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Research Week 2021

admin77 — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 12:40:27 +0000

Friday, September 10, 2021

Scheduled for November 22-26, 2021.

This is the 4th (fourth) Annual Research Week hosted by the ��. The week features different conferences covering a diverse range of academic disciplines, one of which is bound to meet your interest and area of expertise. The conferences provide a forum to enable you to present your work, engage with your colleagues, and learn about the latest developments in your field. For students, especially PhD students, Research Week 2021 provides an ideal forum to present and receive positive critique on your work before you submit it for journal publication, or before your dissertation defense.

For more information on how to participate, visit the Research Week 2021 Website.

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Innovation in teaching & learning - delivering lectures via YouTube

wmaina — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 07:09:41 +0000

Thursday, June 10, 2021

Dr. Lydiah Wambugu, a Senior Lecturer in the School of
Open and Distance Learning, College of Education and
External Studies

The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the way teaching and learning is conducted. The world glares to technology as the new normal in education. Institutions of higher learning need to s prepare themselves by innovating new pedagogies to confront the teaching and learning crisis and provide more inclusive and creative learning models. This will ensure access to learning for all without widening the already existing inequality in education gap.

As a way of innovating new pedagogies, Dr. Lydiah Wambugu, a Senior Lecturer in the School of Open and Distance, College of Education and External Studies, Learning opened a You Tube Channel titled, 'Research Methods Class with Dr. Lydiah Wambugu'. This channel is modelled as a class where research methods content is presented in lessons from the basic to complex concepts. The lessons are sequenced as per the Social Science Research Methods Course Outline.

This is what Dr. Wambugu had to say about her initiative.

Why YouTube?

YouTube is a free open source software that is accessible to anyone with a Gmail account. YouTube creates an opportunity for remote delivery as well as providing a means for students to learn at their own pace and to have materials to come back and refer to when they need to. This channel is an additional academic resource for all students.

Why Research Methods?

Research Methods Unit is a foundational and compulsory course unit in the majority of courses offered at the university. Research Methods determines the progression of a student to graduation especially for the disciplines that require students to write a project or theses as part of their course work. However, a number of students get stuck at this point because they are not able to link theory and practice.

Presentation of Lessons:

Lessons are numbered for ease of access. The flow of lessons is from the basic introduction of the concept of research to the complex concepts;
The previous and the current lessons are linked through a recap of the concepts learnt in the previous lesson. This ensures that there is coherence in the flow of content;
Each lesson has learning outcomes to be achieved which a learner uses to gauge his or her understanding of the lesson;
The lessons incorporate interactive elements. Some of these are conversational language, practical examples where applicable and question and answer method;
Each lesson ends with a summary to remind the learners of what they have covered as well as alert them of what will be covered in the next lesson;
Learners are free to ask any question regarding the lesson in the comment section of the channel. In addition, the students are free to privately seek further clarification on the lesson by sending WhatsApp messages (in this case, Research Methods Questions) to 0799 632491which is a number attached to this channel;

The Research Methods lessons are also available on the following social channels:

So far the response to the channel has been very positive. This is because it offers an easy and flexible access to course content and lecture notes. Dr. Wambugu believes that the university should encourage all lecturers to create digital content where learning is removed from being teacher/lecturer centered to learner centered.

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Research Week 2019

wmaina — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 09:56:26 +0000

These include 13 conferences covering across a broad array of disciplines and 2 workshops. Abstract submissions and registration are currently open for the Research Week which will be held from October 22-25, 2019.

In addition, the organizing committee driven by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research, Innovation and Enterprise, Prof. Madara Ogot, is reaching out to sponsors and partners to support the Research Week.

The conferences slotted for October 23-25, 2019 include Advancing Science to Inform Sustainable Development, the 2nd Annual Conference on the Status of African Women, the 2nd Annual International Conference on Research and Innovation in Education and the conference on Value Creating and Critical Thinking in a Global World.

On October 22-24, 2019, the conferences will include the 1st International Conference on Open, Distance and E-Learning, the ARGRO 2019 Conference and Exhibition, the 2nd Annual Architecture and Engineering and the 2nd Annual Nairobi International Multidisciplinary Conference.

The 2nd Annual Victimology and Victim Support Conference will be held on October 22-23, 2019 and the African International Business and Management Conference (AIBUMA) will be on October 24-25, 2019.

On October 23-24, 2019, the University will host the 1st Annual International Conference of Project Management. The 1st Annual Development Finance Conference and the 1st Annual Research Grant Proposal Writing MasterClass will be held on October 24-25, 2019.

You can visit the Research Week website for details on the various conferences, to register and submit your abstracts.

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Research Week 2021

Innovation in teaching & learning - delivering lectures via YouTube

Research Week 2019

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