Covid-19 and Technology Enhanced Teaching in Higher Education in sub-Saharan Africa: A Case of the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorMtebe, Joel S.
dc.contributor.authorFulgence, Katherine
dc.contributor.authorGallagher, Michael
dc.contributor.editorPanda, Santosh
dc.coverage.placeNameTanzaniaen_US
dc.coverage.spatialAfricaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-27T22:14:47Z
dc.date.available2021-07-27T22:14:47Z
dc.date.issued2021-07-20
dc.description.abstractThis article aims to share an experience on the process taken by the University of Dar es Salaam to adopt and deliver technology-enhanced teaching and learning during the COVID-19 crisis. The university started by forming a team which conducted an audit to identify existing ICT infrastructure, skills gaps amongst instructors, and information systems that could be quickly adopted to deliver various courses during the COVID-19 crisis. The Moodle system, Zoom video conferencing system, and Postgraduate Information Management System were identified and recommended. After the audit, 340 instructors were trained on identified systems and 369 new courses were developed. Although face-to-face classes resumed a few months after the training and preparations, postgraduate courses continued to be offered via the blended mode with the Zoom and Moodle systems being used. The experience gathered from this study contributes towards knowledge of ICT integration in teaching and learning and can be integrated into teaching during the COVID-19 crisis in resource-constrained universities in sub-Saharan Africa and beyond.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.56059/jl4d.v8i2.483
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11599/3903
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCommonwealth of Learning (COL)en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJournal of Learning for Development;Vol 8; No 2
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/en_US
dc.subjectTechnology-Enabled Learning (TEL)en_US
dc.subjectHigher Educationen_US
dc.subjectOnline Learningen_US
dc.subjectICT in Educationen_US
dc.subjectHybrid/Blended Learningen_US
dc.titleCovid-19 and Technology Enhanced Teaching in Higher Education in sub-Saharan Africa: A Case of the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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