Mhlengi Linda Dumisa
Student and academic Tutor in Johannesburg, Auckland Park
Mr Mhlengi Linda Dumisa is a curious and hardworking third-year Bachelor of Education in Senior Phase and FET student at the University of Johannesburg majoring in Economics, School ICT Support, and Economic and Management Sciences. Mr. Dumisa’s passion lies in bridging the gap between technology and education. He is passionate about making an impact in the education field by teaching using ICTs in education which are known to support learning and make learners actively engage in their learning. He furthermore aspires to pursue postgraduate studies to make a difference through groundbreaking and meaningful research.
While studying for his undergraduate degree Mr Dumisa has been a Golden Key award recipient for two consecutive years, 2022 and 2023 respectively. He also participated at the 4th Annual Undergraduate Reasearch Conference hosted by the University of Johannesburg Library 4.0 in collabortion with the Academic Development Centre. Our study was titled “Economics Pre-service Teachers' on the Use of Gamification To Enhance 21st-Century Skills When Teaching Inflation During Micro-lessons.” Furthermore, he was also announced as the top student in Methodology and Practicum: School Role ICT Support 3A for the first semester of 2024. He managed to achieve all this by being a committed and hardworking student ever since he started studying at the University of Johannesburg.
Lastly, Mr Dumisa has been newly appointed as an Academic Tutor at the University of Johannesburg for Teaching Studies 2B (TST20B2) and School ICT Support 2B (ITS20B2) for the second semester of the 2024 academic year. He has also previously served as an Examination Assistant at King Cetshwayo District (Department of Education) in KwaZulu-Natal for two consecutive years, 2022 and 2023 during his December holidays.
Moreover, Mr Dumisa enjoys volunteering to tutor/help secondary school learners with Accounting, Computer Applications Technology (CAT), Economics, and Mathematics during his free time. He also likes playing board games and listening to music during his free time.