Our Events & Activities

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

OCTOBER 2022

Event Title	Event Type	Date	Person in charge	Description	Audience
Monthly Webinars/workshops I	Workshop	10/5/2022	Everlyn Musa	As part of Coaching 2 and arising out of the experiences and lessons from the specialized coaching, the focus is to strengthen the Community of Practice among all the Champions of the three cohorts. A form has been circulated for Champions to select their three-top choice of topics. A quick review of the identified topics this far includes: ePortfolio Development, Teaching Large Classes, Online Assessments, Creating and Casting Video, Designing Courses for learners with Disabilities; Moodle, Quality Assurance in Online Education, Facilitating STEM Subjects Online, Tools for Critical Thinking, and QM standards for online course. We will tap into the current training team, and also reach out to Champions with expertise in specific areas to co-prepare and co-present sessions on topics based on their experiences to inspire and motivate them to develop their local Communities of Practice.	Champions
E-Learning Initiative Experience Sharing	Meeting	10/5/2022	Onesimus Otieno/Wanjira Kinuthia	e-Learning Initiative Experience Sharing – Ashesi University	Entire e-Learning Community
Institutional Scaling Webinar Series	Webinar	10/11/2022	Mindy Gant	TBA	Entire e-Learning Community
Tier 1 Meeting	Meeting	10/12/2022	Mindy Gant	Tier 1 meetings Internal meeting between leads at the co-implementing partner institutions - MCF, USIU-A, ASU	Co-Implementing Partners (USIU-ASU)
Monthly Webinars/Workshops II	Workshop	10/19/2022	Everlyn Musa	Addressing other key areas of interest to the Champions. Facilitated by the training Team and other experts to strengthen the Community of Practice and start to build a strong Alumni cohort	Champions

SEPTEMBER 2022

Event Title	Event Type	Date	Person in charge	Description	Audience
Monthly Webinars/workshops I	Workshop	9/7/2022	Everlyn Musa	As part of Coaching 2 and arising out of the experiences and lessons from the specialized coaching, the focus is to strengthen the Community of Practice among all the Champions of the three cohorts. A form has been circulated for Champions to select their three-top choice of topics. A quick review of the identified topics this far includes: ePortfolio Development, Teaching Large Classes, Online Assessments, Creating and Casting Video, Designing Courses for learners with Disabilities; Moodle, Quality Assurance in Online Education, Facilitating STEM Subjects Online, Tools for Critical Thinking, and QM standards for online course. We will tap into the current training team, and also reach out to Champions with expertise in specific areas to co-prepare and co-present sessions on topics based on their experiences to inspire and motivate them to develop their local Communities of Practice.	Champions
Institutional Scaling Webinar Series	Webinar	9/13/2022	Mindy Gant	TBA	Entire e-Learning Community
Tier 1 Meeting	Meeting	9/14/2022	Mindy Gant	Tier 1 meetings Internal meeting between leads at the co-implementing partner institutions - MCF, USIU-A, ASU	Co-Implementing Partners (USIU-ASU)
Monthly Webinars/Workshops II	Workshop	9/21/2022	Everlyn Musa	Addressing other key areas of interest to the Champions. Facilitated by the training Team and other experts to strengthen the Community of Practice and start to build a strong Alumni cohort	Champions
E-Learning Initiative Experience Sharing	Meeting	9/21/2022	Onesimus Otieno/Wanjira Kinuthia	e-Learning Initiative Experience Sharing – University of Abomey-Calavi	Entire e-Learning Community

