Title of Workshop:

The African Virtual University: Increasing Access to Quality Education and Training Beyond Technological, Language and Cultural Barriers
   

Leaders:

LeaderBakary Diallo, Catherine Wangeci Thuo, Christopher York & Philise Rasugu, The African Virtual University, Kenya
LeaderSidiki Traore, The African Virtual University, Senegal

   

Content:

The main objective of the AVU eLearning Day is to promote and sensitise participants to eLearning, AVU eLearning programmes, activities and the impact these are making in Africa.

During the 2nd AVU eLearning Day, the organisation will showcase the progress made to date by the renewed AVU and highlight success stories of several eLearning activities. The sessions will be highly interactive and participatory in nature featuring discussion of programmes and activities including the Continental Teacher Education Programme in 10 countries, deployment and launch of ten fully-equipped distance and eLearning centres in 10 countries, as well as the AVU Capacity Enhancement programme which trained 133 university staff from 24 universities in 17 countries in Africa. The AVU will present new initiatives such as the Virtual Campus for Development and Peace, the Open Educational Resources Portal, the revived AVU website, and programmes such as the Certificate in Renewable Energy and the Continental Programme on upgrading the ICT skills of teachers.
   

Target Audience:

The AVU eLearning Day will be open to learning institutions, development agencies, government agencies, donors, stakeholders and partners, policymakers, ICT and eLearning experts, university and school administrators, teachers, instructional designers, individuals, the general public and AVU Friends.
 

Prerequisite Knowledge:

n/a

Outcomes:
  • Participants will learn about eLearning and will be made aware of the potential and current impact of eLearning in Africa.
  • Participants will have a unique opportunity to interact closely with AVU staff and understand the AVU mission, activities and impact on the Continent.
  • Participants will have the opportunity to network and share their eLearning initiatives.