Dr Chris Chimwayange

Dr. Chris Chimwayange is a Lecturer in Design and Technology Education with UniSA Education Futures and a member of CRESI and  C3L. Chris graduated with a PhD degree in Education from Massey University in New Zealand where he also worked as a Research Assistant in various collaborative projects including “Making Sense of learning at secondary school” and “Making a difference in learning”. He has over 30 years teaching experience in Zimbabwean, New Zealand and Australian high schools. Chris' research centres on interventions that optimize student learning including school and classroom practices and environments, the impact of emerging technologies on the teaching and learning of design and technology, self-regulated learning, culturally responsive pedagogies and student voice issues.

Chris' key strengths are being adaptable in various learning and administrative roles that he has worked in and his  passion about mixed-methods research methodologies. As an early career university researcher, he has published several papers in reputable journals and authored two books, one of which is a set book in the Zimbabwean Junior Certificate Design and Technology curriculum.

Australiasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE)

Centre for Research and Social Inclusion (CRESI)

Centre for Change and Complexity in Learning (C3L)

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy in Education Massey University

• Master of Education with Honours Murdoch University

• Bachelor of Education Massey University

• Bachelor of Education University of Zimbabwe

Work history

High School Design and Technology teacher (17 years in Zimbabwean schools)

High School Design and Technology teacher (7 years in New Zealand schools)

High School Design and Technology teacher (7 and a half years in Australian schools)

Curriculum Lead and Lecturer in Design and Technology -University of South Australia since 2022