John Kimotho

Senior Deputy Director at Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD)
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Experience

    • Kenya
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Senior Deputy Director
      • 2008 - Present

      Head of Educational Media (Radio, TV, Interactive Digital Content, Online) Curriculum Developer in Charge of Print and Electronic curriculum support materials Strategic planning, establish, develop and maintain the use of audiovisual for documentation, learning and presentation as curriculum support Establish dissemination strategies, Monitor and Evaluate impact of radio, TV and digital content in education Established: School radio broadcast on FM and MW from World Space, Educational TV digital Channel, Digital Content for Primary and Secondary, Online programmes for Teachers, Won Continental and Local awards in educational media taking Kenya on the global recognition in digital content for schools.

    • Kenya
    • Museums
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Audiovisual and Media manager
      • 1996 - 2008

      Strategic planning, establish, develop and maintain the use of audiovisual for documentation and presentation of heritage for awareness, education and marketing. Establish; research, design, develop and apply efficient and effective audiovisual media programmes and technology for use in public media and exhibition galleries. • In charge of audiovisual facilities in Kenya museums; planned and organized equipment installation, maintenance, staff recruitment and work set up. • Audiovisual and media consultant in the establishment (research, developed and management) of Athletics Kenya Museum. Planning and organizing NMK exhibition in COMESA, MAP-TV and Public Service (1999, 2004, 2006 & 2007). Successful application and implimentating a Japanese Government cultural grassroots grant worth KES 26 million for provision of equipment to produce regionally relevant educational programme in western and coastal Kenya museums. Established excellent multimedia and digital photography unit at a cost of KES 6 million and steering the team to start production of multimedia programmes and their application in Kenyan museums. Producer / Director of television programmes with air time in two national television stations. Producer / Director of multimedia programmes and virtual tours for use in ICT. Led audiovisual department from inception to the current status of a leading heritage documentation and education authority. - Production - Number of 60 documentaries and 10 Kenya Audio Programmes • Winning seven international and local awards among the best Documentary and GOLD/SILVER in Pan-African Broadcasting and Heritage Awards - television category. The only Gold Award ever in East Africa. Planning, training, assessment and grading of practical attachments for communication and media students from Daystar University (2001 to date), Nairobi University (2000 to date), Moi University (2003 to date) and Maseno University (2004 to date).

    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Ag. Electronic Engineer,Educational Media Service
      • 1989 - 1995

      Planning and management of Educational programmes production services; technology and staff in KIE and 22 teacher training resource centers. Hands on and supervision on development and running of Educational Media Service (EMS) facilities. Drew work plans and 1990 was instrumental to revival of system equipment with 6 years down time. Team member, analysed, configured, installed, responsible for maintenance and trained staff in equipment operation and maintenance including television studio, post production facilities, TV systems converters and dubbing system working six months with experts from various European companies. Set up micro teaching recording and studios in five teachers training college and organized equipment maintenance and staff training in all 22 Learning Resource Centers in TTCs. Planned, trained, assessed and graded, group training for communication and media staff from four countries in Africa; Lesotho (1993), Zimbabwe (1994), Botswana (1995) and Zanzibar (2005).

    • Kenya
    • Media Production
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Technical Officer
      • 1987 - 1989

      • Operation and maintenance of electronic media and telecommunication broadcast chain i.e. studios & transmitters • Promoted to shift in change within 2 yrs: Developed team spirit among shift staff and shift manager television transmission and Radio FM in Central Kenya region • Operation and maintenance of electronic media and telecommunication broadcast chain i.e. studios & transmitters • Promoted to shift in change within 2 yrs: Developed team spirit among shift staff and shift manager television transmission and Radio FM in Central Kenya region

Education

  • Daystar University
    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Communication
    2011 -
  • Daystar University
    Masters Degree, Communication
  • Kenya Polytechnic
    Higher National Diploma

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