Who to call, and why

Instructional design expert

Instructional design expert in Rwanda, the United States and online

Systematic instructional design using ADDIE and evidence-based learning science, from single courses to institution-wide online learning strategies.

• Ph.D. candidate in Instructional Systems & Learning Technologies, Florida State University
• Teaching assistant for graduate courses in systematic instructional design, distance learning and courseware development at FSU
• Led faculty training in online course design during the COVID-19 transition at UTB, Rwanda
• Fluent with Articulate 360, iSpring Suite and the Adobe suite

Curriculum development & accreditation expert

Curriculum development expert in Rwanda and East Africa

Needs assessment, curriculum design and review aligned with industry demand and national accreditation standards, including Rwanda’s Higher Education Council (HEC).

• Team leader for 7 degree programs: B.Sc. Computer Science, IT, Smart Computing, Computer Application, Computer Science Engineering, and M.Sc. Data Science & Analytics
• Member, institutional audit and subject review group, Higher Education Council, Rwanda (2021–2022)
• Curriculum needs assessment for Kigali Independent University (2022)

Educational systems & higher education leadership

Expert in educational systems and higher education in Rwanda

Fifteen years inside Rwandan higher education as lecturer, ICT director, dean and acting deputy vice chancellor. Strategy, quality assurance, academic governance and digital transformation, seen from the inside.

• Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, UTB (2020)
• Dean, Faculty of Business & IT, UTB (2015–2020) and Dean, School of Computing & IT, University of Kigali (2020–2023)
• Executive member of the Academic Senate, University of Kigali
• Outstanding University Digitalization Initiative award, University of Kigali (2020)

IT training & consultancy

IT training and consultancy expert in Africa and worldwide

Digital literacy and ICT capacity-building programmes, training of trainers, MIS and ERP projects, and ICT strategy for governments, central banks, utilities and universities.

• ICDL Certified Trainer; ToT programmes for the National Bank of Rwanda, Ethiopia’s Ministry of Education & INSA, and Njala University (Sierra Leone)
• IT expert on the Rwanda Ministry of Trade ICT4COM strategy
• Co-PI on WASAC staff capacity-building programme
• Cisco Certified Academy Instructor

Learning analytics & AI in education

AI in education and learning analytics researcher

Research and products on AI-generated adaptive feedback, early-warning learning analytics, NLP for discussion and argumentation, and generative AI policy for education.

• Peer-reviewed work in ETR&D, the Journal of Applied Instructional Design and IEEE CISA
• Outstanding Research Paper Award, TCC 2025 (University of Hawaiʻi)
• Author of the sectoral AI module in the GIZ/HSRC handbook for AI policymakers in Africa and Asia
• Builder of EduGauge, Ask JB and Dual Learning

Canvas & Moodle LMS engineering

Canvas LMS and Moodle self-hosting expert

Design, deployment, administration and integration of self-hosted Canvas and Moodle platforms, plus the faculty development that makes them succeed.

• Architect of a production self-hosted Canvas LMS (canvas.bshub.us, since 2024)
• LMS implementation specialist and Moodle internal consultant at the University of Kigali and UTB
• MIS project manager for University of Kigali’s university-wide system (2020–2023)

AI policy & ICT standards

ICT standards and AI policy expert Rwanda

Contributing to national adoption of ISO/IEC information-technology standards and to capacity building for AI policymakers.

• Member, Rwanda Standards Board national committee for IT standards (ISO/IEC mirror committee)
• Trainer, Africa–Asia AI Policy Maker Network (GIZ), Module 2: AI sectoral approaches