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eLearning at Saudi University
Dubai, April 2006 - (by Umme Salma Mujtaba ) The King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) was officially established by Royal Decree in September 1963. With the new emerging information and instructional technologies and their influence on teaching and learning, the campus has sought to equip faculty members with the necessary skills to cope with these developments and utilize their benefits in teaching and learning. » MORE
A Kenyan Technical College's Experience
Nairobi, April 2006 - The Kenya College of Communication and Technology (KCCT) boasts extensive experience in eLearning. John Walubengo, who will participate in the congress session "Building and Implementing Management Systems", describes the way of developing computer-based trainings at KCCT and his vision for the future. » MORE
How to Find the Right Blend
Wolverhampton, April 2006 - John Traxler, from the University of Wolverhampton in the UK, will take part in the congress section "Cutting-Edge Developments Aimed at Africa". Involved in mobile and eLearning projects and teacher trainings in Kenya and South Africa, he was kind enough to CHECKpoint eLearning a current assessment in advance. » MORE
Push Effects of ICT
Windhoek, April 2006 - Maggy Beukes-Amiss is a lecturer at the University of Namibia. She is an expert in the usage and application of Information Communication Technology across the curriculum in tertiary as well as secondary educational institutions. CHECKpoint eLearning asked for her appraisal of the situation in her country. » MORE
Meeting the Challenge
Akure, April 2006 (by Joel Oladipo Omofaye) The Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Nigeria considers ICT a powerful driving force for academic excellence and a promoter of enhanced technological training for self-reliance. As a result, it received an excellent position in the National Universities Commission's ranking of the Nigerian universities. » MORE
WITFOR Education Commission
Le Reduit, April 2006 - Prof. Alain Senteni from the University of Mauritius will present the World IT Forum (WITFOR) of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) at the congress "eLearning in Africa". CHECKpoint eLearning asked him about the content of his presentation and its relevance for his University. » MORE
eLearning Activities for Kenya
Nairobi, April 2006 - (by James Sankale, Kenya Ministry of education) Use of ICTs in education can be a useful tool to help promote and enable educational reform. Furthermore, ICTs are both important motivational tools for learning and can promote greater efficiencies in education systems and practices. » MORE
The eMerging eLearning Conference
Abu Dhabi, January 2006 - (by Umme Salma Mujtaba) The eMerging eLearning Conference series began in September 2002 and has been held on an annual basis ever since. The latest three-day event was held in the United Arab Emirates, where it was organised by the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) under the patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, the UAE's Minister of Education and Chancellor of the Higher Colleges of Technology. It took place in Abu Dhabi, the national capital. » MORE
EUNIS 2006 Rectors Seminar
Paris, January 2006 - "Impact of the Bologna Process on Information Technology in European Universities" is the title of the EUNIS 2006 Rectors Seminar, which will take place March 23rd to 24th in Paris. This seminar is the second of its kind, and will be held together with the European University Association (EUA) and the European Rectors Association. » MORE
Better Suite of Teaching Tools
Lynnfield / Nottingham, December 2005 - The University of Nottingham continues to push forward its innovative elearning strategy with the roll-out of WebCT Campus Edition 6 across the institution. It will give academics in thirty schools a suite of teaching tools that can be blended into the courses they offer to more than 30,000 students. » MORE
