Presentations

Conference & Seminar Presentations
  1. 2-5 September 1999, National Conference. National Theological Students Congress, Pretoria, Paper Title: A Theological Reflection of the Role of the Church in South Africa.
  2. 15 August 2002, Regional Conference. Old Testament Society, KwaZulu-Natal. Paper Title: Forced Divorce in Ezra and Nehemiah.
  3. 18 October 2003, Regional Conference. 5th Graduate Studies Conference, University of Natal. Paper Title: The Development of a Religious Rhetoric.
  4. 7-9 September 2004, National Conference. Association for the Study of Religion in Southern Africa, Bloemfontein, University of the Free State. Paper Title: Teaching Religion Education within a Pluralistic Society: Challenges Facing Classroom Application of RE in Public Institutions.
  5. 20 April 2007, National Conference. Association for the Study of Religion in Southern Africa, Pretoria, University of South Africa. Paper Title: Religious Illumination and Comparative Methodologies in the Field of Religion Education.
  6. 29-30 May 2008, National Conference. Association for the Study of Religion in Southern Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, University of KwaZulu-Natal. Paper Title: Religion as an Order of Society versus Personal Religious Experience: A Case Study of Swedish Muslims Negotiating Identity.
  7. 29 July 2008, International Conference. Said Nursi Conference, Istanbul, Turkey. Panel Discussant: Said Nursi and Social Education Transformation: Possible insights for South Africa.
  8. 26 June 2009, National Conference. Joint Theological and Religion Societies Conference/ Association for the Study of Religion in Southern Africa (ASRSA). Paper Title: Religious Fanaticism and the God Delusion.
  9. 29 June 2010, National Conference. Library Information Science Symposium, Midrand, University of South Africa. Key Note Speaker: Communicating with Students in the 21st Century: Beyond Open Distance Learning to Open Dialogue Learning.
  10. 30 August 2010, National Conference. Association for the Study of Religion in Southern Africa, Pretoria, University of South Africa. Paper Title: Religion, Civil Society, and Social Media.
  11. 7 September 2010, National Conference. The National Association of Distance Education and Open Learning in South Africa (NADEOSA), Potchefstroom, University of Potchefstroom. Paper Title: Communication in the 21st Century: A Learner-Centered-Connectedness Approach.
  12. 20 July 2012, National Conference. Joint Theological and Religion Societies Conference/ Association for the Study of Religion in Southern Africa (ASRSA), Pietermaritzburg, University of KwaZulu-Natal. Paper Title: A Blended Approach Towards Teaching and Learning in Religious Studies: An African Perspective.
  13. 5-7 September 2012, International Conference. UNISA International ODL Conference, Pretoria, University of South Africa. Paper Title: Prospects and Challenges: ICT-Enhanced Teaching and Learning in the College of Human Sciences at the University of South Africa.
  14. 19-21 November 2012, International Conference on Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI). Madrid, Spain. Paper Title: Challenges and Prospects: ICT-Enhanced Teaching and Learning in the College of Human Sciences.
  15. 28-30 August 2013, National Conference. Association for the Study of Religion in Southern Africa, Pretoria, University of South Africa. Paper Title: Preliminary Thoughts on Formations of Online Intra-Religious Identities: Case Study of the 'Internet-Hindu' in India's Cyberspace.
  16. 17-18 October 2013, Protrain Strategic Business Solutions Conference, Sandton, Johannesburg. Paper Title: Innovation in Digitality: The Future of Open Distance Learning is Now.
  17. 27-29 November 2013, HELTASA Conference, Pretoria, University of South Africa. Paper Title: Learners as E-Citizens: Probing Siemens’ 'Connectivism' as a Model for Instructional Design and Learner-Computational Interaction.
  18. 24 April 2014, KBTS International Summit, Sandton, Johannesburg. Paper Title: Connectivism and Teaching in the 21st Century.
  19. 25 April 2014, KBTS International Summit, Sandton, Johannesburg. Paper Title: Social Web Technologies in Higher Education.
  20. 14 August 2014, Teaching and Learning Summit, KBTS International, Sandton, Johannesburg. Keynote Address: Towards a Technology-Mediated Teaching Environment: Insights from Shanghai Open University.
  21. 29 August 2014, Association for the Study of Religion in Southern Africa (ASRSA), Potchefstroom, North-West University. Panelist: Religion in the Digital Era: Case Study from UNISA's Community Engagement Project.
  22. 02 October 2014, Conference of the School of Humanities: "Meeting the 21st Century Challenges through the Humanities", UNISA. Joint Paper: Chetty, D & Mgutshini, T. Paper Title: Re-imaging the Humanities in the 21st Century: Towards an Interdisciplinary, Collaborative Digital Humanities.
  23. 03 August 2015, Clute Institute International Education Conference, New York City. Panelist on Roundtable Discussion: Critical Conversations in Student Assessment and Feedback in Higher Education Institutes.
