Featured Researcher for April 2024

Prof. Peter Kibet Koech

Prof. Peter Kibet Koech is an Associate Professor of Education in Early Childhood Years and Primary Education. Prof. Kibet currently is serving as the Director at the Centre for Open Distance and e-learning. He received his PhD in Early Childhood Education from Kenyatta University in 2010 and a Master of Arts degree in Education from University of Northern Iowa (USA). From 2004 to 2024, he has taught at Moi University, Kenyatta University, Mount Kenya University and Machakos University.  He enjoys the opportunity to see his students learn, grow, and thrive in education and as they engage in micro-teaching and teaching practice experiences. Before joining the university, Professor Kibet taught in Ndalat Gaa High School in Nandi County and St. Joseph’s Boys High School, Githunguri in Kiambu County

His research interests include Open, Distance and e-learning ,teacher education, ICT and AI-powered educational technology, Early Literacy and  Numeracy, Pedagogy and Andragogy. Professor Kibet has published articles in many peer reviewed international journals

See( https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=iITgOVAAAAAJ )

His internal and external research grants include the following:

1. Empowering Parents for Optimal Children’s Learning Outcomes in Reading and Numeracy Skills: Developing a Needs Based Parental Training Guide. Machakos University Research Grant
2. Establishment of Solar Assembly and Manufacturing Plant. Solar Afric (USA) Development Grant
3. ‘Mitigating the Effects of Stigmatization on the mental of students and staff in Kenyan Universities due to digital exclusion’.  Machakos University Research Grant
4. Towards a Secured and Resilient Virtual Platform for Stem Programmes in University Teaching. Machakos University Research Grant
5. Development and implementation of Open Educational Resources (OER) Policy (Online teaching and learning Project) and expected Outcomes. Commonwealth of Learning (COL)
6. School Feeding Programmes and Its Effects On Educational Participation in Public Primary Schools in ASAL Regions: A Case of Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya. Machakos University Research Grant
7. Enriching Youth Digital, Media and Soft Skills using virtual Mobility experiences in sub-Saharan Africa and the EU. European Commission ERASMUS Lump Sum Grants (ERASMUS-EDU-2023-VIRT-EXCH. European Commission Grant