Digital learning that works for African universities
I lead Open, Distance and eLearning at Kibabii University and research how online and blended learning can raise completion where bandwidth and devices are limited.
What I do
- Design and governance of ODeL programmes and learning platforms
- Learning management systems (Moodle), blended course design and instructional design
- Self-directed and technology-enabled learning, gamification and extended reality
- Staff training for online teaching
Evidence from my work
- Director, ODeL, Kibabii University (2025 onward); ODeL Board (2018 to 2020); Technology Enabled Learning Policy Committee (2020)
- Commonwealth of Learning training in blended courses on Moodle (2021); Instructional Design certificate (2019)
- Contributed to Open University of Kenya learning modules in cyber security, digital service management and IT project management
- Researcher on the Erasmus+ UNIHUBS capacity-building project (EUR 799,943) and the Africa AI Upskilling programme (FATE Foundation and Google)
- Papers: E-learning Transforming Economies (2016); A Multi-Agent System for ICT-based Distance Learning (2016)
Supervision and examination
I have supervised and examined theses on LMS and web-conference usability, gamified learning systems, e-learning for the competency-based curriculum, XR simulation, mobile-app usefulness and self-directed learning adoption.
Partners and funders
Commonwealth of Learning; Open University of Kenya; Erasmus+ UNIHUBS consortium; FATE Foundation and Google.
Sustainable Development Goals
- SDG 4 (quality education)
- SDG 9 (industry, innovation and infrastructure)
- SDG 10 (reduced inequalities)
Collaboration ideas
- Learning-analytics studies to find which platform features raise completion in low-bandwidth settings
- Scaffolding self-directed learning for Kenyan university students
- Training programmes for lecturers moving to online and blended delivery
Related areas
Let us build something together
Whether you are a funder, a university looking for a partner, or a doctoral applicant, I would like to hear from you.
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