Staff Profiles: Postgraduate Studies Unit

staff profiles - POSTGRADUATE studies unit

Dr Cornelia Shimwooshili Shaimemanya

Department: Postgraduate Studies Unit

1. Name: (Title , First, Last Names)	Dr Cornelia Shimwooshili Shaimemanya
2. Tertiary Qualifications (High to Low) Note: Acronyms to be written out in full	PhD (Science Education), Florida Tech, Florida, USA, 2006. MEd. (Curriculum and Instruction), Howard University, Washington DC, USA, 1993. BAEd (Accounting and Geography), National University of Lesotho, Roma, Lesotho, 1990. Certificate Distance Education, University of South Africa, 1999
3. Current Position	Director, Postgraduate Studies
4. Campus Address (Postal, Room No, Block/Unit)	Main Campus, Mandume Ndemufayo Avenue, Windhoek Block X, Room X038
5. Office Phone, Fax & Cell phone (optional)	+264 61 206 3523 +264 61 206 3980
6. Email Address	cshaimem@unam.na
7. Short Biography (maximum 150 words)	Dr Shimwooshili Shaimemanya is a Fulbright Scholar and has been involved in teaching graduate students for the past 15 years. She is currently the Deputy Director, Postgraduate Studies responsible among others for coordinating and running of University of Namibia and externally supported postgraduate training programmes to ensure quality control and the maintenance of high academic standards; coordinating the consideration and processing of postgraduate student research proposals, theses and dissertations; coordinating and administering viva voce examinations; providing academic support services to postgraduate students; empowering through short courses, seminars/workshops academic staff to teach at postgraduate level and conduct effective student supervision. Dr Shimwooshili Shaimemanya has been involved in the supervision of graduate research, organization and facilitation of workshops on Building Capacity on Postgraduate Teaching, Research, and Student Supervision. She is currently working on a change project titled: Reorienting Teacher Education at the University of Namibia (UNAM) to address Sustainability: Infusing ESD in the Curriculum of both graduate and undergraduate students.
8. Resume/Vita	Post resume/vita document
9. Recently Taught Courses (last 2 years- include course codes)	Population Education APE3601 Teaching Methods of Business Studies CAM3380/ECCB 3700/ CAM7339/CAM7119 Teaching Methods of Accounting CAM 3360/CAM 7319/CAM 7179 Teaching Methods of Economics, CAN 7317/CAN740
10. Academic interest/ expertise	Science Education Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Teacher training in Environmental Education E-Learning Environmental and Economic Accounting Curriculum and Instruction
11. Research and Publications List of references/citations: Title, year, place& publisher (includes links to abstracts& UNAM Press) Note: Acronyms to be written out in full	Articles: Shimwooshili Shaimemanya, C.N. (2008). Teaching Desertification: What effects do Teacher Attributes, Classroom Attributes and Instructional Strategies have on Namibian Secondary School Teachers? Namibia Educational Research Journal 2007/2008. Shimwooshili Shaimemanya, C.N. (2008). The role of higher education institutions on education for sustainable development. National Stakeholders Consultative Seminar on the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) in Namibia, 2008. Publications: Shimwooshili Shaimemanya, C. N. (2006) Teaching Desertification: An Investigation of Teacher and Classroom Attributes, Instructional Strategies, Locus of Control, Attitudes, and Self-Efficacy of Namibian Junior Secondary School Teachers (Doctoral Dissertation, Florida Institute of Technology, 2006, Publication Number 3221640). Available at en.scientificcommons.org/cornelia_ndahambelela_ shimwooshili_shaimemanya. Shimwooshili Shaimemanya, C. N. (Editor) and Ashton,D., Mavundukure, G. , and Olivier, C. (Co-Editors). Namibia Educational Research Journal 2007/8 Conference Papers: Shimwooshili Shaimemanya, C. N. (2009) The UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development and practical roles of higher education institutions, EEASA 2009 Annual Conference, University of Botswana, Gaborone Botswana, 12 July 2009-16 July 2009. Shimwooshili Shaimemanya, C. N. (2008). Education for Sustainable Development: The teaching of desertification in Namibian Secondary Schools. Paper presented at the 26th International Conference of the Environmental Association of Southern Africa (EEASA 2008: Actions Towards a Sustainable Future), University of Swaziland, Kwaluseni Campus Shimwooshili Shaimemanya, C. N. (2007). Teaching Desertification: Investigating Factors influencing Namibian Secondary School Teachers’ Affective Domain, Paper presented at the 4th World Environmental Education Congress, Durban International Convention Centre, 2-6 July, 2007. WEEC 2007 Conference Proceedings Available at www.weec2007.com Shimwooshili Shaimemanya, C. N. (2007). An Investigation of the Relationships among Teacher Attributes, Classroom Attributes, Instructional Strategies, and Namibian Junior Secondary School Teachers’ Affective Domain. 12th Biennial Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland and Namibia (BOLESWANA) International Symposium on Educational Research, National University of Lesotho, Roma, Lesotho, 23rd – 25th July, 2007.
12. Recent Professional Activities (last 2 years): Training, Presentations, University Committees, Community Outreach, Professional Associations, Bodies &Public Lectures Note: Acronyms to be written out in full	Consultancy Project etc. Participant in the SIDA/UNEP International Training Program in Education for Sustainable Development in Higher Education/MESA (Mainstreaming Environment and Sustainability into African Universities, Sweden and Kenya, 2009. Consultant/Trainer of Entrepreneurship Teachers at Secondary School level (2008), Northern Namibia Working on a change project titled: Reorienting Teacher Education at the University of Namibia (UNAM) to address Sustainability: Infusing Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in the Curriculum. Organizer and Rapporteur at the National Stakeholders Consultative Seminar on the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) in Namibia held at Safari Hotel, Windhoek 25-26 November 2008. Serving on the Southern and Eastern Africa Regional Reporting Team on the current state of ESD implementation (i.e. responsible for writing up the state of affairs of ESD in the region before and since the DESD was proclaimed). Serving on The National Technical Committee on Education for Sustainable Development Editor of Namibia Educational Research Journal Editor of Understanding Policy Domains Salient forces, Constituencies , Organizational Factors and Challenges by Tapera O. Chirawu, Political and Administrative Studies, University of Namibia Organized and Facilitated at the Workshop on Building Capacity on Postgraduate Teaching, Research, and Student Supervision, 19-21 September 2007, University of Namibia. Serving on the Steering Committee for establishing the University of Namibia Postgraduate School. Member of National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), USA Member of the World Environmental Education Association Moderator of Basic Teacher Education Diploma Pre-service