Vidiro Gei

Growing NIHT Foundation's influence in PNG, by creating partnerships with area NGOs and foundations and organizing meetings with the Morobe Provincial government and local stakeholders, leading to informed decision-making around resources.

• Designed course materials, writing assignments, and exams
• Organized class events and activities to promote learning
• Managed classes of 20-120 students in a university environment
• Developed exams to gauge information retention and student performance properly
• Mentored a diverse student population to promote cultural diversity for ethnic and racial groups
• Utilized innovative methods of instruction: interactive class activities and discussions to present course material
• Developed semester outlines and instructional plans for each class session to comply with stated course objectives
• Lectured on Plant-related courses to approximately 20-30 students
• Coordinated two third-year courses (Plant Biology, Plant Diversity), and one fourth-year course (Principles & Practice of Taxonomy)
• Cultivated critical thinking skills through challenging assignments that required analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of information from various sources.
• Evaluated student progress through regular assessments, providing detailed feedback for improvement and growth.
• Developed strong relationships with colleagues, collaborating on curriculum development and sharing best practices in teaching strategies.
• Increased student interest by incorporating real-world examples into lessons and connecting material to relevant experiences.
• Selected and designed lesson plans and curriculum to meet academic objectives.
• Mentored and advised students to explore career pathways based and amplify knowledge, skills and strengths.
• Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
• Created and designed quizzes, tests and projects to assess student knowledge.
• Developed and implemented innovative teaching strategies to engage students in lectures and coursework.
• Used variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations.
• Promoted collaboration among students through group projects and presentations, fostering teamwork and communication skills.
• Used PowerPoint and Google Classroom technology to give presentations to student classrooms.
• Led seminars and workshops to facilitate student learning and engagement and increase memory retention.

20 visiting international and national researchers or students to help with their fieldwork

• Supported over 10-15 visiting international and local researchers with their field projects.
• Supported visiting researchers with plant collections and identification
• Provided support in organizing 10-20 student's field training courses
• Provided onsite training with 4-5 other colleagues for 10-20 students on oral presentations
• Maintained high-quality records of plant collections, ensuring accurate documentation for future reference and analysis.
• Presented talks to public schools to encourage an interest in STEM topics

• Supported 5-10 colleagues and 2-5 visiting researchers per year with plant identification
• Successfully created type specimen database in the national herbarium
• Recorded the initial information of the Timber Trees of PNG.
• Led the construction of the initial computer-based identification key for the timber trees of PNG.