The Vice-Chancellor of University of Cape Coast (UCC), Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, on behalf of the Council of the University, has appointed Dr. Brandford Bervell as a Deputy Director of the Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC-UCC).
Dr. Bervell, a senior lecturer at the Department of Maths and Science, College of Distance Education (CoDE-UCC) will hold the office for a two-year term with effect from 1st December, 2022 to 31st July, 2024.
Dr. Brandford Bervell holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in E-learning/Web-/Internet based teaching and learning (Centre for Instructional Technology and Multimedia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia). He had his Master’s in Education (M. Ed.) in Information Technology at the Center for Continuing Education, University of Cape Coast and a Bachelor of Education Degree in Social Studies also from University of Cape Coast.
He has Professional Certificates in a number of fields namely; Google Analytics, Information Technology, Online Teaching, and Microsoft Office Professional. He is very proficient in advanced Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), Data Analytics and the use of software such as Smart-PLS; GSCA; AMOS; Articulate 360; QR Code Technology; Learning Management Systems; Video-Conferencing Software (E.g., Google Meet, APACHE Meeting, ZOOM etc.); SPSS, EndNote; Harzing’s POP among others.
Publications and Scholarly Work
As an emerging scholar, his Google scholar profile indicates an all-time fifty (50) research publications with eight hundred and eighty eight (888) citations, h-index of sixteen (16) and i10-index of twenty one (21). Majority of these publications are with reputable academic publishers such as Elsevier, Springer Nature, and Routledge Taylor and Francis.
Dr. Bervell is an International Journal Reviewer and has reviewed for over twenty-three (23) Scopus/ISI journals on issues related to Information Technology and Education. He has some Innovations on Model of Online Learning (MOLS) (2022), Technology-Personality Factors-Based Model (2018), Technology-Related Stimulus-Response-Theoretical Framework (TR-SR-TF) (2020), just to mention a few.
Dr. Bervell is a member of international and local editorial boards. He contributes as an editor (Contemporary Educational Technology (Journal) Scopus), a co-editor (European Journal of Interactive Multimedia and Education), guest editor (Sage Open (Journal) Scopus/ISI, and a co-managing editor (Handbook of Research on Distance Education in Ghana), College of Distance Education, University of Cape Coast.
Awards and Recognition
As an Early Career Researcher, Dr. Bervell has won numerous awards and has been recognized for his contributions including: Best College Level Researcher Award (BCLRA) (2022), Best College Level Research Awards (BCLRA) (2020). From the Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, he was honoured with the Graduate on Time (GOT) Status Honour for his PhD studies. He was also among the first three students to complete their Masters’ degree within the record two years.
Dr. Bervell was also the Best Graduating Student in Social Studies (2006 batch) during his undergraduate studies at the University of Cape Coast. In 2022, he was recognized as the first Ghanaian inductee into the Hall of Fame as Academic Fellow for Research Influence at the Centre for Instructional Technology and Multimedia, Universiti Sains Malaysia. Recently, he was recognized with the certificate of honour as the international invited speaker for the 2022 International Malaysian Educational Technology Convention (IMETC).
Positions Held on Committee/ Boards/ Institutions/Associations (National and International)
Dr. Bervell has been on several committees and has held a number of positions over the few years in his field as an ICT in education specialist. He is the current Vice-President of Association of Educational & Instructional Technologists Ghana (AEITG), Ghana; Chairman, Adhoc Committee on Realignment of Programmes and Study Centres, CoDE, University of Cape Coast (2022). He is a member of the University of Cape Coast Research Agenda 2023-2027 Committee (2021-date), Member of the Examination Malpractice Committee, CoDE, University of Cape Coast, (2020-date), Member of the University of Cape Coast Publications Committee (2021-date), Member of Distance Education Policy Development Committee, University of Cape Coast (2022), Member of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), USA; and Member of International Association of Smart Learning Environments (IASLE).
Dr. Bervell is an International Academic Fellow, Centre for Institutional Technology and Multimedia, Universiti Sains, Malaysia (2021-date). He also serves as an external advisor to PhD students in Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia; as well as at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana.
It is expected that Dr. Bervell will bring on board his dynamism in research as well as expertise in Information Communication Technology and Data Analytics to the Directorate.
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