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Moodle is one of the worldwide used open-source learning management platforms and is currently being used by various learning institutions in Kenya. The currently available release for Moodle is 3.11 with Moodle 4 being expected in December 2021. It is important to ensure that you are running the latest version of Moodle due to the following reasons:
Security: Moodle upgrades include patches for potential security vulnerabilities and bugs. Older versions of Moodle put the institution content and the learner's information at risk and can be easily compromised.
Online learning has become integral to teaching models in universities lately. The sudden shift has been attributed to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The shift to online learning and teaching is expected to persist post the pandemic as majority of learners and teachers will have acquired requisite skills for and adopted to this mode of delivery. In response to the growing demand for remote teaching and resultant platform and Internet accessibility, KENET whose mandate is to transform learning using ICT, offered a free web conferencing platform to its member institutions.
The KENET web conference platform runs on BigBlue...
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted learning with many learning institutions across the Country remaining closed since March 15, 2020. The uncertainty of the duration of the pandemic has forced learning institutions to find ways to ensure learning continues using ICT Technologies to allow students to access learning materials outside the campus premises.
In line with the KENET vision, “transforming education using ICT”, KENET has partnered with mobile service providers to supply discounted E-Learning Bundles to facilitate online learning among the higher education community. The E-Learning Discounted Bundle is an ideal...
KENET has awarded a total of USD ($) 60,000 for the innovation grant in the use of Education Technology to four (4) research projects. The call was announced in January 15, 2020 and attracted 26 applicants from 16 Kenyan Universities After a rigorous selection process that lasted three (3) months, four top proposals were selected in the areas of Engineering Education (EE) and Computer Science Education (CSE).
The grant awarded to the four (4) lead researchers from four (4) universities also extends to 11 other researchers who served as team members of the projects. At a cost of Ksh. 1,500,000 (15,000 USD) for each winn...
Following the closure of learning institutions due to the COVID – 19 pandemic, there demand for online learning has increased. This has in turn led to extensive uptake and use of virtual classroom tools and learning management systems. The growing demand for online learning has spurred the demand and use of the KENET Web Conferencing platform (virtual classroom) https://conference.ke/ that has enabled member institutions to conduct online learning seamlessly.
On 6th and 7th May, 2020 KENET conducted a virtual training for nominated online teaching ch...