Professional Background

Prof. A.J. Swart is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering. His primary research focus lies in Engineering Education Development, where he actively advocates for the strategic use of educational technologies to promote and sustain student engagement in higher education.

His scholarly work spans multiple disciplines, including the quantification of output power loss in shaded solar panels and the field of informetrics, where he investigates key differences between academic profiles on platforms like ResearchGate and Google Scholar. Beyond his own research, Prof. Swart is a dedicated mentor for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), delighting in collaborating with colleagues to refine and report on their teaching practices in the public domain.

Areas of Expertise

• • Engineering Education Development
• • Student Engagement Strategies
• • Energy Monitoring (Solar Panels)
• • Informetrics and Academic Profiling
• • Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)