Educational Technologist
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Research Interests
Biography
Shannon Verne is a multidisciplinary academic, lecturer, educational technologist, and forensic anthropology researcher with extensive experience across higher education, digital learning, and human skeletal biology. She currently lectures Psychology and Research Methodology while leading digital teaching and learning initiatives, staff development training, and curriculum innovation within higher education environments.
Alongside her education technology expertise, Shannon is actively engaged in forensic anthropology research. Her PhD focuses on statistical methods for age estimation in older individuals using vertebral osteophyte formation, building on her MSc work on sexual dimorphism and population variation in the vertebrae. She has hands-on experience in human osteology, skeletal analysis and pathology.
Shannon’s broader research contributions extend to academic stress, digital teaching strategies, and student engagement. Her work has been presented at national conferences, including HELTASA and the Conference on Education and Technology. She is passionate about advancing accessible, technology-enhanced learning while contributing to forensic science research in South Africa.
Educational Technologist
Qualifications
Research Interests
Biography
Shannon Verne is a multidisciplinary academic, lecturer, educational technologist, and forensic anthropology researcher with extensive experience across higher education, digital learning, and human skeletal biology. She currently lectures Psychology and Research Methodology while leading digital teaching and learning initiatives, staff development training, and curriculum innovation within higher education environments.
Alongside her education technology expertise, Shannon is actively engaged in forensic anthropology research. Her PhD focuses on statistical methods for age estimation in older individuals using vertebral osteophyte formation, building on her MSc work on sexual dimorphism and population variation in the vertebrae. She has hands-on experience in human osteology, skeletal analysis and pathology.
Shannon’s broader research contributions extend to academic stress, digital teaching strategies, and student engagement. Her work has been presented at national conferences, including HELTASA and the Conference on Education and Technology. She is passionate about advancing accessible, technology-enhanced learning while contributing to forensic science research in South Africa.
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Formed by the strategic evolution of The IIE's Varsity College, IIE MSA, Vega and
the School of Hospitality and Service Management, uniting under the Emeris name.
Emeris is an educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education (Pty) Ltd which is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a private higher education institution under the Higher Education Act, 1997 (reg. no. 2007/HE07/002). Company registration number: 1987/004754/07. View certificate here.
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