David Okoth

Contact Information

Education

• PhD in Curriculum and Instruction, Instructional Design and Technology
  Virginia Tech, December 2019
• MA in Journalism, Media Management and Web Publishing
  Marshall University, July 2009
• BA in Mass Communication - Electronic Media/Computer Science
  Daystar University, June 2005 

Professional/Academic Experience

Information Technology and Marketing Consultant (Pro Bono)
CDH Backpackers, Mombasa - Kenya, 2019-2023

Instructional Designer – Citsie (Center for Instructional Technology Solutions in Industry & Education), School of Education
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg - Virginia, 2010-2023

Instructional Design Assistant for the Director of General Accounting, Office of the University Controller
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg - Virginia, 2016-2017

Instructional Technology Team Lead, College of Engineering
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg - Virginia, 2012-2016 

Online Course Facilitator – ITMA (Instructional Technology Master of Arts) program, School of Education
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg - Virginia, 2010-2012

Student Asst. PC Hardware/Software Analyst, Information Technologies and Services – University Libraries Department
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg - Virginia, 2010-2019

Instructional Designer – CIT (Center for Instructional Technology) Drinko Library
Marshall University, Huntington - West Virginia, 2006-2009

Other Experience

• Eastern Educational Research Association, Journal of Research in Education (JRE) reviewer
• Project Management Professional workshops, by Project Management Institute, 2016
• Online Teaching and Course Facilitator (NLI), certification by Networked Learning Institute, 2018

Research/Areas of Interest

• OER, Design and Development of Metadata Management Tools for Learning Objects
• Digital Inking on the Tablet PC: Showcasing eLecture Tools for active engagement
• Gaming and video games for informal science learning to enhance integrative STEM literacy through engineering design.

Publications/Creative Works

Okoth, D. (2023 February). [Accepted] Safeguarding communities of practice / networks of practice from misinformation/disinformation cartels: an approach to evolutionary models of educational and cultural information transfer in emergent platforms. Round Table presentation for the meeting of the 46th Annual Conference Eastern Educational Research Association (EERA), Embassy Suites, Myrtle Beach,SC.

Okoth, D. (2020, February). [Accepted] Perspectives in Instructional Use of Massive Photo-generic Recognition Systems. Round Table presentation at the meeting of the 43rd Annual Conference Eastern Educational Research Association (EERA), Hilton at SeaWorld, Orlando, FL.

Okoth, D. (2019, February). Proposing Agile Instructional Design and Development Literary Research Approach (R3D3) to Integrative Literature Review Process. Paper presentation at the meeting of the 42nd Annual Conference Eastern Educational Research Association (EERA), Embassy Suites Hotel, Myrtle Beach, SC.

Okoth, D., Bhaduri, S., Pokorski, D., & Scales, G. (2016, March). Empowering digital inking interactions with PowerPoint and OfficeMix: learn, share, and connect student ideas worldwide. Poster session presented at the 10th Annual Conference on Pen and Touch Technology in Education (CPTTE), Brown University, Providence, RI.