AUGUST 2022

Event Title	Event Type	Date	Person in charge	Description	Audience
Monthly Webinars/workshops I	Workshop	8/3/2022	Everlyn Musa	As part of Coaching 2 and arising out of the experiences and lessons from the specialized coaching, the focus is to strengthen the Community of Practice among all the Champions of the three cohorts. A form has been circulated for Champions to select their three-top choice of topics. A quick review of the identified topics this far includes: ePortfolio Development, Teaching Large Classes, Online Assessments, Creating and Casting Video, Designing Courses for learners with Disabilities; Moodle, Quality Assurance in Online Education, Facilitating STEM Subjects Online, Tools for Critical Thinking, and QM standards for online course. We will tap into the current training team, and also reach out to Champions with expertise in specific areas to co-prepare and co-present sessions on topics based on their experiences to inspire and motivate them to develop their local Communities of Practice.	Champions
E-Learning Initiative Experience Sharing	Meeting	8/3/2022	Onesimus Otieno/Wanjira Kinuthia	e-Learning Initiative Experience Sharing – Earth University	Entire e-Learning Community
Institutional Scaling Webinar Series	Webinar	8/9/2022	Mindy Gant	TBA	Entire e-Learning Community
Tier 1 Meeting	Meeting	8/10/2022	Mindy Gant	Tier 1 meetings Internal meeting between leads at the co-implementing partner institutions - MCF, USIU-A, ASU	Co-Implementing Partners (USIU-ASU)
Monthly Webinars/Workshops II	Workshop	8/17/2022	Everlyn Musa	Addressing other key areas of interest to the Champions. Facilitated by the training Team and other experts to strengthen the Community of Practice and start to build a strong Alumni cohort	Champions
E-Learning Initiative Experience Sharing	Meeting	8/17/2022	Onesimus Otieno/Wanjira Kinuthia	e-Learning Initiative Experience Sharing – AIMS	Entire e-Learning Community
Public Lectures/Workshops	Workshop	8/24/2022	Everlyn Musa	Hold a general discussion on e-Learning as a topical issue around the globe. OR a Workshop to present on eLearning to the (entire and/or extended e-Learning Community). These will help to inform stakeholders and start to shape mindsets and build a Community of Practice (CoP) around eLearning. Possible areas of focus include; policy and development frameworks e.g. SDG4 and AUC Agenda 2063; putting students and parents at the core of learning; eLearning: a service to all. Use the public lectures to prepare the ground for the Stakeholders event.	Entire e-Learning Community
E-Learning Initiative Experience Sharing	Meeting	8/31/2022	Onesimus Otieno/Wanjira Kinuthia	e-Learning Initiative Experience Sharing – University of Rwanda	Entire e-Learning Community

JULY 2022

Event Title	Event Type	Date	Person in charge	Description	Audience
Monthly Webinars/workshops I	Workshop	7/6/2022	Everlyn Musa	As part of Coaching 2 and arising out of the experiences and lessons from the specialized coaching, the focus is to strengthen the Community of Practice among all the Champions of the three cohorts. A form has been circulated for Champions to select their three-top choice of topics. A quick review of the identified topics this far includes: ePortfolio Development, Teaching Large Classes, Online Assessments, Creating and Casting Video, Designing Courses for learners with Disabilities; Moodle, Quality Assurance in Online Education, Facilitating STEM Subjects Online, Tools for Critical Thinking, and QM standards for online course. We will tap into the current training team, and also reach out to Champions with expertise in specific areas to co-prepare and co-present sessions on topics based on their experiences to inspire and motivate them to develop their local Communities of Practice.	Champions
E-Learning Initiative Experience Sharing	Meeting	7/6/2022	Onesimus Otieno/Wanjira Kinuthia	e-Learning Initiative Experience Sharing – University of Gondar	Entire e-Learning Community
Institutional Scaling Webinar Series	Webinar	7/12/2022	Mindy Gant	TBA	Entire e-Learning Community
Tier 1 Meeting	Meeting	7/13/2022	Mindy Gant	Tier 1 meetings Internal meeting between leads at the co-implementing partner institutions - MCF, USIU-A, ASU	Co-Implementing Partners (USIU-ASU)
Monthly Webinars/Workshops II	Workshop	7/20/2022	Everlyn Musa	Addressing other key areas of interest to the Champions. Facilitated by the training Team and other experts to strengthen the Community of Practice and start to build a strong Alumni cohort	Champions
E-Learning Initiative Experience Sharing	Meeting	7/20/2022	Onesimus Otieno/Wanjira Kinuthia	e-Learning Initiative Experience Sharing – AUB	Entire e-Learning Community

