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1 2013 1st INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE AVU
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PRECONFERENCE PROGRAM: WEDNESDAY 20TH NOVEMBER 3
Registration 3
Workshops 3
Digital Poster Session 5
AVU WELCOME RECEPTION 5
DAY 1 - THURSDAY 21ST NOVEMBER 6
Plenary Opening Ceremony 6
Keynote Speech: Prof Kaimenyi, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Education, Kenya 6
Morning Paper Presentations (Breakout Sessions 1 – 3) 6
Session 1: Infrastructure & Capacity 6
Session 2: Open Educational Resources (OER) Integration 7
Session 3: Distance Learning & ICTs 7
Afternoon Paper Presentations (Breakout Sessions 4 – 6) 8
Session 4: Science Education & ICTs 8
Session 5: eLearning & Instructional Design 8
Session 6: Instructional Technology/Information Systems 8
AVU RECTOR’S GALA DINNER 9
DAY 2 - FRIDAY 22ND NOVEMBER 10
Session 7: Panel on AVU Multinational Project 10
Morning Paper Presentations (Breakout Sessions 8-10) 10
Session 8: ICTs & Educational/Social Context 10
Session 9: Curriculum/Program Development 10
Session 10: OER Crowdsourcing Panel Presentation 11
Afternoon Plenary Sessions 12
Session 11: High Level Panel on OER & MOOCs 12
Keynote: Daphne Koller, Stanford University; Co-Founder and co-CEO, Coursera 12
Plenary Closing Ceremony 12
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Time PRECONFERENCE - WEDNESDAY 20TH NOVEMBER Venue
08:30am - 5:00pm Registration Mara Ballroom Foyer
09:00am - 11:00am Workshops Mara North & Loita
09:00am - 04:00pm Poster Presentations Mara Ballroom Foyer
11:00 - 11:30am Tea/Coffee Break Mara Ballroom Foyer
01:00 - 2:00pm Lunch Poolside
02:00 - 04:00pm Workshops Mara North & Loita
04:00 - 04:30pm Tea/Coffee Break Mara Ballroom Foyer
05:00 - 07:00pm WELCOME RECEPTION Mara North
DAY 1 - THURSDAY 21ST NOVEMBER
08:00 - 8:30am Registration Mara Ballroom Foyer
09:00- 10:30AM OPENING CEREMONY
- Opening & Introductions (Dr. Atieno Adala, AVU)
- Welcome Address (Dr. Bakary Diallo, Rector, AVU)
- Opening Remarks (Mr. Negatu, Regional Director AfDB)
- Opening Remarks (African Union)
Keynote Speech: Prof Kaimenyi,
CS, Ministry of Education, Kenya Plenary (Mara Ballroom)
10:30 - 11:00am Tea/Coffee Break Mara Ballroom Foyer
11:00 - 1:00pm 3 Concurrent Presentation Sessions - Morning Mara North, Mara South, Loita
01:00 - 2:00pm Lunch Poolside
02:00 - 03:30pm 3 Concurrent Presentation Sessions - Afternoon Mara North, Mara South, Loita
03:30 - 04:00pm Tea/Coffee Break Mara Ballroom Foyer
04:00 - 05:00pm Session Summary from Chairs Plenary (Mara Ballroom)
06:30 - 10:00pm RECTOR’S DINNER /WITH AWARDS Plenary (Mara Ballroom)
DAY 2 - FRIDAY 22ND NOVEMBER
08:00 - 08:30am Registration Ballroom Foyer
08:30 - 09:00am Conference Announcements /Housekeeping Plenary (Mara Ballroom)
09:00 – 10:30am Panel on AVU Multinational Project - Morning Plenary (Mara Ballroom)
10:30 - 11:00am Tea/Coffee Break Mara Ballroom Foyer
11:30am - 1:00pm 3 Concurrent Presentation Sessions -Morning Mara North, Mara South, Loita
01:00 - 02:00pm Lunch Poolside
02:00 – 03:45pm Panel Session on OERs & MOOCs – Afternoon Plenary (Mara Ballroom)
03:45 - 04:00pm Tea/Coffee Break Mara Ballroom Foyer
04:00 – 05:00pm Keynote Address Daphne Koller – Cousera Plenary (Mara Ballroom)
05:00 - 05:30pm CONFERENCE CLOSING CEREMONY Plenary (Mara Ballroom)
Refer to detailed program below
3 Day Outline
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Preconference Program: Wednesday 20th November
Registration TIME: 08:00am – 05:00pm Room: FOYER (Mara Ballroom)
WorkshopsWorkshop 1: Leveraging Institutional Open Practices to Promote Access to Education
Time: 09:00 -11:00AM Room: MARA NORTH
Facilitators:
• James Glapa-Grossklag, Dean, Educational Technology, Learning Resources, and Distance Learning,
College of Canyons, and President of the Advisory Board for the Community College Consortium for
Open Educational Resources
• Kathleen Ludewig Omollo, International Program Manager, Office of Enabling Technologies, University
of Michigan Medical School
Workshop Description: This proposed workshop will guide participants in examining the policy
environment and organizational culture desired for effective open education activities, including identifying
and addressing relevant policies at the departmental/faculty, institutional, national, or association level (such
as for recognition, promotion, intellectual property, quality assurance, etc.) that can either support or hinder
the goal of increasing access to educational experiences. This formal and informal policy environment
is a common area of interest for many educators and institutions that are curious about or are currently
pursuing open education activities. Drawing from case studies from a two-year community college in the
U.S., an undergraduate and post-graduate research university in the U.S., and a regional network of health
sciences institutions in sub-Saharan Africa, the facilitators will present a framework for understanding own
organizational culture, and for identifying opportunities for open practices within that institutional context.
