; mentoring can assist with the transforming of thinking and assist students to navigate the system towards self-development.
Providing opportunities for students to learn from and support each other in small groups, through the establishment of a range of peer-facilitated learning communities.
Providing a range of student development and support programmes, services and activities (e.g. SI, Academic Literacies, Emthonjeni Wellness, Mentoring, Tutoring, e-Keys, First-Year Success (FYS), that are offered as part of a collaborative partnership with faculties and integrated into academic programmes where possible.
Staff: Learning Development
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| Mr Francisco de Vega |
| Position: | Learning Developer: Learning & Teaching Collab |
| Department: | Learning Development |
| Room: | Room number: 112, R-Block |
| Location: | North Campus |
| Phone: | 041 504 3241 |
| Email: | francisco.devega@mandela.ac.za |
| Qualifications: | BA(Hons), BA(Hons) Psychology |
| Responsibilities: | Coordinate, develop, implement and evaluate student academic development programmes and peer collaborative student support. Consult and develop ongoing broad learning internal partnerships towards student success. |
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| Ms Ronelle Plaatjes |
| Position: | Senior Learning Developer – “Your Story Matters”: Learning & Teaching Collab |
| Department: | Learning Development |
| Room: | Room number: 110, R-Block |
| Location: | North Campus |
| Phone: | 041 504 9055 |
| Email: | ronelle.plaatjes@mandela.ac.za |
| Qualifications: | BEd; MPhil |
| Responsibilities: | Coordinate, develop, implement, and evaluate student academic development programmes, and peer collaborative student support.Advise and support academic staff regarding sound academic development principles in order to enhance student learning.Consult and develop ongoing broad learning internal partnerships towards student success. |
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