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Challenges and Opportunities of Utilization information technology in Education in the period of COVID19 Pandemic “Case study of East Africa University in Bossaso
(UbuntuNet Alliance, 2021-11-10)In 2019 the spread COVID-19 poses a threat to humanity, as this pandemic has forced many global activities to close, including educational activities. In Somalia this Pandemic Online learning was the best solution for ... -
Analysing the effectiveness of e-learning platforms used for teaching and learning amidst COVID-19 pandemic (A case of Kapasa Makasa and Copperbelt Universities
(2021-11-10)Since the beginning of 2019, COVID-19 has wreaked havoc across the world and many critical sectors such as education have not been spared. According to the report by UNESCO, an estimated population of 800 million learners ... -
E-learning platform choice for higher learning institutions during the lockdown in Tanzania: The role of NREN
(UbuntuNet Alliance, 2021-11-10)Unlike any time in the recent history, the world has experienced a record disruption of human social economic activities during the COVID19 pandemic. Massive lockdowns administered worldwide caused school closure, affecting ... -
A review of e-learning in COVID-19 era: the CASE of Copperbelt University School of Information Technology
(UbuntuNet Alliance, 2021-11-10)ICT technologies have brought drastic changes in different industries including education. Though the use of technology has existed in education, its usage has not been as popular as it has been during the COVID-19 pandemic ... -
Turning Challenges into Opportunities: Research and Education Success Stories During Covid-19: Blended Learning – Blended Communication as Introduced at Ambo University, Ethiopia
(UbuntuNet Alliance, 2021-11-10)In March 2020, like in almost all countries around the globe, the Ethiopian government closed universities as a preventive measure to limit the spreading of the Corona Virus. Ethiopian universities found themselves in ... -
Implementation of E-Learning: Findings and Lessons A Case of Zambia ICT College
(UbuntuNet Alliance, 2021-11-10)The Copperbelt University (CBU) encountered a disruption to the face-to-face classes due to campus closure by the University Senate emanating from the directive by the Government of the republic of Zambia through the ... -
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Towards a New Role for NRENs From Making the Case for NRENs To NRENs are Making the Case
(UbuntuNet Alliance, 2021-11-11)R&E Infrastructure is ‘crucial’ for the developments of research and education at national, regional and global levels. National Research and Education Networks are ‘crucial’ for this ‘crucial’. For the last two decades, ... -
COVID-19: NREN Impact & Responses
(UbuntuNet Alliance, 2021-11-11)The COVID-19 pandemic had an immediate impact on the research and education community across the globe as governments imposed lockdowns to try and control the situation, leaving academics and students unable to access ... -
Setting the Scene of NRENs in Africa: 10 years of AfricaConnect
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THE ROLE OF KENET IN ACHIEVING TEACHING AND LEARNING CONTINUITY DURING COVID 19 PANDEMIC IN KENYA
(UbuntuNet Alliance, 2021-11-11)Kenya Education Network (KENET) is the National Research and Education Network in Kenya whose mission is to transform education and research using ICT. In the quest to achieve its mandate, KENET has been in the forefront ... -
Collaborating through COVID: Challenges, Opportunities, and Lessons from the NEAAR Project
(UbuntuNet Alliance, 2021-11-11)Since 2016, the Ubuntunet Alliance has been a partner in the Networks for European, American, and African Research (NEAAR) collaboration, a US National Science Foundation funded project, led by Indiana University, that ... -
Effective library service provision during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak: A Case of selected libraries in tertiary institutions of Zambia
(UbuntuNet Alliance, 2021-11-11)Effective library service provision during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak: A study of selected libraries in tertiary institutions of Zambia Enos Phiri(1); Wezi Nyirenda(2); Fidelity Phiri(3) and Moses Tololo(4) 1. ... -
Using Google-based metrics to measure the impact of the bandwidth open up at RENU
(UbuntuNet Alliance, 2021-11-11)In March 2020, all academic institutions that are schools, universities and other institutions of learning that compromise about 85% of the RENU membership were closed and the country thereafter forced into an undefined ... -
TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE AS A KEY ENABLER FOR SUSTAINING TEACHING AND LEARNING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
(UbuntuNet Alliance, 2021-11-11)The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, as well as the associated lockdown and physical separation measures, not only created unprecedented disruption in the delivery of teaching and learning, but also catalyzed ... -
Cloud based digital services and distribution within the research community
(UbuntuNet Alliance, 2021-11-11)The OCRE framework of Cloud services (IaaS; PaaS; SaaS) was tendered in Europe last year, resulting in the awarding of 473 supplier contracts. All supplier platforms have direct peering into the NRENs (regional or national), ... -
Turning Challenges into Opportunities: Research and Education Success Stories During Covid-19
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Turning Challenges into Opportunities: Research and Education Success Stories During Covid-19
(UbuntuNet Alliance, 2021-11-11)Covid-19 has forcefully changed most of the norms in the world. Education has been one of the most affected areas. Ethiopia has taken rigorous measures to control the spread of the virus, and one of those measures was the ... -
From lockdown to blended learning: Opening opportunities for remote students. A case of the Institute of Accountancy Arusha.
(UbuntuNet Alliance, 2021-11-12)The Coronavirus disease outbreak in 2019 famously known as the COVID 19 brought new perspectives when it comes to education systems in many countries in Africa, Tanzania included. This outbreak was accompanied by unexpected ...