Reforming Higher Education through ICT in Somalia by Eng. Mohamed Mohamud

Presented at SomNOG2 Conference in Mogadishu, Somalia
http://somnog.so/conference17/

Transcript

1. Reforming Higher Education through ICT: Somalia Presenter: M. Mohamud Date: 22nd Nov 2017
2. Reforming Higher Education through ICT: Somalia • Agenda – The importance of ICT in • Teaching • Learning • Research • Development • Community Engagement – Deploying ICT in our HEIs – Outcome/Result – Conclusions 2 06-Dec-17 SomNOG2
3. 3 ICT in 06-Dec-17 SomNOG2
4. ICT in Teaching • Content & Learning management systems • Computer Labs & Tools for teaching • Access to remote learners, qualified professors, content • Increase access to education through – Smart Classrooms and Digital content • Improved connectivity 4 06-Dec-17 SomNOG2
5. ICT in Learning • Open Educational Resources – E-learning technology • Virtual Learning Opportunities • Tools for learning • Adaptive Learning • Digital Repositories for research content 5 06-Dec-17 SomNOG2
6. ICT in Research • Data Collections • Analyzing/processing huge data sets • Communication between R&D teams • Digital libraries – Academic Resources • Monitoring and Evaluation • Manage the research content – archiving, publishing and sharing • Collaboration among HEI in Research 6 06-Dec-17 SomNOG2
7. Community Engagement • Contributing to regional economic growth through innovation • HEI and industry partnership • Community informatics – social media • ICT literacy – is not simply a mastery of technical skills, – but is the application of technical skills 7 06-Dec-17 SomNOG2
8. Developmental Activities • Campus management systems • Library management solutions • Student Information Management systems • Student admission, examination results , finance database, human resources • Accessing Development Infrastructure • Knowledge Management: 8 06-Dec-17 SomNOG2
9. Deploying ICT Solutions in HEIs • Building ICT infrastructure in HEIs • Well-defined ICT strategies, policies and procedures • Computer labs and other tools • Campus networks • Data Centers • Better Internet connectivity • E-Learning Management Systems: Moodle • Library management systems: Koha 9 06-Dec-17 SomNOG2
10. Deploying ICT Solutions in HEIs • Student Information Management systems: – both open source and proprietary options are available. – Universities are also building their own customized solutions • Research databases and repositories: – Fedora Repository and Dspace • Smart classrooms 10 06-Dec-17 SomNOG2
11. Deploying ICT Solutions in HEIs 11 06-Dec-17 SomNOG2 Other Class Rooms Any time Any where Any terminal E-learning system Main Smart Calss Room Smart Class Architecture Network Upload Courseware VOD, Streaming Live Class Interaction
12. ICT in Education 12 1990s • Computer Assisted Education 2000a • Learning Management Systems 2011 • Massive Online Open Courses Now • Adaptive Learning 06-Dec-17 SomNOG2
13. COLLABORATION 06-Dec-17 SomNOG2 13
14. Examples from the region 14 06-Dec-17 SomNOG2 Universities: 27; Research Institutions: 12; Tertiary Institutions: 11
15. Examples from the region 15 06-Dec-17 SomNOG2 Universities: 53; Tertiary Colleges: 35; Research Institutions: 13 G. Ins. 14
16. Examples from the region 16 06-Dec-17 SomNOG2 Universities: 36; other governmental Institutions
17. UbuntuNet Alliance 06-Dec-17 SomNOG2 17
18. Outcome/Result • Better access to knowledge • More transparent processes for learning and Teaching management Encourages life-long learning as the content is available on demand • Encourages more hands-on skills development 18 06-Dec-17 SomNOG2
19. Conclusions 19 06-Dec-17 SomNOG2 • It should be government policies that encourage integration of ICT in HEIs. • Management’s commitment to prioritize the investment of ICT aided educational environment.
20. A Call for more research This topic warrants an in-depth research that is contextualized (i.e. based on our own local context) 20 06-Dec-17 SomNOG2
21. THANK YOU! 21 06-Dec-17 SomNOG2 http://somnog.so ???