Placidius Ndibalema is a senior Lecturer of Digital media psychology and ICT Pedagogical Development at UDOM. He has been engaged fully in four projects at different positions. The Co-PI in the project funded by the Government of Tanzania and GPE LANES and the second research project about Tanzania Early Grade Social and Emotional Skills and Phonics-Based Literacy Learning Agenda funded by USAID. He has been working as the Principal Investigator in other two projects funded by SPIDER-Stockholm University. His PhD focused on Transforming Teacher’s professional Competence in the use of ICT as a Pedagogical Tool which engaged teachers in online community of learning. He has researched and published widely in digital media psychology and early childhood learning through technology. Dr Ndibalema, is an expert in ICT pedagogical development and scientific inquiry and digital media psychology competencies in particular. He is highly experienced in design-based research methodologies, and in project implementation and evaluation using mixed-methods. He has researched widely in the area of basic education, secondary education and technological literacy among youth, out-of-school children and youth, the pastoralist minority and higher education. He has experience in bibliometric analysis (Meta-analysis) using VOS Viewer software and qualitative content as well as relational analysis, data visualization network mapping using Atlas.ti software.