  24. 15 October 2015, International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) 2015 Congress, Johannesburg, South Africa. Joint Paper: Denzil Chetty (Lead Presenter) - South Africa, Vittorio Lo Bianco (Brazil), Hongfei Tang (China): Open Distance Learning and Embeddedness: Insights From the Global South – China, Brazil and South Africa.
  25. 13 July 2016, National Conference. Third Joint Conference of Academic Societies in the Fields of Religion and Theology: Association for the Study of Religion in Southern Africa, Pretoria, University of Pretoria. Paper Title: Technology Integration in the Facilitation of RS as a FET Subject in Gauteng.
  26. 5 August 2016. International Conference on Social Science, Arts, Economics, and Education. San Francisco. Round Table Discussion: Presentation Title: The Role of Open Distance Learning in Scaling up Quality Education for Development and Social Justice: Drawing Insights from the University of South Africa.
  27. 23 September 2016. National. South African Nursing Society Association Symposium, Pretoria. Invited Presentation: Social Media and Nursing in the Digital Era: Prospects and Challenges for the South African Nursing Profession.
  28. 02 December 2016. International. African Studies Association – 59th Annual Meeting. Washington, DC. Paper Presentation: From “Physical Spaces” to “Virtual Spaces”: A Case Study of how Educators are Integrating “Virtual Spaces” for the Facilitation of Religion Studies in Gauteng, South Africa.
  29. 04 September 2019. German Association for the Study of Religion (Deutsche Vereinigung für Religionswissenschaft, DVRW) – 33rd Biannual Congress, University of Hanover, Germany. Religion Studies and Its Current Challenges in the South African Basic Education System. Invited Speaker.
  30. 30 June 2021. Jupiter.com, Citizen Diplomacy Action Fund for US Alumni Rapid Response, US Department of State and Partners of the Americas, and Unisa. Reflecting on Comic Book from Slavery to Apartheid. Presentation: Comics and Ideology – A Brief Critique on the South African Landscape (Apartheid to Post-Apartheid). 
  31. 16 August 2023. Unisa Research and Innovation Conference: ODeL in the Global South. Speaker: Moving beyond Digital Literacy to Digital Proficiency.
  32. 21 August 2023. Unisa Moodle Moot Africa 2023 Conference. Speaker: Leveraging AI in and for an African Higher Education Context.
  33. 13 September 2023. Delivered the Annual Mahatma Gandhi Media Lecture hosted by the Gandhi Development Trust and the Durban University of Technology. Title: Unveiling Voices: The Transformative Power of Alternative Media in Grassroots Mobilization and Social Change.
  34. 21 September 2023. Panelist: AI, Education and Business. Times Higher Education (THE) International University Ranking Forum collaboratively hosted at the University of South Africa.
  35. 06 October 2023. Presentation: Empowering African Students for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR): Leveraging Technology to Foster Digital Competencies and Enhance Preparedness for Online Learning Environments. Namibia Open University and UNISA Regional Symposium, Namibia.  
  36. 16 December 2023. Round Table Panelist. Presentation Titled: Mapping the Global Nexus: Examining the Intersection of the Study of Religion, Knowledge Inequality, and its Situational Dynamics in an Unequal Academic Landscape. IAHR Special Congress hosted at the University of Tokyo, Japan. 
  37. 18 September 2024. UNISA Regional Model Symposium. Presentation: Blurring the Boundaries between the Third, Fourth and Fifth Industrial Revolution in African Higher Education Institutions. 
  38. 26 September 2024. Moodle Moot Africa. Panelist: The Role of Higher Education Institutions in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). 
  39. 04 October 2024. Webinar Moderator: Celebrating Phoenix Settlement 120 Years. How Can Ideas Developed at Phoenix Settlement Change the World? Speakers: Hon. Deputy Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Mr. Sihle Zikalala (South Africa); Dr Johnny Mack (United States); Prof. Vilas Sapkal (India); Dr Vedabhyas Kundu (United States); Prof. Rajmohan Gandhi (United States); Mr Ravi Pillay
    (South Africa), and Dr. Ela Gandhi (South Africa). 
  40. 15 October 2024. Keynote Speaker: Rethinking Digital Transformation for African Higher Education and the UN SDGs. Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) -Advancing Sustainable Development and Transforming Education through Digital Innovation - Faculty of Science Research Innovation Day 2024. 
Workshops
  1. 13 March 2009, DCLD Conversation Forum, Directorate for Curriculum and Learning Development, University of South Africa. Presentation. Title: What don’t we know about our Students, Institution, and Expectations of Employers?
  2. 5 October 2009, Young Academics Forum, University of South Africa. Presentation Title: The Lost Critical Voice of Emerging Scholars.
  3. 10 February 2010, College of Human Sciences, School of Social Sciences and Theology, University of South Africa. Presentation: Creative Online Communication: An Approach to Online Learning at Unisa (CHS).
  4. 21 April 2010, DCLD Conversation Forum, Directorate for Curriculum and Learning Development, University of South Africa. Presentation Title: The Web and Mobile Interface Communication e-Learning Approach.
