What Transpired
The 4th Annual Higher Education Conference 2022
The theme of the Conference is “Enhancement of teaching, learning and assessment with Open and Distance e-Learning (ODeL) in higher education’’ This year’s Conference aims at enhancing the capacities developed during the implementation of the Emergency ODeL during the COVID pandemic, enrich and improve the teaching and learning and how the learners are assessed using the ODeL system. In addition, the Conference will avail institutions and individuals an opportunity to share experiences and innovations in the teaching, learning and assessment using ODeL as well as disseminate their research findings.
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Guest of Honour
Hon. Janet K. Museveni
First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports
Aim of the Conference
Conference Main Goal
Identify
Experiences and lessons for learners and teachers in e-learning
Explore
ICT Skills Development, Regulatory Policy framework and strategies
Assess
Higher education online delivery, learning and assessment
Discuss
Content development and pedagogical skills under the new norm
Provide
Development of online research networks and resources for Higher Education
Our Speakers
Keynote Speakers
Prof Azra Naseem
Associate Director at Aga Khan University
Professor Paul Prinsloo
Research Professor, University of South Africa (UNISA)
Emerging Issues
The key emerging issues from the Conference included:
- Need for harmonization of implementation strategies for streamlining ODeL in Higher Education Institutions in the following areas:
- Internet /connectivity that adequately support teaching, learning and research
- tooling and retooling teachers and Learners.
- Content development and access.
- Research and innovation Networking methods and resources
- Address Funding issue in ODeL infrastructure and facilities
- There is need for funding Higher Education Institutions to enhance ODeL system. Similarly, HEIsneed to prioritize ODeL in their budgets.
- Need for stakeholder’s collaborations among the service providers, institutions, industry and theprivate sector to promote ODeL.
- Consider inclusivity of people with disability in ODeL
- Strengthen the regulatory monitoring of ODeL by NCHE.
- Institutions should establish positions of infrastructural design and capacity building of faulty inODeL infrastructural design and pedagogy.
Conference strategies for the follow-up
- Dissemination of conference report to stake holders
- Stakeholders are requested to provide their feedback and input towards the achievements of the conference objective.
- Development of the action plan for the streamlined implementation of ODeL in higher institutions of learning.
Captured Moments
Gallery
Photos from the conference
