Dr Anniekie Ravhudzulo's Bio - Unisa

Dr Anniekie Ravhudzulo’s Bio
Dr. Anniekie Ravhudzulo is presently an Education Consultant in the Directorate:
Curriculum and Learning Development at the University of South Africa. She attended
and presented papers at national and international conferences. She conducted training
in learning materials development for Open and Distance Learning at the Women’s
University, Harare, Zimbabwe. She distinguished herself at Unisa as one of the three
nominees for the 2006 Shoprite Checkers Woman of the year Award and was further
awarded the “Inspirational Woman of the Year award” by Unisa Women’s Forum in
2008. She was also elected and holds the position of Chair Person of the Unisa
Women’s Forum from 2009 to date. On 16 February 2011she gave a congratulatory
speech during the installation of the New Vice Chancellor and Principal, Prof Mandla
Makhanya
She is a powerful preacher of the Word, an international speaker, counsellor and author
of motivational books. She is passionate about research. She is the founding pastor and
director of Nothing Lasts Forever Ministries of Hope, an International Organization
dedicated to provide the finest biblical teaching tools and training. Dr. Anniekie
Ravhudzulo is the Chief Executive Officer and owner of Muanza-Zwivhuya Publishing
House situated in Pretoria, South Africa. She is the author of several bestselling
motivational books and has produced related DVD’s, CD’s and Audio Cassettes. She
also contributed a chapter entitled “Spiritual Strength in Overcoming Adversity” to the
book “Working Women: Stories of Strife, Struggle and Survival”.
She is married to Dr Aaron Ravhudzulo and with her extremely busy schedule; she still
finds time to care for her family. She is blessed with four sons, a daughter in-law and
two granddaughters. She has overcome pressure, trials, hurt, depression; sickness,
tragedies and loss of loved ones. She knows and understands what it is like to be
desperate and without hope and therefore reaches out to everybody, everywhere, with
the message “No matter how bad the storm, when you are with God, it shall come to
pass.”
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EDUCATION
Doctor of Education (D.ED.): Didactics, University of South Africa (UNISA) 2001.
Master of Education (M.ED): Didactics, University of South Africa (UNISA) 1998.
Bachelor of Education (B.ED): University of South Africa (UNISA) 1995.
Higher Education Diploma (HED): University of South Africa (UNISA) 1991.
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.): University of Venda (UNIVEN) 1987.
EMPLOYMENT (DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION)
Teacher
Teaching from January 1978 to 1993 December
Lecturer
From 1994 to date: Lecturing in the Department of Curriculum and Professional Studies
integrating all Learning Areas.
Staff Developer
Facilitating Curriculum design, Assessment system designs, Teacher Development and
Support at District Offices and educational institutions.
Facilitator
Ensuring the enhancement and expansion of the capacity of educators to be effective
facilitators and mediators of learning. Conducting centre-based, cluster-based and
school-based workshops.
Mentor
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Experienced practitioner who is able to offer appropriate advice and support to
participants in teams.
EMPLOYMENT (UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA) EDUCATION CONSULTANT
I joined the Institute for Curriculum and Learning Development in May 2002 as a
Learning Consultant where my Key Performance Area is as follows:
Learning Development
Staff Development
Management / Leadership
Research
Academic Citizenship
Administration
RESPONSIBILITIES
Course Materials Review
Course Materials Review –attached to Teams in the following Faculties:
1) Education
2) Transport and Logistics
3) Business Management
4) Law
5) Theology
6) Health Science
Multiple Choice Question workshops
Short Learning Programmes Committee
Induction Programme training
Learner Support- workshops
Quality Team
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RESEARCH WORK
Completed the following research work projects:
Doctoral Thesis (D.Ed)
In-service Education and Training towards educational transformation.
Masters Dissertation (M.Ed): An assessment of teacher upgrading programmes.
RESEARCH PROJECT LEADER
Served as a research project leader on the Research reference group of a Limpopo
School Empowerment. The Limpopo School Empowerment is a joint Project between
the Limpopo Province Education Department and Link Community Development
attached to Ramaano Mbulaheni Training Centre and the University of Venda for
Science and Technology responsible for initiating the research process and to see to it
that the research is of high quality.
BOOK PROJECT ON LEARNER SUPPORT
2010 submitted a Learner Support book to Unisa Press for publishing. The book has 19
chapters and 14 authors.
EXTERNAL ASSESSOR AND MODERATOR
1. Moderator and Assessor for Link Community Development – LINK AFRICA
2. External Examiner –
North West University – 23 Dissertations,
Tshwane University if Technology – 30 Dissertation
Tshwane University if Technology Co-Supervision
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University of Fort Hare – 12 Dissertations
University of Venda – Examinations Assessor and Moderator
Supervising 12 Masters students
Mentoring 12 academics in Transport and Logistics
Mentoring 26 men and women on how to develop proposals for their MEd and
DEd
Trained Academics on how to write for publication
PUBLISHED THE FOLLOWING BOOKS
1. The Foundations Are Crumbling! Women Empowerment: A Strategy To
Overcome Obstacles
2. Nothing Lasts Forever: Strategies To Cope With Pressures Of Life In A Realistic,
Reliable And Accountable Way While Holding On To Your Faith
3. When Nothing Makes Sense: Don’t Wait For Your Ship To Come, Swim Out To It
Because The Future Belongs To Those Who Believe In Their Dreams
4. Young Adult, Have A Dream And Create An Atmosphere Of Expectation
5. When Man Breaks You, Pick Up All Your Pieces, But When God Calls You He
Will Form You
6. Claiming Back Your Marriage From The Evil One
7. Embracing Life Again After The Death Of A Spouse
8. Can A Single Woman Be In A Ministry: Time For A Change!
9. The Hurting And Healing: God Can Still Do It Again!
10. Tshi Sa Fheli Tshi A Tula: Ndila Dza U Kona U Tshila Na Mitsiko Ya Vhutshilo
Vho Farelela Kha Lutendo Lwavho
11. Rediscovering hope and joy from a broken jar
BOOK CHAPTER CONTRIBUTION AND ARTICLES
2009 - In the book entitled “Working Women: Stories of Strife, Struggle and Survival”.
Published by Sage she contributed a chapter
Published in different Educational journals
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