When I was a kid, although I have always had such respect for teachers, but I never really thought of myself becoming a teacher, let alone teaching at a university! But here I am, a passionate teacher, teaching in the age of digital technologies and a diversity of learners and learning needs. Life without teachers is really doomed!
I love research, I especially enjoy collaborative research projects that brings together a fountain of talents and passions from the team members. In Setswana, there is an idiom that says "Tau e senang seboka e siiwa ke none e tlhotsa" meaning "To work alone is harder than with help". The African philosophy of UBUNTU (Motho ke motho ka batho) says "I am because you are" or "You are because we are". So if its anything about academic professional development, educational technologies, e-portfolios, teaching strategies, student support, online learning/e-learning, technology adoption, open distance education, then I am ready to collaborate, you can contact me on modismp@unisa.ac.za.
I actually approach every task as a project, anything, even just going to the shop, I put down a list of things to buy, other places I might need to go to, an so forth. Although we don't always have control on everything, however, planning is the first key success factor on a daily basis!
Oh, I have designed and managed content online, website management, learning content, etc., and this is aligned to planning and also excellent filing and e-file management skills.
Hahhaa, even with my heightened level of nervousness, but once the clock start, the nervous energy is turned into adrenalin!! :)