AVU an intergovernmental university with charters from eight countries will also train 4,000 ICT champions from various African universities who in turn will be required to train their colleges on eLearning facilitation.

27 institutions including two from Kenya are part of the program. University of Nairobi was the first institution to adopt the system in the first phase of training. The second phase has Egerton University and Kenya University.

Academicians from African universities are meeting in Nairobi to deliberate on a uniform ICT policy and curriculum to be used in the continent.
The four day meeting convened by African virtual university (AVU) has attracted 21 countries in the continent keen on integrating ICT in learning and teaching.

“The policy on ICT integration in education is not regulated. Even the ICT framework provided by the government is not specific on how the integration should be done. However some institutions have tried to come up with their own policy of integration. We are therefore brainstorming on harmonisation of curriculum and policy as the way forward,” said Ms Philise Rasungu, Programs officer-Academic African Virtual University.

The outcome will be a boost to the education sector and will assist the Kenya government in intergrating ICT in the process of teaching and learning. However, lack of harmonized curriculum for eLearning on the part of universities coupled with other factors has been a stumbling block to the full implementation of the programme.

The 2012 policy framework on education and training recognises ICT as an important tool in education and envisions to promote it as a tool for facilitating teaching, learning and research in education and training.

The conference is part of the works started by AVU on Sh1.3billion grant early this year by African Development Bank {AfDB).

AVU an intergovernmental university with charters from eight countries will also train 4,000 ICT champions from various African universities who in turn will be required to train their colleges on eLearning facilitation.

27 institutions including two from Kenya are part of the program. University of Nairobi was the first institution to adopt the system in the first phase of training. The second phase has Egerton University and Kenya University.