Dr. Stephen Macharia

​Dr. Stephen Macharia is a lecturer and Head of the Writing Centre at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences of Strathmore University. He teachers Communication and Public Relations. Among his areas of interest is intercultural communication and digital communication. He holds a Bachelor of Education degree (Arts), a Master of Arts (Linguistics), a PhD in Communication Studies and a post-graduate diploma in Digital Communications from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations. He is certified by the Staff Educational Development Association (SEDA- UK) in the area of Blended Learning in two spheres: Supporting Technology-Enhanced Learning (STEL) and Developing People and Enhancing Practice (DPEP). He is also certified by various other institutions in the area of e-learning. These are: University of Cape Town (Certificate in Facilitating Online); Commonwealth of Learning and Athabasca University, Canada (Certificate in Introduction to Technology Enhanced Learning and Certificate in Blended Learning Practice and KTH Royal University and Strathmore University (Certificate in Challenge Driven Education).