JUNE 2022

Event Title	Event Type	Date	Person in charge	Description	Audience
Monthly Webinars/workshops I	Workshop	6/1/2022	Everlyn Musa	As part of Coaching 2 and arising out of the experiences and lessons from the specialized coaching, the focus is to strengthen the Community of Practice among all the Champions of the three cohorts. A form has been circulated for Champions to select their three-top choice of topics. A quick review of the identified topics this far includes: ePortfolio Development, Teaching Large Classes, Online Assessments, Creating and Casting Video, Designing Courses for learners with Disabilities; Moodle, Quality Assurance in Online Education, Facilitating STEM Subjects Online, Tools for Critical Thinking, and QM standards for online course. We will tap into the current training team, and also reach out to Champions with expertise in specific areas to co-prepare and co-present sessions on topics based on their experiences to inspire and motivate them to develop their local Communities of Practice.	Champions
Tier 1 meeting	Meeting	6/1/2022	Mindy Gant	Tier 1 meetings Internal meeting between leads at the co-implementing partner institutions - MCF, USIU-A, ASU	Co-Implementing Partners (USIU-ASU)
E-Learning Initiative Experience Sharing	Meeting	6/1/2022	Onesimus Otieno/Wanjira Kinuthia	e-Learning Initiative Experience Sharing – KNUST	Entire e-Learning Community
Institutional Scaling Webinar Series	Webinar	6/14/2022	Mindy Gant	TBA	Entire e-Learning Community
Monthly Webinars/Workshops II	Workshop	6/15/2022	Everlyn Musa	Addressing other key areas of interest to the Champions. Facilitated by the training Team and other experts to strengthen the Community of Practice and start to build a strong Alumni cohort	Champions
E-Learning Initiative Experience Sharing	Meeting	6/15/2022	Onesimus Otieno/Wanjira Kinuthia	e-Learning Initiative Experience Sharing – Makerere University	Entire e-Learning Community
Community of Practice events	Meeting	6/22/2022	Everlyn Musa	Bring the entire eLearning community together for further realignment to strengthen Community of Practice. Capture feedback and insights of Champions and Focals to help shape Phase 2 of the program. Share guidance and frameworks for leading change management.	Champions

MAY 2022

Event Title	Event Type	Date	Person in charge	Description	Audience
Monthly Webinars/workshops I	Workshop	5/4/2022	Everlyn Musa	As part of Coaching 2 and arising out of the experiences and lessons from the specialized coaching, the focus is to strengthen the Community of Practice among all the Champions of the three cohorts. A form has been circulated for Champions to select their three-top choice of topics. A quick review of the identified topics this far includes: ePortfolio Development, Teaching Large Classes, Online Assessments, Creating and Casting Video, Designing Courses for learners with Disabilities; Moodle, Quality Assurance in Online Education, Facilitating STEM Subjects Online, Tools for Critical Thinking, and QM standards for online course. We will tap into the current training team, and also reach out to Champions with expertise in specific areas to co-prepare and co-present sessions on topics based on their experiences to inspire and motivate them to develop their local Communities of Practice.	Champions
Tier 3 Operations Workshop	Workshop	5/5/2022	April Edwards	8-9 a.m. on Thursdays. Led by University Design Institute (UDI). Focal Points, Operational Leaders and others as invited and appropriate, all representing the 10 partner institutions.	Focal Points (and/or FP invitees)
Institutional Scaling Webinar Series	Webinar	5/10/2022	Mindy Gant	TBA	Entire e-Learning Community
Meeting	Meeting	5/18/2022	Onesimus Otieno/Wanjira Kinuthia	e-Learning Initiative Experience Sharing - USIU-Africa	Entire e-Learning Community
Monthly Webinars/Workshops II	Workshop	5/18/2022	Everlyn Musa	Addressing other key areas of interest to the Champions. Facilitated by the training Team and other experts to strengthen the Community of Practice and start to build a strong Alumni cohort	Champions
Tier 3 Learning Community	Workshop	5/19/2022	April Edwards	Led by University Design Institute (UDI). Focal Points, and others as invited and appropriate, all representing the 10 partner institutions.	Focal Points (and/or FP invitees)

