Introducing eLearning in Industrial Mathematics in Tanzania and Rwanda

Summary

Many efforts have been undertaken by African countries to promote the use of eLearning in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), however, it is noted that the uptake of that little which is available is extremely poor. Although it is largely claimed by many that this dismal state is due to economic and technological circumstances, this presentation argues that most efforts have been invested in infrastructure improvement, increased band width provision, hardware and supporting software technologies acquisition and very minimum investment has been put into training and re-training of educators in eLearning delivery modes. This is the major contributor to poor utilisation of eLearning opportunities in most HEIs in Africa. Examples from Tanzania and Rwanda are presented giving good practice approaches for addressing the challenge of poor uptake of eLearning in HEIs mathematics education. Existing opportunities for Africa’s eLearning