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Jeckoniah O. Odumbe DATE of BIRTH CURRICULUM VITAE NAME: : Jeckoniah O. Odumbe DATE OF BIRTH : 25th September, 1941 MARITAL STATUS : Married NATIONALITY : Kenyan ADDRESS : Centre for Open and Distance Learning University of Nairobi Kikuyu Campus P.O. Box 30197, Nairobi, Kenya Office Tel: 254 202152073/202152073 OR Cell Phone 254 720714346/715139055 Fax : 254 20 2245566 Email: [email protected] [email protected] EDUCATION 1983 – 1984 M.Ed. Comparative Education in Developing Countries – Distance Education. University of London 1967 – 1970 B.Ed. Upper Second Class (Hons) Makerere College, University of East Africa. 1964 – 1965 SI Certificate (Major in Geography), Central Teachers College, Nairobi 1961 – 1962 East African Advanced Certificate of Education (EAACE 2Ps. 1 Sub) Kangaru High School. 1957 – 1960 Cambridge School Certificate (CSC Div 1). Government, African School, Kisii. AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION 1. Programme Curriculum Development and Project Design. 2. Administration of Open and Distance Learning and Instructional Design and Materials Development for Distance Education. 3. Research and Evaluation Techniques. 4. Comparative Education in Developed and Developing Countries with specific reference to Open and Distance Learning. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 1. A Proposal developed for the survey of the development and practice of distance education in selected in Sub-Saharan Africa: A case of Kenya’s contribution. 2. A Review of the the Use of ICT in Teacher Education in the University of Nairobi 2007. 3. A survey of the Practice and Challenges of Open and Distance Learning in Kenya 2004 4. Need Assessment for Distance Education in Swaziland 2003 5. Collaboration in the provision of Family Health Education in Swaziland 1998 6. Evaluation of the Board and Department of Adult Education on Improvement of Management of Adult and continuing Education. October 1995 to January 1996. 7. Use of technology in Distance Education. A case study in Kenya – 1994 presented at International Council for Distance Education Conference in Manchester. 8. Evaluation of the operation of the Lesotho Distance Teaching Centre – Ministry of Education Lesotho sponsored by UNDP – 1992 9. Theory and Practice”. A case study of the External Degree Programme sponsored by International Extension College – Publication – 1992. London 10. A critical study of the Teaching Systems of the External Degree Programme at the Faculty of External Studies, University of Nairobi 1988/90 11. “Evaluation of the Part Time Tutors of the Business Studies in Nairobi Extra- Mural Centre 1988 Report presented in the DSE Workshop in Naivasha – 1988’. 12. M.Ed. Dissertation. “A study of student support services for the Distance 2 Learning System of the College of Adult and Distance Education, University of Nairobi., University of London , July 1984. 13. “Report on Evaluation of the African Adult Education Association 1982”. Study sponsored and published by Canadian International Development Agency. 14. “Cotton Industry in south Nyanza” in the Geographer Vol. No 4 1969 pp12 - 14 Makerere University College PROFESSIONAL AND WORK EXPERIENCE 5th April 2013 : Conducted a Quality Assurance Workshop for the Institute of Open And Distance Learning of Moi University at Pinetree Gardens Hotel in Eldoret. 25h March 2013: Facilitated a Sensitization and Orientation of Pre-clinical Departments At Choromo on implementation of Odel in the University of Nairobi 24th to28th Feb.2013: Facilitated Joint Tutors Orientation for tutoring and Supporting learners on face to face held at Multimedia University of Kenya at Rongai. 4th to 8th Feb 2013: Facilitated a Joint Writers workshop for CBPS, Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing and Wangari Maathae Institute at KWSTI Naivasha. 16th to 21st Dec2012 Facilitated a Joint Writers Workshop for the Colleges of Health Sciences and Education and External Studies at KWSTI. 21st to 27th Nov2012 Facilitated A Joint Writers’ Workshop for School of Physical for Analytical Chemistry and Climate Change and Educational Foundations at KWSTI. 4th to 9th Nov 2012 : Facilitated a Joint Writers’ Workshop for the School of Business And Faculty of Arts at KWSTI. 1st to 3rd Nov 2012: Conducted Tutors Orientation Workshop fo DEMS, DDS and Educational Admin and Planning for supporting the Vision 2030 Flagship Programmes on-line and off-line at Multimedia University Conference Centre Karen. 26th Aug to 1stSept 2012: Facilitated Writers’/Reviewers’ workshop for the College of Health Sciences at KWSTI. 5th to 11th Aug 2012 : Facilitated Writers’ and Reviewers’ Workshop for the Departs of Educational Foundations and Agric Economics at KWSTI. 3 July to Sept 2012 Developed a Tutors’ Manual for tutoring the Distance harmonized Curriculum of HIV/AIDS for the different cadres of health practitioners. 