Workshop 2: Participatory Digital Multi-Media Content Development Strategies
Time: 09:00 -11:00AM Room: LOITA
Facilitator: Robert L. Jones, II, Executive Director, OnLine Africa Knowledge Foundation
Workshop Description: This presentation will explore how the OnLine Africa Knowledge Foundation’s
websites are using multimedia training and services to facilitate development of quality culture-specific
education, better governance, and reliable public information services through a network of “digital fifth
estates” which are collaborations between the public sector, private citizens, researchers, professional
journalists, universities, community journalists and a network of village think tanks. The session will focus
on participatory photography’s ability to help aspiring multimedia storytellers, photographers, digital
designers and editors acquire or improve their ability to create, appreciate and evaluate images that have
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commercial and practical developmental value due to their universal “readability” (technical, aesthetic and
communications factors) coupled with the ability to present culture-specific data visualizations in compelling
ways. Most attendees should notice an immediate improvement in their ability to take and utilize images
as a result of the session’s training modules. Attendees will be able to explore compelling hyper local and
interactive digital solutions that can be readily adapted to meet the growing need to communicate “tactile”
visual data and other types of accurate word, picture and sound information for consumers, multidisciplinary
researchers, media practitioners and learners. Participants will be introduced to effective practical training
programs and other resources that can help Africans tell their own stories better.
Workshop 3: Open Education Resources and the Impact of Open Education Policy
Time: 02:00 -04:00 PM Room: MARA NORTH
Facilitators: Griff Richards, PhD, Manager, Educational Technology & Learning Resources,
African Virtual University, James Waciira, African Virtual University
Workshop Description: A key principle underlying the effective collaborative development and sharing of
AVU modules is the use of Open Educational Resources (OER). “Open” means the educational resources can
be freely re-used and adapted by others without any fee. AVU policy is that Phase I and Phase II instructional
modules be distributed under the Creative Commons License (CC) with provisions that users acknowledge
the original authors (CC-BY), and that any adaptations of the AVU content be shared using the same CC
license (CC-SA). In the past two years, almost 2 million user accesses have been made to the AVU on-line
open resource collection (oer.avu.org), many from South America, North America, Europe and India. The
exposure of quality learning materials for free bring AVU and its community and sponsors tremendous
global recognition, and a number of awards have already been received. However, the movement to open
education resources is only beginning and many potential users in partner institutions and the general
public are unaware of the existence of AVU OER and do not know how to find and access these materials.
The goal of this session is to give participants to an awareness of what OERs are and to introduce them to
the AVU OER collection. At the end of the workshop the participants should be able to search for OER
on the AVU repositories or on AVU DVD collections, they should understand the licensing provisions of
Creative Commons Licensing, and they will be able to aware of the range and format of AVU modules.
The second half of the workshop discusses the various types of OER licenses available under Creative
Commons, and other Open Source schemes. The focus then shifts from the resources to the impact OER
participation on the individual faculty member, the benefits to the institution, particularly for education in
developing countries.
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Digital Poster SessionDigital posters will be on display on 2 plasma monitors in the foyer of the Mara Ballroom throughout
the conference period. Presenters will be a hand at various times hand to discuss their digital posters or
interested audience can view posters at any time on their own.
