BSc (Mech Eng) Russian Federation, MTech (Mech Eng), PGDip TL&HE, PhD (Eng Education) UCT

Dr Ekaterina Rzyankina is an Academic Development Lecturer in the Department of Electrical Engineering. Her research examines how AI and digital technologies are reshaping engineering learning and uses and extends cultural-historical activity theory to understand these changes. She welcomes Master’s and PhD candidates interested in generative AI in engineering education, learning analytics, and theory-driven studies of digital education.

Research Interests

• AI and Digital Learning in Engineering Education
• Generative AI, Learning Analytics & Engineering Education
• Human–AI Learning in Engineering: A Cultural Historical Activity Theory Lens

Postgraduate Supervision

MPhil in Engineering Education

• Mr Mohamed Anthony Kamara, How Curriculum, Teaching Methods, and Resources Shape Industry-Ready CAD Proficiency of Civil and Mechanical Engineering Graduates from the University of Lagos (Co-supervisor Dr Robert Prince)
• Ms Regina Mammy, An Exploratory Case Study of Female Engineering Students’ Sense of Belonging at the University of Lagos (Co-supervisors Kalpana Ramesh Kanjee and Dr Robert Prince)
• Mr Richard Margai, Investigating Engineering Students' Learning Experiences During the Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) at the University of Lagos (Co-supervisor Dr Robert Prince)

PhD in Engineering Education

• Ms Nokulunga Dlamini, Design-based research on integrating immersive virtual reality training in problem-based-learning in an industrial engineering course at university of technology in South Africa (Co-supervisor A/Prof S Winberg)
• Mr Douglas Dyers, Developing an Integrated Academic Capacity Framework: A Case Study of South African Maritime Higher Education Institutions (Co-supervisor A/Prof S Winberg)
• Ms Reneilwe Malatji, Investigation AI Ethics in South African Engineering Practices (Co-supervisor Dr Sampath Amarasinghe Danapathi Ara)

Current Undergraduate Teaching

• EEE4125C: New Ventures: Planning, Practice and Professionalism