Workshop 1: Online assessment for teacher trainees

Prof Muyinda, is an Associate Professor of Open, Distance and eLearning (ODeL) and Director of the Institute of Open, Distance and eLearning at Makerere University. He is an accomplished researcher, practitioner and academic of ODeL. He is the convener of online/blended learning programmes in Makerere University’s Bachelor of Youth Development Work and Master of Instructional Design and Technology. He is a certified blended learning developer, named by Bob Little as among the top 100 movers and shakers of online corporate education in Africa. He is the Chairperson of the taskforce for fast-tracking the implementation of online learning at Makerere University.

Dr Mayende is a lecturer, instructional designer and Deputy Director at the Institute of Open, Distance and eLearning (IODeL) at Makerere University, with 21 years’ experience. He played a pivotal role in providing administrative and technical leadership when conducting the first-ever online examination at Makerere University. He holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Instructional Design and Performance Measurement from Arizona State University, USA; a PhD, ICT (Online Learning) from the University of Agder, Norway; a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (ICT) from the University of Cape Town, South Africa; an MSc Engineering (Information Systems) from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway; and a BSc Computer Science and Mathematics from Makerere University, Uganda. He is a consultant in instruction design, learning design, eLearning, educational multimedia, curriculum design and online assessment.

Mr Kajumbula is a lecturer at the Institute of Open, Distance and eLearning (IODeL) at Makerere University. He is a certified blended learning academic developer of the Staff and Education Development Association (SEDA). He has an MSc from Makerere University and a Postgraduate Diploma in E-Teaching (E-course Development and Implementation) from the University of Agder, Norway. He has vast experience in training, research and practise in e-content development, and is a module trainer of SEDA-UK. He is an ardent online module developer, and has participated in staff training in blended learning at universities across Africa using various learning management systems.

Mr Wamakote is a lecturer in the Faculty of Science and Education at Busitema University. He specialises in the application of ICT in education, training and management and is the coordinator of open, distance and eLearning at the University. He is a science educationist with over 35 years’ experience in education at both secondary and tertiary education levels. He holds an MSc (Educational Sciences and Technology) from the University of Twente, The Netherlands; an MEduc (Science Education) from Makerere University, Uganda; a Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Science from Makerere University, Uganda; and a Certificate in the Design and Facilitation of Online Learning from the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand.