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It is my sad duty to write this brief tribute to the late Professor George Magoha, who served as a KENET Trustee for 10 years, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees for six and a half years (2008 – 2015). He was a Trustee nominee of the University of Nairobi (UoN), one of the five founding universities of the KENET Trust. We at KENET are grateful for all the support he offered us during his time as a Trustee and later as the CS for the Ministry of Education (MoE).
I remember Prof. Magoha as a decisive, dependable and brave leader who truly wanted to do good for the benefit of the academic community of Kenya. He could u...
KENET’s internship program is in line with KENET’s motto of transforming learning, research and working environment using digital technologies for ICT. Through the Internship Program graduates get unique learning opportunities outside the academic setting to gain practical experience and develop news skills.
The DSAIL team
45 Outspan Medical College (OMC) faculty benefitted from a two-day in person capacity building Moodle Training Course for instructors conducted at OMC between 16th-17th January 2023 by KENET. The training provided hands-on skills on how to add interactive content (e.g., Chats, forums) to a course, configure quizzes and assignments which facilitate evaluation of learners on a particluar course, Gradebook configuration and setup, learner management and generation of reports.
The KENET web conference platform which runs on the BigBlueButoon open-source software is used for group collaboration and remote teaching. The interactive platform supposrts real-time sharing of audio, video, chat, screen, slides (with whiteboard controls) and allows instructors to remotely engage with students using polls, emojis, multi-user whiteboard and breakout rooms.
Some of the updated features include distinguishable moderator messages in the public chat, network connectivity icon, webcam background, setting the name of the breakout rooms as you create them, extending the duration of ongoing breakout rooms and...
KENET was among the sponsors of the IEEE Kenya Students and Young Professionals Congress which was held on November 10 -11, 2022 at the Panari Hotel, Nairobi. The Congress themed “Innovation for Growth and Sustainability to drive Technological Change” brought together representatives from different industries to share and exchange ideas.