Display Screen A (French Posters) Projet de création d’ecao (Exercices Corriges Assistés par Ordinateur) par des étudiants normaliens
pour des élèves de la classe terminales
Pr. Rémi Rakotondradona, Ecole Normale Supérieure d’Antananarivo, Madagascar
Structuration et management du e-learning pour mieux gérer les sureffectifs d’étudiants à l’UCAD
Dr. Ndiougou Ndiaye, Université Cheick Anta Diop, Dakar, Sénégal
Opportunités et défis pour le développement des TIC en appui à l’enseignement supérieur et la re-
cherche à Madagascar
Dr Jeannin Ranaivonasy, Ecole Normale Supérieure d’Antananarivo, Madagascar
Joelisoa Ratsirarson, Ecole Normale Supérieure d’Antananarivo, Madagascar
Daniel Rakotondravony, Ecole Normale Supérieure d’Antananarivo, Madagascar
Display Screen B (English Posters)
Accreditation and quality assurance in public universities in Zambia
Prof. Tembo Mwase, E. University of Zambia
Dr. Kasonde Ng’andu, S. University of Zambia
Dr. Mbozi, E.H, University of Zambia
The determinants of adoption and leading use of the internet among students in LCCs: an empirical
study on Cameroonian data
Georges Bertrand TAMOKWE PIAPTIE, University of Douala, Cameroon
Technologies of abundance and their influence on learning among university students in Kenya
Anne A. Aseey PhD, University of Nairobi
The Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN)
Jos. H.A.N. Rikers, Open Universiteit, The Netherlands
AVU WELCOME RECEPTION Time: 05:00 - 07:00 pm
Venue: MARA NORTH BALLROOM
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DAY 1 - THURSDAY 21ST NOVEMBER
08:00AM – 09:00AM REGISTRATION
Plenary Opening Ceremony
Room: MARA SOUTH
Chair: Prof Rogerio Uthui, Rector, Universidade Pedagogica, Mozambique (Chair, AVU BOD)
09:00 – 09:20am Opening & Introductions (Dr. Atieno Adala, AVU)
09:20 – 09:40am Welcome Address (Dr. Bakary Diallo, Rector, AVU)
09:40 - 09:50am Opening Remarks (Mr. Negatu, Regional Director AfDB)
9:50 – 10:00am Opening Remarks (African Union)
Keynote Speech Prof Jacob Kaimenyi, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Education, Kenya
10:30 – 11:00 TEA/COFFEE BREAK
Morning Paper Presentations (Breakout Sessions 1 – 3)
Session 1: Infrastructure & Capacity
Time: 11:30 – 01:00 Room: MARA NORTH
Chair: Prof. Makenya Maboko, Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic, University of Dar es Salaam
• The role of ICTs photovoltaic powered centres on ODL programmes in rural areas in Tanzania
Damasen Ikwaba Paul, The Open University of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
Fatma Ubwa, The Open University of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
• Strengthening institutional capacity for effective e-learning through partnership: An illustration
from public sector management training
Mr. Franklin Mutahakana, African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) Harare, Zimbabwe
Dr. Hardson Kwandayi, Africa University Mutare, Zimbabwe
• Effective Implementation of technology innovations in higher education institutions: A survey of
selected African universities
John Kandiri, Kenyatta University, Kenya;
• Accreditation and quality assurance in public universities in Zambia: The case of the University
of Zambia
Dr. Sophie Kasonde-Ng’andu, University of Zambia
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Session 2: Open Educational Resources (OER) Integration
Time: 11:30AM – 01:00PM Room: MARA SOUTH
Chair: Prof Aggrey Abate, Vice Chancellor, University of Juba, South Sudan
• By means of OER integration: An analysis of tutors’ and learners’ views of OER as an ODL strategy
for teaching and learning
Ezra Maritim, Open University of Tanzania Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Jacqueline L. Bundala, Open University of Tanzania Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Winfrida Malingumu, Open University of Tanzania Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
• Challenges and instructors’ intention to adopt and use open educational resources in higher education
in Tanzania
Joel S. Mtebe, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
• Students’ awareness and their use of African virtual open courseware: A case of the Open University
of Tanzania
Zamzam I. Nyandara, The Open University of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Janeth E. Kigobe, The Open University of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
• Perception of executive board members of African Council for Distance Education on integration of
open educational resources in distance higher education institutions in Africa
Professor Vincent Ado Tenebe, National Open University of Nigeria
Dr. Rotimi Ogidan, African Council for Distance Education, Nairobi, Kenya
Session 3: Distance Learning & ICTs
Time: 11:30AM – 01:00PM Room: LOITA
Chair: Amadou Boureima, DVC Academic, Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, Niger
• Student perception of open and distance learning mode for initial primary teacher training in Malawi:
A case of Lilongwe Teachers College
Grace. M. K. Banda PhD, Lilongwe Teachers College, Malawi
Elias Kaphesi PhD, University of Malawi, Malawi
• Preparedness for digital learning of ODL students in Africa: Case of the Open University of Tanzania
E.T. Bisanda, The Open University of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
• The potential of VLE in providing access to quality education in rural community schools – myth
or reality
Najim Ussiph, PhD Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi. Ghana.