  5. 27 October 2010, DCLD Conversation Forum, Directorate for Curriculum and Learning Development, Unisa. Presentation Title: Social Media in Tuition: Some Thoughts from Religious Studies.
  6. 6 June 2012, School of Computing, College of Science and Technology, Unisa. Presentation Title: Towards a Learner-Centred Connectivity Approach in Teaching and Learning.
  7. 24 August 2013. South African Association of Family Ecology and Consumer Science (SAAFECS). Consumers Studies Teachers Workshop. Unisa, Pretoria. Paper Title: Flipping the Classroom: Moving Towards a Technologically-Mediated Learning Environment. 
  8. 31 October 2013. Ministerial Special Project on the Future of Humanities and Social Sciences. HSSI. Paper Title: Innovation in Digitality.
  9. 06 March 2014. UNISA Research and Innovation Week: Innovation in ODL. Panelist Presentation: Technology Innovation and a Changing Educational Landscape.
  10. 12 March 2014. CHS Research Colloquium - ODL Forum in Collaboration with IODL. Presentation: Connectivism: Probing Prospects for a Technology-Centered Pedagogical Transition in an ODL Context.
  11. 20 March 2014. Unisa Teaching and Learning Seminar - Reflections on the Framework for Quality Enhancement in Higher Education: Facing the Challenge of Low Throughput in Higher Education. Presentation: Cutting Edge Teaching at Unisa: Future Prospects.
  12. 24 April 2014, KBTS International Summit, Sandton, Johannesburg. Workshop Title: M-Learning in Higher Education: Prospects and Challenges.
  13. 13 May 2014. Academy for Advanced Teaching and e-Learning, UNISA, Pretoria. Title: How to Construct your Own Prezi: An Interactive Demonstration.
  14. 22 May 2014, School of Humanities, College of Human Sciences (UNISA), Pretoria. Title: Expanding the Learning Environment: Challenges and Prospects.
  15. 04 June 2014, Shanghai Open University, Institute for International Exchange, Shanghai, China. Title: Towards a Technology-Enhanced Learning Environment: Case Study of the University of South Africa.
  16. 26 September 2014, Central University of Technology, Free State. Integration of Technology in Teaching and Learning: Widening Access and Facilitating Learning Workshop. Title: Adaptive Technologies: Towards a Ubiquitous Learning Environment - Employing Ubiquitous Technologies.
  17. 06 May 2015, University of Pretoria, Pretoria. Public Lecture. Title: Between the "Real and Virtual" the "Sacred and Profane": How is Technology Redefining Religious Communities in the 21st Century?
  18. 17 August 2015, KBTS International Summit, Sandton, Johannesburg. Workshop Title: Prospects and Challenges for Innovation in (Open) Distance Learning.
  19. 07 September 2015, AATTeL Unisa. Panelist: Learning and Teaching in a Digital World: The Truth about the Institutional Change.
  20. 01 October 2015, Unisa Teaching and Learning Festival. Presentation: “Comparative Insights from Brazil and China on Expanding the Teaching and Learning Environment: Prospects for Unisa.
  21. 09 March 2016, Unisa CHS Social Media Workshop. Presentation: How to Blur the Academic Lines between the Real and Virtual without Getting Fired.
  22. 28 July 2016, Young Academic Programme. Presentation: “Social Media as Engaged Spaces” Doing Research and Activism beyond Traditional Defined Spaces
  23. 29 March 2018 UNISA DTFL Seminar – Teaching and Learning in an ODeL Environment. Presentation: Integrating E-Learning Pedagogies in an ODeL Environment: Rethinking Teaching and Learning at UNISA.
  24. 18 September 2019 UNESCO ODL Chair Seminar. Presentation: Rethinking Academic Student Support within an ODeL Environment: Developing a New Generation of UNISA Tutors.
  25. 19-22 May 2020 Durban University of Technology (DUT). Transitioning towards a Blended (Multimodal) Learning Model Workshop (Virtual).
  26. 17 June 2020 Unisa Division of Community Engagement and Outreach. Transitioning Community Engagement to MOOCs (Virtual).
  27. 18 August 2020. Unisa Young Academic Programme. Rethinking Student Support in an ODeL Environment: Unpacking Contextual Challenges and Institutional Possibilities for Student Support.
  28. 29 September 2020 Unisa North Easter Region Student Academic Support Seminar. Online Student Academic Support Post-Covid19 Pandemic: Opportunities and Challenges (Virtual).
  29. 22-23 June 2020 University of Frankfurt, Germany and Goethe Research Academy for Early Career Researchers. Social Media and Religion Workshop (Virtual).
  30. 05 May 2021. South African Association of Family Ecology and Consumer Sciences (SAAFECS). Blended Learning: Recommendations for Design and Implementation (Virtual).
  31. 13 December 2022. Alternative Credentialing for Open Education: Towards an African Model for Micro-credentialing in Higher Education. Keynote Address. UNISA Center for Lifelong Learning.

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