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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.author Mtebe, Joel S.
dc.contributor.author Fulgence, Katherine
dc.contributor.author Gallagher, Michael S.
dc.date.accessioned 2021-12-01T21:15:20Z
dc.date.available 2021-12-01T21:15:20Z
dc.date.issued 2021
dc.identifier.citation Mtebe, J. S., Fulgence, K., & Gallagher, M. S. (2021). COVID-19 and technology enhanced teaching in higher education in sub-saharan Africa: A case of the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Journal of Learning for Development, 8(2), 383-397 en_US
dc.identifier.uri ${sadil.baseUrl}/handle/123456789/961
dc.description 15 p. ; PDF en_US
dc.description.abstract This 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-toface 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.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher COL en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries JL4D Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 383-397;
dc.subject COVID-19 en_US
dc.subject educational technology en_US
dc.subject education in emergencies en_US
dc.subject education systems en_US
dc.title COVID-19 and Technology Enhanced Teaching in Higher Education in sub-Saharan Africa: A Case of the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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