Rate My Professor Fhatuwani Ravhuhali

Dr Fhatuwani Ravhuhali serves as Head of the Academic Development Unit (ADU) within the Centre for Higher Education Teaching and Learning (CHETL) at the University of Venda, where he holds the position of Senior Academic Development Practitioner. In this role, he leads initiatives focused on staff support and development, including capacity-building programmes, professionalisation of teaching, and curriculum enhancement, as well as student support and development aimed at fostering success, retention, and transition into higher education.

His research centres on higher education teaching and learning, academic development practice, student academic support systems, teacher professional development, and related areas such as foundation phase education and mentoring in higher education contexts. He has authored or co-authored numerous publications, including articles on teachers’ perceptions of continuing professional development (2015), the efficacy of student academic support systems for at-risk students (2020), inclusion of students in the induction of new university teachers (2022), and nuances of trust in academic development practice (2024). Dr Ravhuhali also contributes as a guest editor for special issues in journals focused on African perspectives of research in teaching and learning.