Faculty & Staff

Elaine Kansiime Chacha
Director, Open Distance and Electronic Learning (ODeL)
Office Location: Library Complex
Email: kansiimee@aua.ac.ke
Biography
Elaine Kansiime is an academician with expertise in Information Technology. She has held various positions, including Lecturer, Assistant Registrar, and Head of the Department of Information Technology at Bugema University, Uganda. Additionally, she has served as an Assistant Registrar and Lecturer in the Department of Information Systems and Computing at the University of Eastern Africa, Baraton.
She is an active member of the Distance and Open e-Learning Practitioners Association of Kenya (DOLPAK) and the Distance and Open e-Learning Practitioners Association of East Africa (DOLPA-EA). Currently, she serves as the Director of Open, Distance, and e-Learning (ODeL) at Adventist University of Africa.
Education
PhD Information Technology, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (2024)
MSc. Information Technology, Sikkim Manipal University (2010)
Research Interests
- Artificial Intelligence and Automation in E-Learning
- Instructional Design and Pedagogy
- Interoperability of Electronic Medical Records