Assoc Prof Laura Czerniewicz

Director (seconded to OpenUCT Initiative)
Laura.Czerniewicz@uct.ac.za / tel: 650 5036

Laura has been leading the good people of CET since it was formed in 2005. As director, Laura describes herself as a “deep generalist” overseeing all of CET’s work and operating at multiple interfaces. She says her greatest talent is identifying exceptional people to work at CET. Otherwise she works on various local, continental and international collaborative projects. Presently, she is the research leader on an intriguing project on students’ technological habitus use in Higher Education Institutions within South Africa. She is also interested in the emergent knowledge domain of the field, mobile learning, the digital divide and ICTs and scholarly communication.

A UCT native whose original degree is in psychology, Laura knows all the words to “American Pie” and is a talented lady in the skating rink. She can waltz on ice.

Other Information

For Laura, twitter is an ideal space in which to get a good sense of the zeitgeist of educational technology all over the world and a great way to share. Follow Laura on Twitter @Czernie

Laura blogs at http://lauraczerniewicz.co.za and an overview of her scholarly output is at http://lauraczerniewicz.co.za/?page_id=7