Leadership Diploma course at Word of Faith Bible Institute (WOFBI),. Nairobi.
1982 – ... Assistant Lecturer, Nairobi University, Kikuyu Campus. 1986-1991 Jan.
PERSONAL DATA NAME DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH MARITAL STATUS DENOMINATION CURRENT ADDRESS
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PERMANENT ADDRESS KEY QUALIFICATIONS
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RUNO MARY N. SEPTEMBER 3, 1959 OTHAYA, NYERI, KENYA SINGLE, 3 CHILDREN CHRISTIAN KENYATTA UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION P.O. BOX 43844-00100, NAIROBI +254 721381513 Email:
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[email protected] P.O. BOX 127, OTHAYA, KENYA. Special Education Specialist in Learning Disabilities, Mental Disabilities, and Researcher/Facilitator
EDUCATION 2010
PhD Thesis: “Identification of Reading Disabilities and TeacherOriented Challenges in Teaching Reading to class five learners in Nyeri and Nairobi Districts, Kenya.” - July 2010.
2005 – 2006
Leadership Diploma course at Word of Faith Bible Institute (WOFBI), Nairobi.
1982 – 1983
Jersey City State College, New Jersey. U.S.A. M.A. in Special Education
1978 – 1981
Jersey City State College, New Jersey U.S.A. B.A. in Special Education
1975 – 1976
Kahuhia Girls Secondary School Murang’a - Kenya, EACE Certificate.
1973 – 1975
Our Lady of Mercy Secondary School, Nairobi. 1
1965 – 1972
Ruruguti Primary School, Nyeri.
WORK EXPERIENCE 2011 January 2010-2011
Chairperson, Department of Special Needs Education Consultant at Oshwal primary/nursery Nairobi on Assessment and Special Needs Education.
2010
Part-time lecturer, at United States International University (USIU) in the department of Psychology on Assessment
2008 – 2010
Departmental Examination Coordinator
2000-Present
Tutor at the Institute of Open Learning – Kenyatta University
Dec 2001-Present
Part-time Lecturer – Institute of Continuing Education Kenyatta University
Sept. 2000-2004
Part-time Lecturer – Early Childhood Studies Department
1999-2007:
Teaching Practice and attachment Coordinator and supervisor in the school of Education.
1998-Present:
Lecturer – Department of Special Education- Kenyatta University.
1992-1998:
Lecturer Departments of Educational Psychology & Special Education, Maseno University College.
1991 Jan-1991 Dec. Assistant Lecturer, Nairobi University, Kikuyu Campus. 1986-1991 Jan
Lecturer, Department of the Mentally Handicapped, Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE) Kenya.
1987-1991
Coordinator – Distance Education – KISE
1984.1986
Highridge Teachers College, taught courses in Mental Handicaps and Geography.
1983.1984
Substitute Teacher, Jersey City Public Schools (U.S.A.) (Primary and Secondary, regular and Special Classes)
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE 2011
Chairperson, Department of Special Needs Education 2
2010
Currently Supervising 6 masters students and 2 PhD at Kenyatta University.
2007 Dec –Present
Departmental Examination Coordinator
2007 – Present
Departmental ISO coordinator – putting in quality systems in the department and university
2004 – 2008
Elected committee member of the University Academic Staff Union (UASU) at Kenyatta University Occasionally acted as a chairperson in the department of special education
2003 – 2004
Dec 2002 – Jan 2003 Acting chair person, department of Early Childhood studies 2002 – 2004 Examination Coordinator for the department of special education. 2001 – Present
Academic Director of Bright Hills School and Assessment Center (An inclusive program) – Nairobi, Kenya.
2000 – 2004
Departmental timetable developer, responsible for coordinating various courses to be taught in the Dept.
1987 – 1990
Head of Department of M.H. at Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE)
1978-1991
Principal Coordinator of Distance Education at Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE).
1994 – 1998
Vice chairperson of Maseno University Sacco and chairperson of Education Section.
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS 2008 -
Coordinator of Curriculum committee – Develops various curricular for, certificate, diploma, bachelors and masters.
2007 – Present
Coordinator, Departmental Curriculum development committee organized workshops for developing new curriculum for primary school teachers and revising for secondary school teachers.
2007- Present
Member of the mentoring programme for students at the University
2006 - Present
Executive member – Governor (BOG) of Governor at Kenya Institute of the Blind (KIB)
2005 – Present
External Examiner for Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE).
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2003 Aug-Sept
Appointed by the Permanent Secretary - Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (on a Task Force) as an expert to research to determine the status of special needs education in Kenya.
