Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Bakary Diallo Ph.D – Rector African Virtual University – Page 1 Reaching the potential of ICTs in African Higher Education Institutions: Lessons learned from the AVU Capacity Enhancement Program E-emerge 2008 Keynote Dr. Bakary Diallo Rector - African Virtual University

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Bakary Diallo Ph.D – Rector African Virtual University – Page 2 Plan 1.Presentation of the AVU The AVU: Strategic Direction (1 slide) The AVU: Presence in Africa (1 slide) The AVU: Expertise (1 slide) 2.Higher Education & Economic Growth (2 slides) 3.Access to Higher Education in SSA (1 slide) 4.Factors hindering access to Higher Education (1) 5.Filling the GAP (1 slide) The AVU Multinational Project (3 slides) The AVU Capacity Enhancement Program ACEP (7 slides) Conclusion (1 slide)

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Bakary Diallo Ph.D – Rector African Virtual University – Page 3 The AVU: Strategic Direction Vision: To be the leading Pan African eLearning Institution Mission: To facilitate the use of effective ODeL Methodologies in African Tertiary Education Institutions Overall Objective: Significantly increase access to Higher Education through ODeL Focus: Making an impact Biggest Asset: Working across boundaries and language barriers in 27 countries with + 50 institutions

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Bakary Diallo Ph.D – Rector African Virtual University – Page 4 The AVU: Presence in Africa

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Bakary Diallo Ph.D – Rector African Virtual University – Page 5 The AVU: Expertise Delivering Open Distance and eLearning Programs Managing large consortia Designing and implementing Multinational Projects Developing African-based educational content Training African university staff in ODeL Setting up ODeL centers Developing and implementing OER Strategy Quality Assurance Mechanism Policy Formulation Digital Library

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Bakary Diallo Ph.D – Rector African Virtual University – Page 6 Higher Education and Economic Growth Source: Higher Education and Economic Growth in Africa- Bloom, Canning & Chan, Harvard University- 1995

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Bakary Diallo Ph.D – Rector African Virtual University – Page 7 Higher Education and Economic Growth There is a link between Higher Education and Economic growth Does Africa have enough university graduates to sustain economic growth?

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Bakary Diallo Ph.D – Rector African Virtual University – Page 8 Access to Higher Education in Africa Source: Higher Education and Economic Growth in Africa- Bloom, Canning & Chan, Harvard University- 1995

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Bakary Diallo Ph.D – Rector African Virtual University – Page 9 Factors Hindering Access to Higher Education Limited physical facilities (classrooms and amphitheaters) Irrelevant curricula Teaching and Learning methods University administration Research capacity Weak partnership with private sector Lack of resources Access to Bandwidth Access to computers Poor IT infrastructure Unreliable power Institutional & IT policies

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Bakary Diallo Ph.D – Rector African Virtual University – Page 10 How is AVU Filling the Gap? Building the capacity of Universities to train enough graduates who can sustain economic growth in Africa through: –Virtual consortium to support universities –Support networking –E-content development –Installing e-learning centers –Provision of Bandwidth –Training university staff to eLearning methods –Delivery of ELearning courses –Research and development in ELearning –Quality Assurance mechanism –Policy formulation

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Bakary Diallo Ph.D – Rector African Virtual University – Page 11 The AVU Multinational Project: Overview To enhance capacity of the AVU and its Partner institutions to develop ICT assisted education and training programs Funding by the AfDB for implementation of the project in ten countries Additional funding from UNDP for 2 extra PIs in Somalia

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Bakary Diallo Ph.D – Rector African Virtual University – Page 12 The AVU Multinational Project: Components Develop and implement an ICT integrated Teacher Education Program The AVU Capacity Enhancement Program (ACEP) Establish ODeL Centers and internet connectivity at the PIs Gender Mainstreaming into AVU Operations

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Bakary Diallo Ph.D – Rector African Virtual University – Page 13 Countries and Participating Institutions CountryInstitution KenyaUniversity of Nairobi UgandaKyambogo University TanzaniaOpen University of Tanzania EthiopiaJimma University MozambiqueUniversidade Pedagogica ZambiaUniversity of Zambia ZimbabweUniversity of Zimbabwe SomaliaAmoud University, EAU, UoH MadagascarUniversité d’Antananarivo SenegalUniversite Cheick Anta Diop (UCAD)

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Bakary Diallo Ph.D – Rector African Virtual University – Page 14 ACEP: Objectives & Expected Outcomes Objectives: –Enable the AVU PI to design, develop, deliver and manage their own ODeL programs. Expected outcomes: –Create a critical mass of skilled professionals in ODeL –Create a vibrant Community of Practice (COP) in ODeL –Create high quality ODeL curricula courses and content that are shared and updated by the COP –Achieve the MDGs for Education –Improve quality of tertiary education in Africa –Provide access to a large number of students

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Bakary Diallo Ph.D – Rector African Virtual University – Page 15 ACEP: Countries and Universities Anglophone & Lusophone 1SomaliaEast African University SIMAD Puntland State University Mogadishu University Burao University 2SomalilandUniversity of Hargeisia Amoud University 3EthiopiaJimma University 4UgandaKyambogo University 5TanzaniaOpen University of Tanzania 6MozambiqueUniversidade Pedagogica 7KenyaUniversity of Nairobi 8ZambiaUniversity of Zambia 9ZimbabweUniversity of Zimbabwe

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Bakary Diallo Ph.D – Rector African Virtual University – Page 16 ACEP: Countries and Universities Francophone 10MadagascarUniversité d’Antananarivo 11NigerUniversité Abdou Moumouni 12BeninUniversité Abomey Calavi 13SenegalUniversité Cheick Anta diop Université Gaston Berger 14MaliUniversité de Bamako 15CameroonUniversité de Douala 16MauritaniaUniversité de Nouakchott 17Burkina FasoUniversité de Ouagadougou 18BurundiUniversité Lumière de Bujumbura

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Bakary Diallo Ph.D – Rector African Virtual University – Page 17 ACEP: Profile of Trainees The Trainees are mainly University staff from the participating institutions who work in the areas of administration, faculty and Technicians: The ACEP enhances their capacity in: –Materials development –Delivery and Technology and –Governance, Management and Financing

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Bakary Diallo Ph.D – Rector African Virtual University – Page 18 ACEP: Status of Implementation Workshops for both Anglophone and Francophone participants successfully held in February participants given introduction to program, delivery methodology and guidance on designing institutional projects and case studies Participants currently undertaking a professional development course online for 6 months.

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Bakary Diallo Ph.D – Rector African Virtual University – Page 19 ACEP: Next Steps Complete the professional development training Conduct a final ACEP workshop Institutions to ensure cascade training Institutionalization of program –Support institutional ODeL strategy –For universities participating in AVU Multinational Project Support of AVU Teacher Education program where it exists Use of ODeL centers as resource centers

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Bakary Diallo Ph.D – Rector African Virtual University – Page 20 ACEP: Expansion Strategy Cascade training in 24 participating universities In country programs with Governments Donor funding- multinational programs AVU workshops for private and public institutions AVU certificate programs

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Bakary Diallo Ph.D – Rector African Virtual University – Page 21 CONCLUSION The AVU Capacity Enhancement Program is a significant contribution toward unlocking the potential of ICTs in African Higher Education Institution

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Bakary Diallo Ph.D – Rector African Virtual University – Page 22 Thank you! For more information about the AVU, please visit