• Dispositif de formation à distance des professeurs contractuels au Sénégal : entre innovation et
ouverture de l’accès à la formation pédagogique.
Babacar BITEYE, Pascale Brandt-Pomares, Université Aix-Marseille, France
11:00 – 11:30 LUNCH BREAK
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Afternoon Paper Presentations (Breakout Sessions 4 – 6)
Session 4: Science Education & ICTs
Time: 02:00 – 03:30PM Room: MARA NORTH
Chair: Maxime DACRUZ, DVC Academic, Université d’Abomey Calavi, Benin
• Intégration des TIC dans l’enseignement des sciences physiques du secondaire : Formations en présentiel
et en ligne dans quatre-vingt lycées de Madagascar, des Comores, du Sénégalet de l’Ile Maurice
Jean Claude Omer Andrianarimanana
Ecole Normale Supérieure d’Antananarivo, Madagascar
• Enhancing access to open science education by integrating ICT-virtual labs and micro-science
kits in Kenya
Ronald M. Michieka, Masinde Muliro University of Science & Technology, Kenya
• Conception et suivi-évaluation de cours de formation à distance en biologie et éducation
environnementale : Vers un modèle harmonisé
Mamadou Sarr, Universite Cheikh Anta Diop, FASTEF, Senegal
Session 5: eLearning & Instructional Design
Time: 02:00 – 03:30PM Room: MARA SOUTH
Chair: Dr. Taye Tolemariam Ejeta, VP Academics, Research & Student Affairs, Jimma University, Ethiopia
• Learner support in eLearning: Featuring the devil in the detail
Bona I. Maandera, The Virtual University of Uganda
• Exploring modes of education delivery in the digital age
Brenda Mallinson, South African Institute for Distance Education (Saide) South Africa
• 7-Conception : conception pour divers scénarios d’enseignement et d’apprentissage : l’auto-
apprentissage, l’apprentissage centré sur l’apprenant, l’apprentissage basé sur la collaboration
Laurence Rabotovao, Ecole Normale Supérieure d’Antananarivo, Madagascar
• Students’ perceived challenges in an online collaborative learning environment: A case of higher
learning institutions in Nairobi, Kenya
Maina Muuro, Kenyatta University, Kenya
Session 6: Instructional Technology/Information Systems
Time: 02:00 – 03:30PM Room: LOITA
Chair: Prof. Emanuel Nikolas Abakah, DVC Academic, University of Education Winneba, Ghana
• Optimization of learning management systems through systems integration: The case of moodle and
zalongwa software
Dr. Juma Hemed Lungo, University of Dar-es-Salaam
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• Mobile computer-supported collaborative learning using google apps for education within a
mLearning strategy
Alex Rayón, University of Deusto, Spain
• TALKY. A serious game to develop and assess oral and interpersonal communication competences+
Mariluz Guenaga, University of Deusto, Spain
Paper to be presented by colleague Alex Rayon
• Structuration et management du e-learning pour mieux gérer les sureffectifs d’étudiants à l’UCAD
Dr. Ndiougou Ndiaye, Université Cheick Anta Diop, Dakar, Sénégal
AVU RECTOR’S GALA DINNER Time: 06:30 - 10:00 pm
Venue: Poolside
Entertainment: Qitta Ngoma Band
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DAY 2 - FRIDAY 22nd NOVEMBER
08:30 – 09:00 ANNOUNCEMENTS/HOUSEKEEPING
Session 7: Panel on AVU Multinational Project
Time: 09:00 – 11:00AM Room: MARA BALLROOM
Chair: Prof. Ezra Maritim, The Open University of Tanzania, AVU Board Member
• A brief on the AVU Multinational Projects
Ms. Catherine Wangeci, African Virtual University
• AVU Phase 1 Project’s Implementation at the Open University Tanzania - Joint AVU/OUT ICT Basic
Skills Program
Prof. Eliphas Bisanda DVC Academic, Open University of Tanzania
• AVU Phase 1 Project’s Implementation at the University of Zimbabwe: The AVU Capacity
Enhancement Program (ACEP)
Prof. Chipo Dyanda, Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Zimbabwe
• AVU Phase 1 Project’s Implementation at the University of Nairobi: The ODeL Center
Prof. Henry Mutoro, DVC Academic, University of Nairobi, Kenya
AVU Phase 1 Project’s Implementation at Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegal: The Teacher
