Title and Full Name

Mr Zibulo Sibanda

Position

Lecturer

Contact Details

0779710670/0712923133

Courses being Taught

Bachelor’s Honours Degree Level

Curriculum Development and Evaluation

Design Media

Design Processes and Projects

Graphic Products

Drawing and Anthropometrics  

Graphic Design

Design Enquiry

Materials for Modelling

Master Degree Level

Design and Human Culture

Digital Design

Product Design

Education including Awards and Honours

2016- 2018-Master of Technical Education Degree in Applied Art and Design, National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Zimbabwe. (Distinction, 4 awards)

2012-2015---Bachelor of Technical Education (Honours) Degree in Applied Art and Design, National University of Science and Technology(NUST), Zimbabwe. (3 awards)

2003-2004--Diploma in Secondary Education, Hillside Teachers’ College (University of Zimbabwe), Zimbabwe [Art and Design & Geography]

Advanced Level and Ordinary Level, Mtshabezi High School, Zimbabwe

Work History (Public/Private Sectors)

Before taking up an appointment with NUST I had gained extensive experience as a high school teacher at Swazi High School for 10 years rising to the post of Senior Master. I also taught in a Special Needs King George VI Memorial School for 6 years being the Head of the Secondary School Department. I was then promoted to serve as an Art and Design lecturer at Hillside Teachers College although I did not assume duty as I was offered a Temporary full-time job as a lecturer at NUST. I have also been a ZIMSEC Examiner since 2010- to date in Combined Science and Integrated Science with excellent marking grades and was promoted to a Belt Marking Supervisor (BMS).

International Work Experience

2023- to date (in progress)- Doctor of Philosophy (Education)-PhD, University of Kwazulu Natal (UKZN), South Africa.

Membership in Professional Organizations

Work in progress

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL REFEREED JOURNAL

1. Sibanda, Zibulo & Sibanda, Lwazi (2022). Quality Art and Design Education among Physically Challenged Ordinary Level Learners at a Special Education Secondary School in Zimbabwe. British Journal of Multidisciplinary and Advanced Studies: Education, Learning, Training & Development 3(2),23-47. DOI: https://doi.org/10.37745/bjmas.2022.0055.
2. Tlou Faith Nomathemba & Sibanda Zibulo (2021). Concerns of Students on How Lecturers Assess Their Work in Teacher Education Colleges in Zimbabwe: Are Students Short-Changed in The Process? Indiana Journal of Arts & Literature. ISSN (Online)- 2582-869X
3. Mhlanga Eliphine, Tlou Faith Nomathemba & Sibanda Zibulo. (2022). Challenges of Online Teaching and Learning in the Crisis of Covid-19 in Lupane Rural Schools in Matabeleland North in Zimbabwe. International Journal of Latest Research in Humanities and Social Science (IJLRHSS). www.ijlrhss.com || PP. 01-08.
4. Tlou, Faith Nomathemba Mhlanga Elphine & Sibanda Zibulo. (2022). Barriers to the Uptake of Renewable Energies in Institutions of Higher Education: Experiences from a Polytechnic in Zimbabwe. International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research and Studies. ISSN: 2583-049X.
5. Faith N Tlou, Elphina Mhlanga, Mlisa Jasper Ndlovu, and Zibulo Sibanda. (2022). Reflections of video enabled ECD educators’ practices in strengthening professional development. International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research and Studies. ISSN: 2583-049X.
6. K. Manokore, F. Tlou, N. Mkwelie, N. Phuthi, G. N. Shava, E. Mhlanga, A. Mangena, Z. Sibanda, D. Chasokela. (2021). Quality Higher Education for Sustainable Development: The Transition. Towards Achieving Agenda 2030 Global Goals. International Journal of Latest Research in Humanities and Social Science (IJLRHSS). Volume 05 - Issue 02, 2022 PP. 09-21.
7. E. Mhlanga, F. N. Tlou, G. Shava, N. Phuthi, K. Manokore, Z. Sibanda, D. Chasokela, M. Mpofu, L. Sibanda. (2022). Barriers to the Implementation of Agenda 2030 United Nations Global Goals in the Zimbabwean Higher. Education Context. International Journal of Latest Research in Humanities and Social Science (IJLRHSS). Article id HSS-1329.
8. Manokore K, Sibanda L., Shava G., Mangena A, Muzari T, Sibanda Z. & Mkwelie N. (2023): Integrating Child Art as a Pedagogical Strategy for Teaching Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics at Early Childhood Development Level in Bulawayo Central District, Zimbabwe. British Journal of Multidisciplinary and Advanced Studies: English Lang., Teaching, Literature, Linguistics & Communication, 4(5),1-20. doi: https://doi.org/10.37745/bjmas.2022.0286.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Sibanda Zibulo: Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL REFEREED JOURNAL