APRIL 2022

Event Title	Event Type	Date	Person in charge	Description	Audience
Live webinars with Champions, Coaching - Group 4	Event Type Learning Activity (MC, Coaching, Certificate)	4/5/2022	Onesimus Otieno/Wanjira Kinuthia	Live Coaching from February 14th to April 22nd 2022 each week on Wednesday and Thursdays. These are for group 4. Tuesdays (Virtual office)	Champions
Monthly Webinars/workshops I	Workshop	4/6/2022	Everlyn Musa	As part of Coaching 2 and arising out of the experiences and lessons from the specialized coaching, the focus is to strengthen the Community of Practice among all the Champions of the three cohorts. A form has been circulated for Champions to select their three-top choice of topics. A quick review of the identified topics this far includes: ePortfolio Development, Teaching Large Classes, Online Assessments, Creating and Casting Video, Designing Courses for learners with Disabilities; Moodle, Quality Assurance in Online Education, Facilitating STEM Subjects Online, Tools for Critical Thinking, and QM standards for online course. We will tap into the current training team, and also reach out to Champions with expertise in specific areas to co-prepare and co-present sessions on topics based on their experiences to inspire and motivate them to develop their local Communities of Practice.	Champions
Tier 3 Operations Workshop	Workshop	4/7/2022	April Edwards	8-9 a.m. on Thursdays. Led by University Design Institute (UDI). Focal Points, Operational Leaders and others as invited and appropriate, all representing the 10 partner institutions.	Focal Points (and/or FP invitees)
Institutional Scaling Webinar Series	Webinar	4/12/2022	Mindy Gant	TBA	Entire e-Learning Community
Tier 1 Meeting	Meeting	4/13/2022	Mindy Gant	Tier 1 meetings Internal meeting between leads at the co-implementing partner institutions - MCF, USIU-A, ASU	Co-Implementing Partners (USIU-ASU)
Monthly Webinars/Workshops II	Workshop	4/20/2022	Everlyn Musa	Addressing other key areas of interest to the Champions. Facilitated by the training Team and other experts to strengthen the Community of Practice and start to build a strong Alumni cohort	Champions
Tier 3 Learning Community	Workshop	4/21/2022	April Edwards	Led by University Design Institute (UDI). Focal Points, and others as invited and appropriate, all representing the 10 partner institutions.	Focal Points (and/or FP invitees)

