Leadership Diploma course at Word of Faith Bible Institute (WOFBI), Nairobi.

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1 PERSONAL DATA NAME : RUNO MARY N. DATE OF BIRTH : SEPTEMBER 3, 1959 PLACE OF BIRTH : OTHAYA, NYERI, KENYA MARITAL STATUS : SINGLE, 3 CHILDREN DENOMINATION : CHRISTIAN CURRENT ADDRESS : KENYATTA UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION P.O. BOX , NAIROBI maryruno@gmail.com,/mnruno@yahoo.com PERMANENT ADDRESS : P.O. BOX 127, OTHAYA, KENYA. KEY QUALIFICATIONS : Special Education Specialist in Learning Disabilities, Mental Disabilities, and Researcher/Facilitator EDUCATION 2010 PhD Thesis: Identification of Reading Disabilities and Teacher- Oriented Challenges in Teaching Reading to class five learners in Nyeri and Nairobi Districts, Kenya. - July Leadership Diploma course at Word of Faith Bible Institute (WOFBI), Nairobi Jersey City State College, New Jersey. U.S.A. M.A. in Special Education Jersey City State College, New Jersey U.S.A. B.A. in Special Education Kahuhia Girls Secondary School Murang a - Kenya, EACE Certificate Our Lady of Mercy Secondary School, Nairobi. 1

2 Ruruguti Primary School, Nyeri. WORK EXPERIENCE 2011 January Chairperson, Department of Special Needs Education Consultant at Oshwal primary/nursery Nairobi on Assessment and Special Needs Education Part-time lecturer, at United States International University (USIU) in the department of Psychology on Assessment Departmental Examination Coordinator 2000-Present Dec 2001-Present Sept Tutor at the Institute of Open Learning Kenyatta University Part-time Lecturer Institute of Continuing Education Kenyatta University Part-time Lecturer Early Childhood Studies Department : Teaching Practice and attachment Coordinator and supervisor in the school of Education Present: Lecturer Department of Special Education- Kenyatta University : Lecturer Departments of Educational Psychology & Special Education, Maseno University College Jan-1991 Dec. Assistant Lecturer, Nairobi University, Kikuyu Campus Jan Lecturer, Department of the Mentally Handicapped, Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE) Kenya Coordinator Distance Education KISE Highridge Teachers College, taught courses in Mental Handicaps and Geography 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

3 2010 Currently Supervising 6 masters students and 2 PhD at Kenyatta University Dec Present Departmental Examination Coordinator 2007 Present Departmental ISO coordinator putting in quality systems in the department and university Elected committee member of the University Academic Staff Union (UASU) at Kenyatta University Occasionally acted as a chairperson in the department of special education Dec 2002 Jan 2003 Acting chair person, department of Early Childhood studies Examination Coordinator for the department of special education Present Academic Director of Bright Hills School and Assessment Center (An inclusive program) Nairobi, Kenya Departmental timetable developer, responsible for coordinating various courses to be taught in the Dept Head of Department of M.H. at Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE) Principal Coordinator of Distance Education at Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE) Vice chairperson of Maseno University Sacco and chairperson of Education Section. SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS Coordinator of Curriculum committee Develops various curricular for, certificate, diploma, bachelors and masters Present Coordinator, Departmental Curriculum development committee organized workshops for developing new curriculum for primary school teachers and revising for secondary school teachers Present Member of the mentoring programme for students at the University 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). 3

4 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 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) 2001 Jan - Dec Educational psychologist for Kestral Mannor School involved in assessing children and advising the special teachers in the school Jan - Dec Part-time tutor for Kenya Headmistress association (KHA) training for preschool teachers Jan-July Tutor at Acorn tutorials to the teachers taking special education courses June -August Researcher for UNICEF Rapid Assessment for children with Special needs in Thika, Siaya, Kwale, Nairobi and Turkana Present Assessment of children and consultancy in Special Education Present Give talks to children and adolescents in schools on various aspects of human Growth and Development (Primary, Secondary and Communities) May Facilitator Plan International (Thika) Seminar given to Community Health workers and Village Development Unit leaders on Identification of Children with Special Needs Present Public speaker in churches Facilitator Nyanza Province Co-operative matters to Managers and various Board of Directors on topics such as stress management, Public Relations (PR), Motivation etc 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) 4

5 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 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 Trained on quality management systems ISO Interview Panelist of Covenant University - Nigeria under the umbrella of Winners Chapel Nairobi Coordinator of Word Of Faith Bible Institute WOFBI, run under Winners Chapel Nairobi. SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS AND PAPER PRESENTATIONS April 2010 January 2010 Presented my PHD findings to WERK - Nairobi Presented my PHD Research findings to EDULINK International workshop on Learning Disabilities at Kenyatta University. November th 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 January 25 th 31 st Presented a paper on Learning Disabilities Diagnosis & Intervention in a National seminar on Neuropsychology Kenyatta University Presented paper on Learning Disabilities at Edulink seminar in Namibia 5

6 July 2006 July, 2004 May, 2004 April, 2000 Trainer of Trainers at Kakuma Refugee Camp through International Refugee committee (IRC) National Seminar on Early childhood studies Kenyatta University. DAAD seminar on HIV /Aids, Nakuru. 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 Seminar on gender sensitivity on water and sanitary projects in Kisii District. KUSCO 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 1997 Provincial Manager KUSCO Aug Mombasa Kenya: Presented a paper on Distance Education in a Distance Education Workshop July Moi University: Presented a paper on The Gifted and Talented 1991 June Inter-University Seminar: Arusha, Tanzania Attachment on Distance Education, Adult education and in-service Program Kikuyu, Nairobi University Dec 1987-March Organized KISE workshop on distance Education: Green Hills, Nyeri. 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. 6