In February 2004, the Office of Research and the Instructional Development Unit, Mona co-hosted ‘A Supervisor Development Workshop’ for colleagues involved in supervising students. While the focus of the workshop was on supervising Ph.D. students, participants found that the guidelines benefited research students generally. The success of the workshop led to many requests for a repeat of the presentation, particularly from colleagues whose work demands at the time did not allow them to participate. A repeat workshop will be offered and will be conducted by the same presenter, Prof. Gina Wisker. The workshop will be held August 9-11, 2004 at 9:00 a.m. daily in the Multi-Functional Room of the Main Library.
Professor Wisker is co-editor of the Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA) Journal, “Innovations in Education and Teaching International”. She is a reputed international consultant in learning and teaching, and has been particularly active in Australia, South Africa and Asian countries. She is author of The Postgraduate Research Handbook and Good Practice Supervising Postgraduates. Her newest publication, The Good Supervisor, will be released shortly.