MARCH 2022

Event Title	Event Type	Date	Person in charge	Description	Audience
Live webinars with Champions, Coaching - Group 4	Event Type Learning Activity (MC, Coaching, Certificate)	3/1/2022	Onesimus Otieno/Wanjira Kinuthia	Live Coaching from February 14th to April 22nd 2022 each week on Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursdays. These are for group 4.	Champions
Monthly Webinars/workshops I	Workshop	3/2/2022	Everlyn Musa	As part of Coaching 2 and arising out of the experiences and lessons from the specialized coaching, the focus is to strengthen the Community of Practice among all the Champions of the three cohorts. A form has been circulated for Champions to select their three-top choice of topics. A quick review of the identified topics this far includes: ePortfolio Development, Teaching Large Classes, Online Assessments, Creating and Casting Video, Designing Courses for learners with Disabilities; Moodle, Quality Assurance in Online Education, Facilitating STEM Subjects Online, Tools for Critical Thinking, and QM standards for online course. We will tap into the current training team, and also reach out to Champions with expertise in specific areas to co-prepare and co-present sessions on topics based on their experiences to inspire and motivate them to develop their local Communities of Practice.	Champions
Stakeholder Engagement	Workshop	3/3/2022	Everlyn Musa	Actualizing e-Learning at your Institution 3:00 PM (EAT), 5:00 AM (Phoenix), 12PM (GMT)	Entire e-Learning Community
Institutional Scaling Webinar Series	Webinar	3/8/2022	Mindy Gant	Description TBA	Entire e-Learning Community
Tier 1 Meeting	Meeting	3/9/2022	Mindy Gant	Tier 1 meetings Internal meeting between leads at the co-implementing partner institutions - MCF, USIU-A, ASU	Co-Implementing Partners (USIU-ASU)
Tier 3 Operations Workshop	Workshop	3/10/2022	April Edwards	8-9 a.m. on Thursdays. Led by University Design Institute (UDI). Focal Points, Operational Leaders and others as invited and appropriate, all representing the 10 partner institutions.	Focal Points (and/or FP invitees)
Monthly Webinars/Workshops III	Workshop	3/16/2022	Everlyn Musa	Addressing other key areas of interest to the Champions. Facilitated by the training Team and other experts to strengthen the Community of Practice and start to build a strong Alumni cohort	Champions
Tier 3 Learning Community	Workshop	3/24/2022	April Edwards	Led by University Design Institute (UDI). Focal Points, and others as invited and appropriate, all representing the 10 partner institutions.	Focal Points (and/or FP invitees)

FEBRUARY 2022

Event Title	Event Type	Date	Person in charge	Description	Audience
Institutional Scaling Webinar Series: Building team/personnel	Webinar	2/8/2022	Mindy Gant	What roles are needed to take programs online, role descriptions, candidate qualities, and ASU experiences. Example: Technologists - selecting and integrating tech tools, Instructional Design, Enrollment, Success Coaching, Video production -how to build out 5 pillars of successful online depts - why the roles should align to your structure	Entire e-Learning Community
Tier 3 Operations Workshop	Workshop	2/10/2022	April Edwards	8-9 a.m. on Thursdays. Led by University Design Institute (UDI). Focal Points, Operational Leaders and others as invited and appropriate, all representing the 10 partner institutions.	Focal Points (and/or FP invitees)
Live webinars with Champions, Coaching - Group 4	Learning Activity (MC, Coaching, Certificate)	2/15/2022	Onesimus Otieno/Wanjira Kinuthia	Live Coaching from February 14th to April 22nd 2022 each week on Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursdays. These are for group 4.	Champions
Monthly Webinars/Workshops II	Workshop	2/16/2022	Onesimus Otieno/Wanjira Kinuthia	Addressing other key areas of interest to the Champions. Facilitated by the training Team and other experts to strengthen the Community of Practice and start to build a strong Alumni cohort	Champions
Live webinars with Champions, Coaching - Group 4	Learning Activity (MC, Coaching, Certificate)	2/17/2022	Onesimus Otieno/Wanjira Kinuthia	Live Coaching from February 14th to April 22nd 2022 each week on Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursdays. These are for group 4.	Champions
Live webinars with Champions, Coaching - Group 4	Learning Activity (MC, Coaching, Certificate)	2/22/2022	Onesimus Otieno/Wanjira Kinuthia	Live Coaching from February 14th to April 22nd 2022 each week on Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursdays. These are for group 4.	Champions
Live webinars with Champions, Coaching - Group 4	Learning Activity (MC, Coaching, Certificate)	2/23/2022	Onesimus Otieno/Wanjira Kinuthia	Live Coaching from February 14th to April 22nd 2022 each week on Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursdays. These are for group 4.	Champions
Tier 3 Learning Community	Workshop	2/24/2022	April Edwards	Led by University Design Institute (UDI). Focal Points, and others as invited and appropriate, all representing the 10 partner institutions.	Focal Points (and/or FP invitees)
Live webinars with Champions, Coaching - Group 4	Learning Activity (MC, Coaching, Certificate)	2/24/2022	Onesimus Otieno/Wanjira Kinuthia	Live Coaching from February 14th to April 22nd 2022 each week on Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursdays. These are for group 4.	Champions

