Africa Virtual University - AVU

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Keynotes

Reaching the potential of ICTs in African Higher Education Institutions: Lessons learned from the AVU Capacity Enhancement Program

The African Virtual University has been working to address some key issues that are hindering African universities from reaching the full potential of ICTs: i) access to open distance and eLearning contents, ii) lack of confident, skilled and knowledgeable staff to design, deliver and manage eLearning programs, iii) access to Bandwidth and reliable power, iv) access to IT equipment and educational technologies and v) formulation and implementation of IT policies, eLearning policies and Quality Assurance Mechanisms.