EDUCATION
Ph.D. Learning Technologies (In View)
University of North Texas, USA
Certificate, Oxford Fintech Programme
University of Oxford, United Kingdom
MSc. Software Engineering
University of Manchester, United Kingdom.
BSc. Software Engineering
American University of Nigeria, Nigeria.
December 2019
May 2019
September 2010
May 2009
RESEARCH INTERESTS
I am interested in education in emerging communities, especially how technology can be used to improve early childhood learning in such contexts.
RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS
Tyler-Wood, T. and Ganama, J. (2019, March). Including Students with Special Needs Into an Inclusion Science Classroom: Are Students Acquiring Skills for Future STEM Jobs? In Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 2400-2407). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Ngilari, J. (2018, August). Educational Technology in Resource-Constrained Environments: A Nigerian Case Study. In International Conference on Innovative Technologies and Learning (pp. 272-281). Springer, Cham.
Ngilari, J. (2016, March). Round Table: What has Africa Been Saying About Educational Technology? In Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 3139-3143). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Ngilari, J. (2010). Rapid Prototyping via Executable Specifications. As: Dissertation for a Master of Science in Software Engineering, University of Manchester.
Ngilari, J. et al. (2009). Software Engineering Education Ethics in Sub-Saharan Africa. In: World Congress on Science, Engineering and Technology Proceedings. ISSN: 2070-3724
Bollou, F. and Ngilari, J. (2009). Introducing Software Engineering and Computer Science Students to Design instead of Automation. In: International Conference on Frontiers in Education: Computer Science and Computer Engineering, 13-16 July 2009, Las Vegas. pp. 158-161.
TAUGHT COURSES
Systems Analysis & Design
Data Structures &
Algorithms
Introduction to Computer
Science
Introduction to Databases and
Web Technologies
Introduction to User
Interface Design and Human Computer Interaction
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Programming Languages
Database Technologies
Development Paradigms
Other
C#/ASP and Python/Flask.
SQL and MySQL
Agile and MVC
SAP TERP-10 Certified Associate
WORK HISTORY
Senior Program Analyst
Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, Nigeria
Chief Technical Officer
Kudy Financials Limited
Instructor of Computer Science
Baze University, Nigeria
Instructor of Software Engineering
American University of Nigeria, Nigeria
Lead Developer, Open ERP System
American University of Nigeria, Nigeria
Graduate Teaching/Research Assistant
American University of Nigeria, Nigeria
Intern, Software Development Unit
Quanteq Technology Services, Nigeria
July 2017 to Date
July 2015 to June 2017
January 2015 to July 2015
January 2012 to July 2014
September 2011 to January 2012
October 2010 to September 2011
June 2008 to August 2008
VOLUNTARY WORK
Community Service Volunteer
Inspiration Life Community
Church, Nigeria
Community Service Volunteer
Wadi Ben Hirki Foundation, Nigeria
Accountant, Women’s
Leadership Council
American University of
Nigeria, Nigeria
NOTABLE PROJECTS
Design of a Web Based
Application, Peer Assisted Learning System, PALS
Design of a Tablet Based
Application for Early Childhood Mathematics, Mathy!
Design of a Desktop Based
Application for Remote Faculty Training, Laurel
REFEREES
Bill Elieson, Ph.D
Department of Learning
Technologies
College of Information,
University of North Texas
bill.elieson@unt.edu
Tandra Tyler-Wood
Chair, Department of Learning
Technologies
College of Information,
University of North Texas
tandra.tyler-wood@unt.edu
Sharon Ikeazor
Executive Secretary
Pension Transitional
Arrangement Directorate, Nigeria
sikeazor@ptad.gov.ng
Ganama, J.Z. 