Please visit the University Calendar for other university-wide activities and events

Webinar Series

You are welcome to the series where Champions from network institutions will be showcasing their on-campus eLearning activities.

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Date and Time	Presenter
June 1st, 2022 - 5p.m. EAT	KNUST
June 15th, 2022 -5 p.m. EAT	Makerere University
July 6th, 2022 - 5 p.m. EAT	University of Gondar
July 20th, 2022 - 5 p.m. EAT	American University in Beirut
August 3rd, 2022 - 5 p.m. EAT	Earth University
August 17th, 2022 - 5 p.m. EAT	African Institute for Mathematical Sciences [AIMS]
August 31st, 2022 - 5 p.m. EAT	University of Rwanda
September 21st, 2022 - 5 p.m. EAT	University of Abomey-Calavi
October 5th, 2022 - 5 p.m. EAT	Ashesi University

Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Time: 5pm EAT (4pm Rwanda, 4pm Beirut, 5pm Uganda, 8am Costa Rica, 2pm Ghana, 2pm Senegal)
Presenter: USIU-Africa

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Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Time: 5pm EAT (4pm Rwanda, 4pm Beirut, 5pm Uganda, 8am Costa Rica, 2pm Ghana, 2pm Senegal)
Presenter: Kathy Esmiller, OER Librarian at Oklahoma State University.
Topic: Fair Use and Copyright Practices.

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Date: Thursday, March 17, 2022
Time: 5pm EAT - (4pm Rwanda, 4pm Beirut, 5pm Uganda, 8am Costa Rica, 2pm Ghana, 2pm Senegal)
Presenter/Speaker: Dr. Yahayra Michel of the University of Massachusetts - Lowell.
Topic: Metacognition as a pedagogical tool to engage your students in deeper content analysis.
Both guests will also be available on Thursday, February 24, 2022 to answer questions and reflect on their experiences.

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The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program e-Learning Initiative
Title: Actualizing e-Learning at your Institution
Virtual event for institutional stakeholders
Date: Thursday, March 3, 2022
Tim: 3:00 PM (EAT), 5:00 AM (Phoenix), 12PM (GMT)

Objectives:

Build further awareness of and excitement for the e-Learning movement on the continent and beyond.
Bring stakeholders from each participating institution together for alignment and community building
Share best practices and lessons learned, Capture feedback and insights of Champions, Focals and others to shape Phase 2 of the Initiative.
Showcase e-Learning innovations and online community engagement tools and platforms

Moderator: Eannes Ongus. Chief Manager, Development. University Advancement Division. USIU-Africa

Join the event via Zoom

Area: QM standards for online education.

Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at 4pm EAT (3pm Rwanda, 3pm Beirut, 4pm Uganda, 7am Costa Rica, 1pm Ghana, 1pm Senegal)
Presenter: Shannon Riggs. Executive Director, Academic Programs & Learning Innovations, Ecampus
Topic: Quality Matters at Oregon State University.
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Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at 4pm EAT (3pm Rwanda, 3pm Beirut, 4pm Uganda, 7am Costa Rica, 1pm Ghana, 1pm Senegal)
Presenter: Yaping Gao. Senior Academic Director, Quality Matters. USA.
Topic: Ensure Academic Integrity & Help Students Succeed in Online/Digital Learning.
Both guests will also be available on Thursday, February 24, 2022 to answer questions and reflect on their experiences.

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