Supporting Institutional Resilience: Capacity Building Action Plan
Explore a comprehensive digital action plan designed to enhance institutional resilience in the face of COVID-19 challenges. The plan focuses on short and long-term strategies, online resources, and achievements such as webinars and online courses. Learn about the enrollment opportunities and initiatives undertaken by various African Centers of Excellence in response to the pandemic.
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COVID-19 Capacity Building Action Plan Digital Resources to Support Institutional Resilience Ms. Nodumo Dhlamini (AAU)
ACE COVID-19 Response Task Forces Established in April 2020 1.Connectivity 2.Platform, LMS, Content 3.Funding options (center/regional) 4.Capacity Building 5.Communication
Capacity Building Action Plan Focus 1. Short Term Actions to provide immediate support to ACE Centers and host institutions 2. Longer Term Actions to provide support to the development of digital education resources at ACE Centers and host institutions 3. Online resources that can be used by faculty members and institutions to facilitate the immediate transition to more online teaching and learning.
Achievements Action Plan developed and shared Points of Contact identified at most ACE institutions Introductory webinars on digital learning Overview of digital education & resources available The essentials of a learning strategy Pedagogical scenario & Online activities How to effectively teach online 4 week online short course (including homework) by Dimitris and Abdou 300+ participants Coursera presentations
Learners Invited Learners Joined Enrolled Learners 87 35 26 Africa Center of Excellence for Neglected Tropical Diseases and Forensic Biotechnology (ACENTDFB) Uptake of Coursera Free Courses by ACEs 1 1 0 Africa Centre of Excellence on Technology Enhanced Learning (ACETEL) 47 44 43 African Center of Excellence for Population Health and Policy (ACEPHAP) African Center of Excellence in Dryland Agriculture (CDA) 259 98 72 CEA en Sciences Mathematiques, Informatique et Applications 48 36 32 55 22 15 Centre d Excellence Regional sur les Productions Pastorales : Viande, Lait, Cuirs Et Peaux (CERPP) 113 86 77 College of Engineering, CoE KNUST (KEEP) 22 9 7 OAU ICT-Driven Knowledge Park (OAU-Oak Park) 41 33 24 West African Centre For Cell Biology of Infectious and Non- Communicable Diseases (WACCBIP + NCDS) 673 364 296
COURSERA ENROLLMENT DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 31ST OCTOBER 2020
France Universit Numrique (FUN) Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) French HEIs agree to share 56 of their courses with ACEs 16 Courses from Institut Pasteur in English & French
Challenges / Opportunities: Level of institutional buy-in for greater commitment to developing online content Level of faculty interest for greater commitment to developing online content Need for strong campus/Center advocates and coordinators Engaging francophone institutions and faculty
Next Steps Offering training on the use of Learning Management Systems e.g. MOODLE Moving forward with ACEs that wish integrate their LMS with Coursera, FUN or others A continuing training program for ACEs towards maturity of e-learning adoption Working with ACEs on university Re-opening
MERCI THANK YOU SHUKRAAN OBRIGADO MEDAASE
