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staff profiles: CENTRE FOR EXTERNAL STUDIES (CES)

Mr Jacks N Ndimwedi

Department: Continuing Education; Student Support

1. Name:	Mr Jacks N Ndimwedi
2. Tertiary Qualifications	B Ed, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia, 1993. Cert in Public Administration, Polytechnic of Namibia, Windhoek Namibis,1998 HDE, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa, 1989. BA University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa, 1988.
3. Current Position	Assistant Lecturer
4. Campus Address	Main Campus, Mandume Ndemufayo Avenue, Windhoek Block F, Room F108
5. Office Phone, Fax & Cell phone	+264 61 206 3314 +264 61 0812696348
6. Email Address	jndimwedi@unam.na
7. Short Biography	Mr Ndimwedi is Namibian born with vast experience in the education sector in Namibia. He has been involved in teacher education for the 8 years. He served as an Education Officer for 5 years before he moved to the University of Namibia to join the Distance Education Section. He is tasked to coordinates the distance student activities among others to organise vacation schools for distance students. He also lecture undergraduate courses on Mid-level Management and coordinates the Diploma in Adult Education. His connection to the Department of Continuing education put him touch with outside institutions for training courses.
8. Resume/Vita
9. Recently Taught Courses	ORGANISING: CEM 1151 PLANNING: CEM 1131
10. Academic interest/ expertise	Research, writing and presentation, project management Information storage and retrieval systems
11. Research and Publications	Participate in a CES regional based survey to determine the interest of UNAM distance courses in different towns. June 2008
12. Recent Professional Activities	Organising the conference for Distance Education: the search for a national policy framework. 2007. Training of Distance education Tutors: the art of writing learner friendly material. UNAM Campus 2008. Oversee the part-time teaching course of HIV/AIDS counseling.2008 Organise and oversee the vacation schools for Adult Education during 6-9 May 2008.