University of Dar Es Salam visits KNUST E-learning Centre to learn the use of ICT for tertiary education delivery

Public universities across Africa are turning to the use of e-learning to cope with the rapidly increasing demand for university education. But limited ICT skills has hampered the adoption of e-learning. A four-member team from the University of Dar Es Salam, Tanzania have therefore paid a working visit to the E-Learning Centre of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.

The visit was to expose the team to the use of ICT in the delivery of the University’s core function. The E-Learning Centre is mandated to deploy technology to support quality teaching and learning in the university. It has created a user-friendly platform, where students can access course materials, take exams and interact with lecturers.

Director of the E-Learning Centre, Professor Eric Appau Asante, says his center is looking at offering an outfit to help individuals repurpose their content for online delivery. “People have the mindset that they have been teaching for long. They see the e-learning idea to be too complicated to embrace. This is most common in our part of our world,” he revealed. The team from Tanzania assisted by Professor Eric Appau Asante, toured the 23 E-Learning studios and a laboratory where video conferencing, proctor services, webinar series, virtual classroom, e-counselling and online teaching and learning are held.

He explained the roles of the instructional design, system and service support unit, which make up the facility. The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology is working towards being a center of excellence in E-learning.Partners like the Association of Commonwealth Universities are helping push this drive.

The Tanzanian team led by the Director of Planning, Development and Investment at the University of Dar Es Salam, Professor Siasa Issa Mzensi is positive of a collaboration between the two universities.

Published:25th January 2024 Source: KNUST E-Learning Centre