Staff Profiles

BA (English and Sociology) and Post Graduate Diploma in Education, University of Botswana

MA Global Media Communication, The University of Melbourne

Ms Tlhobogang is a lecturer in the Communication and Study Skills Unit and offers communication courses in the faculties of Science and Social Sciences. Prior to joining CSSU she taught at Molepolole College of Education, offering communication courses to pre-service teachers studying for a Diploma in Secondary Education. As a media and communication specialist she contributes to the development of strategies that promote learner participation and engament through integration of traditional and contemporary teaching approaches.

Ms Tlhobogang's area of specialisation in digital technologies involves exploiting online platforms in socio-cultural, economic and political contexts. She has applied her knowledge in various ways such as hosting seminars and live-tweeting of conference proceedings during the international conference on Race, Identity and Globalisation in Southern Africa and Beyond. This was a way of increasing audience engagement and promoting information and knowledge dissemination beyond academic spheres. 

Professional services

Ms Tlhobogang has served in the national task force committee that conducted a skills audit among education professionals and facilitated the transformation of the education system to Outcome Based Education (OBE), Ministry of Basic Education Botswana (2016-2018).

Language and structural editor, Faculty of Medicine (2019).

Digital content developer and editor at https://wordpress.com/home/basetsanablog

Com 141 Communication and Academic Literacy for Science 

Com 142 Academic and Professional Communication for Science

Com 151 Communication and Academic Literacy for Social Science 

Com 152 Academic and Professional Communication for Social Science

GEC 210 Introduction to Legal Writing

Media and digital technologies for evolving literacies and pedagogical practice: opportunities and challenges

Digital ethnography as a research method. In view of the prevailing predominantly online interactions for various purposes and in different contexts, digital platforms are increasingly becoming important sites for observing human behaviour

Digital citizenship as a socio-cultural, economic and political resource.

Towards as Participatory Curriculum: a Model for Teacher Education Institutions in Botswana (2014) The University of Melbourne

Essays and social commentary