1. Sibanda, Zibulo & Sibanda, Lwazi (2022). Quality Art and Design Education among Physically Challenged Ordinary Level Learners at a Special Education Secondary School in Zimbabwe. British Journal of Multidisciplinary and Advanced Studies: Education, Learning, Training & Development 3(2),23-47. DOI: https://doi.org/10.37745/bjmas.2022.0055.
2. Tlou Faith Nomathemba & Sibanda Zibulo (2021). Concerns of Students on How Lecturers Assess Their Work in Teacher Education Colleges in Zimbabwe: Are Students Short-Changed in The Process? Indiana Journal of Arts & Literature. ISSN (Online)- 2582-869X
3. Mhlanga Eliphine, Tlou Faith Nomathemba & Sibanda Zibulo. (2022). Challenges of Online Teaching and Learning in the Crisis of Covid-19 in Lupane Rural Schools in Matabeleland North in Zimbabwe. International Journal of Latest Research in Humanities and Social Science (IJLRHSS). www.ijlrhss.com || PP. 01-08.
4. Tlou, Faith Nomathemba Mhlanga Elphine & Sibanda Zibulo. (2022). Barriers to the Uptake of Renewable Energies in Institutions of Higher Education: Experiences from a Polytechnic in Zimbabwe. International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research and Studies. ISSN: 2583-049X.
5. Faith N Tlou, Elphina Mhlanga, Mlisa Jasper Ndlovu, and Zibulo Sibanda. (2022). Reflections of video enabled ECD educators’ practices in strengthening professional development. International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research and Studies. ISSN: 2583-049X.
6. K. Manokore, F. Tlou, N. Mkwelie, N. Phuthi, G. N. Shava, E. Mhlanga, A. Mangena, Z. Sibanda, D. Chasokela. (2021). Quality Higher Education for Sustainable Development: The Transition. Towards Achieving Agenda 2030 Global Goals. International Journal of Latest Research in Humanities and Social Science (IJLRHSS). Volume 05 - Issue 02, 2022 PP. 09-21.
7. E. Mhlanga, F. N. Tlou, G. Shava, N. Phuthi, K. Manokore, Z. Sibanda, D. Chasokela, M. Mpofu, L. Sibanda. (2022). Barriers to the Implementation of Agenda 2030 United Nations Global Goals in the Zimbabwean Higher. Education Context. International Journal of Latest Research in Humanities and Social Science (IJLRHSS). Article id HSS-1329.
8. Manokore K, Sibanda L., Shava G., Mangena A, Muzari T, Sibanda Z. & Mkwelie N. (2023): Integrating Child Art as a Pedagogical Strategy for Teaching Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics at Early Childhood Development Level in Bulawayo Central District, Zimbabwe. British Journal of Multidisciplinary and Advanced Studies: English Lang., Teaching, Literature, Linguistics & Communication, 4(5),1-20. doi: https://doi.org/10.37745/bjmas.2022.0286.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

1. Sibanda Zibulo: Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Education for Sustainable Development (ESD 1st) for the learners with disabilities in achieving Agenda 2030 Global Goals. The case of a Zimbabwean polytechnic college (2021). Faculty of Science and Technology Education (FSTE). National University of Science and Technology (NUST).
2. Kudakwashe Manokore, Sibanda Zibulo, Ntandoyenkosi Gwebu: Inclusivity and Sustainable Development: A Case for Zimbabwe Higher Education Towards the Universal Design University. (2022). Faculty of Science and Technology Education (FSTE). National University of Science and Technology (NUST).
3. Sibanda Zibulo: Quality Inclusive Ordinary Level Art and Design Education is no longer a luxury in Secondary Schools in Zimbabwe. (2023). National University of Science and Technology (NUST).

Community Service/Engagement

I have also done extensive community service by chairing the Brethren In Christ Church (BICC) Matopo District Christian Education Committee. I have been convening meetings and workshops to train Sunday school teachers, superintendents, and zonal representatives. I have also served as a volunteer Pastor at BICC Shiloh-Madlindevu to date being in charge of all the church activities, administration, and Sunday school lessons. I have also served as a vice chairperson of the Matopo District Committee. Furthermore, I have volunteered to coach the Students’ Paralympics Team since 2022 to date at NUST.