Dr Chris Chimwayange

I am a passionate Design and Technology educator and researcher with over thirty years high school teaching experience in Zimbabwe (17 years), New Zealand (7 years) and Australia (7 and a half years). Apart from being hands on with problem and practice-based learning, I have also taught Educational Psychology at Masvingo Polytechnic in Zimbabwe and worked as a Research Assistant at Massey University in New Zealand. On the administration side, I worked as a Head of Learning Area (HOLA), Senior Master (Assistant Principal) and Deputy Principal of large high schools in both Zimbabwe and New Zealand.

My key strengths are being adaptable in various learning and administrative roles I have worked in and my knowledge and passion about Qualitative Research methodologies. As an early career university researcher, I have published three journal papers and authored two books, one of which is a set book in the Zimbabwean Junior Certificate Design and Technology curriculum.

My Research interests centre on interventions that optimise students’ learning including policy and impact of emerging technologies on the teaching and learning of Design and Technology, culturally responsive pedagogies and student voice issues in education.

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