Johan Slabbert Email & Phone Number

Johannesburg, Gp, Za

This specialist position combes specialised educational technology management background, internal and external matrix human resource and project management skills within an e‐learning environment. As Educational Technology Project Manager I am responsible for the management of institutional educational technology projects, and a team of Instructional Designers to expand and promote the e‐learning environment at the University of Pretoria within an innovative hybrid learning environment.

Pretoria Area, South Africa

The Department for Education Innovation responsible for E-education at the University is a centralized service provided to academic staff at the University of Pretoria that enables the skilful & appropriate integration of various information & communication technologies through leadership & expertise to provide innovative teaching & student success solutions.In my role as Educational Technologist & Blackboard System Administrator, I am responsible for identifying, evaluating &… Show more The Department for Education Innovation responsible for E-education at the University is a centralized service provided to academic staff at the University of Pretoria that enables the skilful & appropriate integration of various information & communication technologies through leadership & expertise to provide innovative teaching & student success solutions.In my role as Educational Technologist & Blackboard System Administrator, I am responsible for identifying, evaluating & implementing integrations between our Learning Management System, Blackboard, & external systems, ensuring error-free upgrades to new versions as well as expert problem-solving enrollment & system issues.Responsibilities:Testing system upgrades & evaluating outcomes, as well as implementing integrations with Blackboard LMS.Troubleshooting, diagnosing, testing & resolving complex system problems by providing technical expertise & direction in support of system infrastructure & process improvements. Performing systems architecture assessments & recommending current & future hardware & software strategies & directions.Responsible for monitoring the availability of the system & communicating interruptions, upgrades & new functionalities to staff & students.Tasked with project management of Blackboard migrations, including local hosting to Managed Hosting & Software as a Service.Responsible for testing & specialised support of PeopleSoft Campus integration, international publishers & educational technologies integrated with Blackboard for 6000+ courses & 50 000+ students. Show less

In my position as Educational Technologist, I was responsible for testing & specialised support of PeopleSoft Campus integration, International Publishers & Educational Technologies integrated with Blackboard for 6000+ courses & 50 000+ students.Responsibilities:Outlined e-learning project scope, designed systems & implemented & test e-learning systems integrations & processes.Executed Linux help site server setup, including administration & content management.Provided &… Show more In my position as Educational Technologist, I was responsible for testing & specialised support of PeopleSoft Campus integration, International Publishers & Educational Technologies integrated with Blackboard for 6000+ courses & 50 000+ students.Responsibilities:Outlined e-learning project scope, designed systems & implemented & test e-learning systems integrations & processes.Executed Linux help site server setup, including administration & content management.Provided & coordinate specialist user & system support, including training. Show less

Pretoria Area, South Africa

In this position, my main role was to train staff & students in WebCT LMS, the Learning Management System. I provided technical & system support for all LMS courses, & was the administrator of the Virtual Campus middleware integration database. Responsibilities:Assessed staff & student training needs.Developed staff & student training procedures.Taught staff & students to use campus systems & applications.Provided individual support & resolving issues when… Show more In this position, my main role was to train staff & students in WebCT LMS, the Learning Management System. I provided technical & system support for all LMS courses, & was the administrator of the Virtual Campus middleware integration database. Responsibilities:Assessed staff & student training needs.Developed staff & student training procedures.Taught staff & students to use campus systems & applications.Provided individual support & resolving issues when needed.Determined system utilisation requirements by researching & testing systems.Executed with all system administration.Tasked with new LMS evaluation, implementation & integration. Show less

Master Of Engineering | Technology Management, Technology Management

Strategic Project Management | Project Human Resource Management | Project Procurement Management NZQA Assessment Outcome | A Master's.

Master Of Information Technology

IT Project Management | Management of Networks | IT System Integration NZQA Assessment Outcome | A Master's Degree at Level 9

Bachelor Of Engineering | Honours | Technology Management

Technology & Project Management, Engineering Logistics NZQA Assessment Outcome | A Bachelor Honours Degree at Level 8

Bachelor Of Engineering | Chemical Engineering

NZQA Assessment Outcome | A Batchelor Honours Degree at Level 8

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