Claver Hategekimana

Dr. Claver Hategekimana is committed to minimizing barriers and providing students with a high-quality learning experience that leads to their academic success. To meet this goal, he is always searching for innovative ideas that result in effective support services for teaching and learning. His research interests include evaluation metrics for the effectiveness of educational programs, presenting data in a meaningful format to the end user; and technologies that break through the barriers of time constraints, location, and accessibility.

Other areas of his interest include quality assurance in course design and delivery, regardless of the modality of instruction. He ensures that the courses he designs and program evaluation metrics meet the College’s standards and criteria that are measurable.

Hategekimana's educational background includes a Doctoral degree in Human Computer Interaction with a concentration in Curriculum and Instructional Technology; and a Master’s degree in Management Information Systems with a focus on E-Commerce. He started working at Skagit Valley College (SVC) as the Director of Institutional Research and eLearning in April 2016 to the present. He was promoted to the Associate Dean for eLearning and Instructional Effectiveness in July 2022, a position he holds to the present. Before joining SVC, he was the Coordinator of Distance Learning at Wenatchee Valley College.

Hategekimana designed and teaches two fully online courses: CSS 103 and SOSC 100.

• Spring 2020 to the present – SOCS 100: Global Issues. A 5-credit course that helps students gain understanding of how past and current global issues are playing out in Africa (lessons to be learned from Africa). Integrated themes for exploration include colonialism/neo-colonialism, racism, environmental concerns and economic development.
• Spring 2017 to the present – CSS 103: First Quarter Experience. A 2-credit college and career success skills course that provides an orientation to college life and resources, how to develop a financial plan, choose a career based on personal interest, and develop an appropriate academic schedule and degree completion timeline.

One of the hobbies of Hategekimana is solar electricity. Hategekimana is the founder and developer of Light4Village, a solar kit for homes of those who live-off-the grid because power lines are non-existent in their neighborhoods. He leads summer service learning projects that have wired more than 120 homes in rural villages of East Africa and 6 homes in Okanogan, WA.

1. Hategekimana, C., Aantjes, J. & Jaiswal, K. (2024).  Harnessing AI for Empowering Learning Experiences. Proceedings of the eLearning Africa, 17th International Conference on ICT for Education, Training & Skills Development: Kigali, Rwanda, May 29-31, pp. 38.
2. Hategekimana, C. & Wesakania, E. (2022). Lessons Learned from a Rapid Conversion of Courses to a Fully Online Format.  Proceedings of the eLearning Africa, 15^th International conference on ICT for Education, Training & Skills Development: Kigali, Rwanda, May 11-13, pp 35.
3. Hategekimana, C., Meyers, A. & McFarland, J. (2019). Support Learning through Optimal Course Design. Proceedings of Northwest eLearning (NWeLearn) Conference: Bend, Oregon.
4. Hategekimana, C. (2016). A Tested Template for eLearning Course Organization and Delivery in Canvas. Proceedings of the Washington State Higher Education Technology Conference (WSHETC): Building Bridges, Spokane, Washington.
5. Hategekimana, C. & Oldham, B. (2015). Getting Students Ready for Distance Learning. Proceedings of the European Conference on Technology in the Classroom 2015: Brighton, UK. Jul. 1-5, pp 139-149.
6. Hategekimana, C. & Oldham, B. (2013). Data-based Early Intervention to Increase Success of Distance Students. Instructional Technology Council: Proceedings of the eLearning 2013 Conference: San Antonio, TX.
7. Hategekimana, C. & Oldham, B. (2013). Getting Students Ready for Distance learning. Online Northwest: Proceedings of the Online Northwest 2013 Conference: Corvallis, Oregon.
8. Hategekimana, C. (2008). Cognition and technology: Effectiveness of intelligent tutoring systems for software training. Doctoral dissertation, Iowa State University – USA.
9. Hategekimana, C. (2005). The effects of wireless, mobile computing on course performance: A course comparison and participant perception analysis. Master’s thesis, Dakota State University – USA.
10. Hategekimana, C., Gilbert, S. & Blessing, S. (2008). Effectiveness of using an intelligent tutoring system to train users on off-the-shelf software. Proceedings of the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, Mar. 4-7, pp 414-419.
11. Hawkes, M. & Hategekimana, C. (2009). Impacts of mobile computing on student learning in the University: A comparison of course assessment data. Journal of Education Technology Systems, 38(1), pp. 63-74.