INCREASING ACCESS TO AND USE OF ICT IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

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INCREASING ACCESS TO AND USE OF ICT IN HIGHER
EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

• Conference Theme Increasing the impact of
  higher education institutions in development
  processes, NUFU PROGRAMME
• CONFERENCE, 11 - 13 February 2009, Sunbird
  Capital Hotel, Lilongwe, Malawi.
• Working Group Theme Increasing the impact
  of institutions - measures for the future
• By
• Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba, Dean Faculty of
  Computing and IT, Makerere University
• E-mail barya_at_cit.mak.ac.ug Website
  www.cit.ac.ug

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Increasing access to ICT facilities

• wireless networks, local area networks (LANs),
  campus backbone
• Acquisition of access equipment (computers,
  laptops, mobile phones)
• Scalability--- thin clients
• Access to loan facilities
• Video conferencing facilities
• Create flexible access by opening 24/7/365

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Increasing use of ICT facilities

• End user training in ICT skills
• Training in computer ethics
• Change management
• Acquisition of relevant software
• Installation of and regular update of antivirus
• Dedicated ICT support department
• Timetabling

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Increasing access to online resources

• Subscription to journals
• Subscription to books
• Open courseware
• E-learning content
• M-learning content
• Creating Portals

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Increasing use of ICT in management Acquire
information systems

• Academic records information system
• Library information system
• Research management information system
• Financial records information system
• Human resources information systems
• Hostel and hotel information systems

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How to attract funds for investments in ICT
infrastructure?

• Lobby governments to make ICT infrastructure a
  priority
• Submarine cables e.g. UHURU net by NEPAD, TEAMS
  by Kenyan government
• Government should put up ICT Infrastructure at
  all institutions just like its in charge of roads
  and other utilities
• Public-private partners under build-operate-trans
  fer model
• Public-private joint ventures in ICT services
  provision
• Integrate ICT infrastructure and services cost in
  the student fees
• Cost of ICT equipment and basic infrastructure
  should be integrated in every grant/ donation

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How to use ICT tools to improve teaching and
learning

• M-learning
• E-learning
• Online assessment
• Academic records information systems
• Chartrooms
• Discussion boards

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How to use ICT tools to increase the quality in
research?

• Plagiarism detection software
• Online reviews/ assessments of scholarly work
• Online research databases
• Online library resources
• Promoting open access policy to publications and
  other resources
• Cloud computing e.g. Google Appsapplications
  accessed from a web browser while software and
  data are stored on Google servers
• The concept incorporates software as a service
  (SaaS), Web 2.0 and other recent, well-known
  technology trends

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How to increase the value of open access, both in
terms of distribution and use?

• Webometrics (online ranking of Universities) ?
  web presence
• Website performance monitoring
• Applications monitoring
• Web services monitoring
• Creation of web portals
• Promoting online communities

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700 Sitter Lab
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The 120 Sun Micro System Thin Client Lab
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Side Elevation of the 12,000 Sq Meter 10,000
Student Sitter Facility
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Two VSAT Antenna's for the Pan-Africa
Tele-Education Project
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The Recording Studio Part of the Pan-Africa
Tele-Education Project
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Community Outreach Reaching out to the Officers
and Men of the UPDF with ICT Skills
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GIS Plotter, part of the state of the Art GIS LAB
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Faculty of Computing and IT Block A