Education Program
Prof Ibrahima Niang, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegal
11:00 – 11:30 TEA/COFFEE BREAK
Morning Paper Presentations (Breakout Sessions 8-10)
Session 8: ICTs & Educational/Social Context
Time: 11:30 – 01:00PM Room: LOITA
Chair: Dr Niandou Aïssata, Conseillère Technique du Ministre
• Infrastructure and access for open and distance learning: Experiences from Zimbabwe
Moffat Chitapa Tarusikirwa PhD, Zimbabwe Open University
• Fracture numérique et développement en Afrique
Fatima Zohra Sossi Alaoui, Institut des Etudes Africaines, Rabat, Morocco
Mustapha Machrafi , Institut des Etudes Africaines, Rabat, Morocco
• Les freins à l’intégration des TIC en pratiques enseignantes dans le contexte scolaire tunisien
Souad Abdelwahed, Centre National d’Innovation Pédagogique et de Recherche en Education
(CNIPRE), Tunisia
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Session 9: Curriculum/Program Development
Time: 01:30 – 03:30PM Room: MARA SOUTH
Chair: Prof. Bendita Donaciano, Universidade Pedagogica, Moçambique
• Students’ understanding of research as praxis in a distance education postgraduate programme
Prof William Fraser, University of Pretoria South Africa
• Le locuteur natif à distance, une alternative à l’assistant pour l’apprentissage autodirigé des langues
étrangères
Jacinto Cipriano Banze Junior, Universidade Pedagógica, Moçambique
• The design and development of the diploma program on social enterprise and development: Towards
an open learning policy
Jos. H.A.N. Rikers, Open Universiteit, The Netherlands
Alberto Parise, Tangaza University College, ISMM, Kenya
Session 10: OER Crowdsourcing Panel Presentation
Time: 11:30 – 01:00PM Room: MARA SOUTH
Chair: Mary Lou Forward, Executive Director OpenCourseWare Consortium
• Cross-cultural crowdsourcing: A method for sharing OERs across language barriers
Griff Richards PhD, African Virtual University, Nairobi, Kenya
• Volunteer translation of open textbooks in South Africa
Bridget Nash, Siyavula Education, Cape Town, South Africa
• Crowdsourcing video translations for a global network for health education
Kathleen Ludewig Omollo, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
11:00 – 11:30 LUNCH BREAK
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AFTERNOON PLENARY SESSIONS
Session 11: High Level Panel on OER & MOOCs
Time: 02:00 – 03:30PM Room: MARA BALLROOM
Chair: Larry Cooperman, President, OpenCourseWare Consortium
Impact of Open Education Worldwide
Panelists who include Board Members of the OpenCourseWare Consortium (OCWC) will explore the
basics of open education in practice, including considerations for licensing materials as open educational
resources (OER) and for using OER to support student access and achievement. Case studies from Delft
University of Technology, Tufts University, the University of California, Irvine, and Creative Commons will
showcase the variety of open educational projects from different universities around the world.
Dr. Ignasi Labastida, University of Barcelona and Creative Commons, Spain
Diafuka Saila-Ngita, VMD, PhD, Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
• The Open Strategy of Delft University of Technology
Willem Van Valkenburg, Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands
• Georgia Tech’s OMS CS: Smart Partnerships Building Better Education
Charles Isbell, Senior Associate Dean, Georgia Institute of Technology
03:30 – 04:00 TEA/COFFEE BREAK
Session 12: Keynote: The Online Revolution: Education for Everyone
Daphne Koller, Stanford University; Co-Founder and co-CEO, Coursera
Time: 04:00 - 05:00PM Room: MARA BALLROOM
Chair: Dr. Mor SECK, Manager/Director Senegal Distance Learning Centre & President of the
Association of African Distance Learning Centres
Plenary Closing Ceremony
Time: 05:00pm – 5:30PM Room: MARA BALLROON
Summary: Dr. Atieno Adala, AVU
Closing Remarks: Bakary Diallo, Rector AVU
Vote of Thanks: Prof Felix Chiedu Mafiana, Director Quality Assurance National Universities
Commission, Nigeria