30th Jul to 3rd Aug 2012.Facilitated a Writers Workshop for PACE at Mereka Hotel in Nakuru. 10th to 15th Jun 2012: Facilitated Writers’/Reviewers’ Workshop for the College of Health Sciences and Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at KWSTI. 6th to 12th May 2012:Facilitated Writers’/Reviewers’ Workshop for the departments of Facilitated Educational Foundations and Educ. ComTech at KWSTI. 23rd to 27th April 2012: Facilitated the Biosafety Writers’ Workshop at Mereka Hotel Nakuru. 12th to 16th March2012: Facilitated Writers’/Reviewers’ Workshop for Departments of Educational Foundations and Educational Admin and Planning KWSTI. 20th to 25th March2012: Facilitated Reviewers’ Workshop for School of Business at Multimedia University College Conference Centre- Rongai. 13th to 17th March 2012: Facilitated a Writers’ workshop for developing instructional Material for sponsored by Maryland University in collaboration With the University of Nairobi at Mereka Hotel in Nakuru. 6th to 11th Feb 2012 : Facilitated a Joint Writers’ Workshop for the departments of Agric. Economics, Educational Admin. & Planning and Educational ComTech. At Kenya School of Law. 9th to 14th Oct 2011 Facilitated a joint Writers Workshop of the Departments of Educational Admin, Philosophy and Religious Studies. Educ. Communication and Technology and School of Dental Sciences at KWSTI Naivasha. 25th Sept to 1st Oct2011 Facilitated BA Mop-up Writers Workshop for the Faculty of Arts At KWSTI Naivasha. 23rd Sept 2011 Attended a Workshop of Curriculum Review of the Kenya School Of Law held at Safari Park Hotel Kasarani. 12TH to 16th Sept 2011 Facilitated writers workshop for the Department of Agric Economics for BSc Agric. Education and Extension 4 8th to 13th Aug2011 Facilitated a joint writers workshop of College of Health Sciences University of Nairobi and University of Maryland on HIV and AIDs materials development under NASCOP/PACE 31st Jul to 6th Aug2011 Attended DETA 2011 at Mandeline Pedagogia in Maputo Mozambique. 24th to 29thJul2011 Facilitated HIVand AIDs writers Instructional Materials Development Workshop in Naivasha. 19th to 25th Jun2011 Facilitated BSc and Med writers workshop at KWSTI Naivasha 12th to 14th Jun2011 Facilitated the Laikipia University College Armed forces Instructional Development Course 29thMay to 4th Jun 2011 Facilited the M.Ed de writers workshop at Multimedia University College Conference Centre 2nd to 6th May2011 Facilitated at the CODL Strategic Planning meeting at Multimedia University College Conference centre. 2nd to 8th April 2011 Facilitated BA Mop-up Writers Workshop at Multi-media University College Conference Centre. 20th to 25thFeb2011 Facilitated combined M.Ed and BA Mop-up at the Kenya Wildlife Training Institute Naivasha. 10th to 12th Feb 2011 Review workshop of CBA for Cooperative College of Kenya. 23th to 28th Jan2011 Facilitated M.Ed writers for the Department of Distance Studies Shool of Eduation at Naivasha. 12th to 18th Dec 2010 Facilitated BSc Mop-up Writers Workshop for CBPSc at Multimedia University College Conference Centre. 17th to 22nd Oct2010 Facilitated BA Writers Workshop for the Faculty of Arts Mop-up program at KWSTI Naivasha. 26thSeptt to 1STOct2010 Facilitated B.Com Review and Revision Workshop for the School of Business at KWSTI Naivasha. 16th to 20th Aug 2010 Facilitated a Writers workshop for the Cooperative College Of Kenya at Karen. 5 26th Jun to 2th Jul 2010 Attended an International Instructional Design organized jointly By National Open University of Nigeria and Commonwealth of Learning at NOUN Lagos Nigeria 11th to 15th May 2010 Facilitated the Review and Revision Workshop for B.Sc for CBPSc at Multimedia University College Conference Centre Mbagathi 25th to 30th April2010 Facilitated Writers Workshop for B.Com School of Business At KWSTI Naivasha. 31st March -5th Apr2010 Facilitated Review and Revision Workshop for B.A. Levels III and IV for Faculty of Arts at KWSTI Naivasha. April to Nov 2010 Provided Consultancy Services to the Planning and Implementation Committee for the Establishment of Open University of Kenya 28th Feb to5th March2010 Facilitated Materials development for B.A. Level III & IV For the Faculty of Arts University of Nairobi. 21st to 26th Feb 2010 Facilitated the Materials Development for the B.Sc. programmes For the College of Biological and Physical Science UoN at ARC At Egerton University. 17th to 22n Jan2010 Facilitated the M.A. in Project Planning Materials Development Workshop at KWSTI Naivasha. 11th to 13th Oct2009 Facilitated in the Writers Workshop for Level IV materials For the School of Business held at the Kenya Wildlife Training Institute in Naivasha. 27th Sept to 2nd Oct2009 Facilitated in the Writers Workshop of M.A. in Project
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