Chris Busang

Experience

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  Ministry of Education, Botswana

  Jan 1987 - Mar 2007

  Principal Education Office
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  Ministry of Education Botswana

  Jan 1989 - Mar 2007

  Principal Education Officer, Media & ICT

  Manage and Coordination of National Educational Media and ICT Professional Development Initiatives

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  University of Botswana

  Nov 2016 - now

  Plan, manage and administer the implementation of Media Development Support Services and eLearning training programmes to ensure maximum adoption, productive use and financial viability of eLearning resources for academic staff and students of the University of Botswana.Manage the processes for implementing the strategy for eLearning.Lead and supervise project team/s engaged in the overall eLearning process, including: design, production, delivery, evaluation, budgeting, staffing, and scheduling.eLearning Management - Manage and develop staff in the use of learning technology (e.g. Learning Management System) in the Centre for Academic Development; Initiate and manage collaborative projects in the area of learning technologies, with a particular focus on eLearning projects; Effectively coordinate and manage a team of professionals and academics (Media and Training Section); translate eLearning strategy into best practices, policy, processes and systems. Training - Ensure the effective and efficient use of learning technologies with a particular focus on eLearning by Academic staff and students through individual and group support and training;Quality Assurance – Ensure overall quality of online courses; enhance quality and standard of higher education learning and teaching throughout the University of Botswana and its Affiliated and Associated Institutions through integration of ICTs the curricular.Research and disseminate results on the use of technology to enhance Teaching and Learning Show less • As an eLearning expert - design the overall institutional eLearning architecture, integrating multiple eLearning components into one solution.• eLearning Management (eLM) - set eLM strategy and translate this into best practice, policy, processes and systems to create a positive attitude towards eLearning across the institution. Align eLM strategy to overall institutional strategy for increased use of eLearning in curricula, delivery and assessment thus improving the overall quality of courses and programmes.• eLearning Infrastructure development - set Audio Visual support strategy and translate this into best practice, policy, processes and systems applying working insight and understanding of Audio Visual support (AV) services and experience from different ICT environments.• Manage the processes across an entire Educational Technology Unit - align performance contracts within the Unit, translating operational strategy into performance deliverables.• Project Management - responsible for overall project performance using project management methodology, systems and tools.• Creativity and Innovation - connect different concepts from different fields and sources to create something new and think outside the box.• Quality Management - the ability to apply all quality management tools to improve operational efficiency.• Team building and networks - build and nurtures networks of colleagues, customers, partners to improve team performance, collaboration and partnerships. • Research and publish educational technology trends in the use of educational technologies. Show less

  • Manager Edutech,

    Jun 2007 - now

  • Acting Deputy Director, Educational Technology

    Nov 2016 - Sept 2018