2001 - 2002
Academic Chairperson of Kenyatta University primary school in charge of academic affairs
2001 – Present
Writer of various modules for Institute of Open Learning - Kenyatta University (Area of learning disabilities Reading and, Reading disabilities and pre-school education) Educational psychologist for Kestral Mannor School – involved in assessing children and advising the special teachers in the school. Part-time tutor for Kenya Headmistress association (KHA) training for preschool teachers.
2001 Jan - Dec 2001 Jan - Dec
2001 Jan-July
Tutor at Acorn tutorials to the teachers taking special education courses.
2001 June -August
Researcher for UNICEF – Rapid Assessment for children with Special needs in Thika, Siaya, Kwale, Nairobi and Turkana.
2000 – Present
Assessment of children and consultancy in Special Education.
1999 – Present
Give talks to children and adolescents in schools on various aspects of human Growth and Development (Primary, Secondary and Communities).
2000 – May
Facilitator – Plan International (Thika) Seminar given to Community Health workers and Village Development Unit leaders on Identification of Children with Special Needs.
2000 – Present
Public speaker in churches.
1997 -1998
Facilitator Nyanza Province Co-operative matters to Managers and various Board of Directors on topics such as stress management, Public Relations (PR), Motivation etc.
1987 – 1989
Participant in writing a Manual for National Census for Handicapped. Facilitator – National Census – Nairobi.
PUBLICATIONS 2000 – Present
Writing modules of various areas at Kenyatta University for Institute of Open Learning
Winter, 2010
Published a scholarly paper in the journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals (JAASEP)
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2008
Written module for KISE (Remedial teaching for learners with learners Disabilities.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS 2006 – Present
Executive committee member – Board of Governors Kenya Institute for the Blind
2007 - 2009
Member of publishing committee Board for KISE – Distance learning modules. Secretary – Education Board member for Winners Chapel group of schools (preschool, primary, secondary and university) Secretary – Bible school council member
2007 - 2008
Trained on quality management systems ISO-9001-200
2005 – 2009
Interview Panelist of Covenant University - Nigeria under the umbrella of Winners Chapel Nairobi.
2004 – 2008
Coordinator of Word Of Faith Bible Institute – WOFBI, run under Winners Chapel Nairobi.
SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS AND PAPER PRESENTATIONS April 2010
Presented my PHD findings to WERK - Nairobi
January 2010
Presented my PHD Research findings to EDULINK – International workshop on Learning Disabilities at Kenyatta University.
November 12-14th 08 Presented my part findings of PHD programme at an international conference and workshop on social and home development outcomes of education and poverty at Kenyatta University Nairobi-Kenya. November 2007
Presented a paper on Learning Disabilities Diagnosis & Intervention in a National seminar on Neuropsychology – Kenyatta University
January 25th – 31st
Presented paper on Learning Disabilities at Edulink seminar in Namibia
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July 2006
Trainer of Trainers at Kakuma Refugee Camp through International Refugee committee (IRC)
July, 2004
National Seminar on Early childhood studies¸ Kenyatta University.
May, 2004
DAAD seminar on HIV /Aids, Nakuru.
April, 2000
National conference on Higher Education for Human Development in Kenya. Presented a paper on “Philosophy of inclusion in regular schools”
Feb, 2000
Bright start workshop for pre-school children. Seminar on Cerebral Palsy Children.
1996
Seminar on gender sensitivity on water and sanitary projects in Kisii District. KUSCO.
1997
National Educational Seminar on Co-operative organized by the National office. Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya. Presented a paper on “Experiences of Parents of Handicapped Children”. Provincial Educational Seminar on Co-operative organized by the Nyanza
1995 1996 1997 1997-Aug
Provincial Manager – KUSCO. Mombasa Kenya: Presented a paper on Distance Education in a Distance Education Workshop.
1991-July
Moi University: Presented a paper on “The Gifted and Talented”
1991 – June
Inter-University Seminar: Arusha, Tanzania.
1987
Attachment on Distance Education, Adult education and in-service Program – Kikuyu, Nairobi University.
1988-Dec
Organized KISE workshop on distance Education: Green Hills, Nyeri.
1987-March
Writers workshop on Distance Education: Skills Learned Writing and Editing Distance Education Materials.
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS
Reading and traveling – I have travelled to USA, Uganda, Tanzania, Germany, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Namibia A strong member of Winners Chapel, Nairobi with special assignments of organizing Bible school programmes.
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