Rate My Professor Gounshali Vaghjee

Vaghjee's academic interests center on digital culture, social media, higher education, and online learning. Her research explores the integration of social media in pedagogy, learner engagement, and participatory cultures in digital environments, with particular relevance to small island developing states like Mauritius. Key publications include the article 'Social media-enhanced learning in a small island developing states (SIDS) setting' (2020), which investigates social media's role in enhancing learning outcomes. In 2022, she published chapters such as 'Covid-19 and student engagement: Perspectives of educators to abridge learning loss and engage students in the new normal learning setting' and 'Participatory learning culture: From spectators to creators in online learning environments,' addressing post-pandemic educational challenges. Additional contributions encompass 'Uses and Gratifications factors for social media use in teaching' (2016) and reviewer acknowledgements in academic journals. Her expertise extends to skills in new media technology, mass communication, web-based communication, social networking, and social media marketing. Through her work, Vaghjee influences pedagogical innovations, fostering student engagement in digital and hybrid learning spaces at Curtin University.