MKU Academc team attends training workshop in Neu-Ulm Germany

Mount Kenya University academicians attended a workshop at the German Universities of Applied Sciences as part of the 2-year training (2018/2019).

The University is represented by the academic team comprising of Dr. Mary Muriuki the Dean school of pure and applied sciences, Eng. Fredrick Mulei the Dean school engineering, energy and the build environment, Dr Henry Yatich the Director of Technical Support, Content Development and Design, Directorate of Open, Distance and E-Learning (DIBeL), as well as Mr Moses Nderitu who is an administrative staff.

The workshop aims at equipping the University Dons with the model applied at the German Universities of Applied Sciences which they expected to apply once they are back.

The key pillars of UAS are Applied Research, Applied Teaching/Learning, and Technology Transfer.

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The dons will also deliberate on other topics among them the need to initiate university conceptual seminars for both undergraduate and post graduate students.

The workshop is also expected to come up with ways to enrich or restructure the curriculum to incorporate problem based learning.

Other topics to be discussed during the workshop include;

1. Enrich the blended learning to incorporate online video and install messaging
2. Sensitization/capacity building at faculty and university management
3. Intentions concerning applied research labs
4. Introduce problem based research and projects
5. Promote inter- and trans-disciplinary collaborative research
6. Involvement and Masters and PhD and existing research projects/grants
7. Encourage research heading to innovations as opposed to basic research
8. Involvement of SMEs in research work in order to enhance the quality of their products
9. Set up industry focused labs for training

The Director DIBeL was also trained on Digital Education and Learning.

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