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UbuntuNet Alliance, Internet Society to train NREN engineers online

Capacity Building, Connectivity, Network, Stories, Training / By / July 8, 2020

UbuntuNet Alliance has, in partnership with the Internet Society (ISOC), organized a three-week Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security (MANRS) online training workshop for network engineers from the UbuntuNet Alliance membership region. The workshop, to be facilitated experts from ISOC, will be held through daily one-hour sessions starting from 13th – 31st July 2020. The …

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Skills Profile Development Workshop

ASREN, Partners, Stories, WACREN / By / September 1, 2020

This online workshop, taking place on August 19, 2020 at 11:00 – 13:30 UTC is part of the objective in AfricaConnect3 to establish a framework to guide the development of Open Access Repositories (OARs) and Open Access Journals (OAJs). Stakeholders will discuss evolving skills profiles of African higher learning institutions (HLI) librarians using feedback generated from the LIBSENSE …

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Instructional Design in E-Learning webinar excites participants

Capacity Building, Education, eLearning, Seminar, Stories / By / May 29, 2020

There has been overwhelming response and feedback from participants that attended the Instructional Design in E-Learning webinar aimed at drilling university and college lecturers and instructors on how to design effective online lessons. The webinar, organized by UbuntuNet Alliance in partnership with Makerere University, was held Wednesday, 27 May 2020 and facilitated by e-learning specialist …

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Education, eLearning, Stories / By / May 24, 2020

As the world continues to face the COVID-19 pandemic, government restrictions aim to distance people to reduce further cases. Many schools and universities around the world remain closed. While these restrictions have significantly impacted education globally, not all outcomes have been negative. The COVID-19 crisis has triggered an online boom for education with many education …

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Register for the LIBSENSE Virtual Workshop, 3 June 2020

Stories / By / May 22, 2020

Prospective participants are being invited to register for the Virtual LIBSENSE Workshop to be held on 3rd June 2020 from 11am UTC. This LIBSENSE workshop, being co-organized by WACREN, EIFL and COAR will convene the African community of repository managers and other open access services and advocates and cover three topics: 1) Open Access, Open …

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NRF South Africa to host the AOSP Project Office

Stories / By / May 11, 2020

The National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa will host the African Open Science Platform (AOSP) Project Office for the next 3 to 5 years. Supported by South Africa’s Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), key institutions in Africa, and the International Science Council (ISC), the AOSP (Science for the Future, the Future of Science) makes the case for bold action to mobilise …

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IST-Africa 2020 to be held as virtual event from 18 – 22 May

Events, IST-Africa, Stories / By / May 11, 2020

Due to the unprecedented circumstances during the COVID-19 pandemic, to protect the health and well being of IST-Africa Community Members, IST-Africa 2020 will take place as a virtual event from 18 – 22 May. FINAL PROGRAMMEThe Final Programme incorporates 31 thematically focused sessions featuring over 95 presenters from public, private, education and research organisations in …

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Optimising Moodle for Remote Teaching and Learning Webinar

Capacity Building, Members, Stories, ZAMREN / By / May 6, 2020

In this time of the COVID-19 pandemic, where at least 1.3 billion students and learners across the planet are affected by closure of schools and universities, academic institutions are frantically exploring different platforms for online teaching and learning. To assist institutions choose and adopt standard and efficient platforms and tools, UbuntuNet Alliance is running a …

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Register for the UbuntuNet Alliance, SomaliREN BigBlueButton Webinar

Capacity Building, Education, eLearning, Seminar, Stories / By / April 20, 2020

The recent outbreak of  the COVID-19 pandemic has forced governments around the globe to put in place different measures to curb the spread of the pandemic. One of these measures is the closure of teaching and learning institutions including universities. This has inadvertently halted teaching and learning in universities thereby posing a threat of disruption …

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SomaliREN’s efforts to support universities in the face of COVID-19 – A beacon of hope!

Connectivity, Education, eLearning, Members, SomaliREN, Stories / By / April 14, 2020

The COVID19 virus outbreak has had a severe impact on all sectors and especially the education sector. The social distancing policy called for the suspension of all gatherings, including classrooms. The directive by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education to suspend the classes at the schools and universities for two weeks has come …

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