Register now for e/merge 2012: Online conference on educational technology in Africa, 9th-20th July 2012

Registration for the e/merge 2012 online conference is

open.

 

e/merge 2012 – Open to Change (9th -20th July 2012) is the fourth online conference on educational technology in Africa. The conference is primarily designed to share good practice and knowledge about educational technology innovation within the further and higher education sectors in the Africa, as well as to strengthen communities of researchers and practitioners across the continent.
Participate from anywhere with a reasonable Internet connection and engage with the presentations and discussions, live meetings, workshops, participant driven conversations and social media interactions that are most interesting to you.
Registration is free for all participants based in Africa and costs R750 (approximately $90) for participants in other continents who are not presenters. If you're based outside Africa and can't afford the registration fee then you are welcome to contact us on info@emerge2012.net and tell us about the value that you will bring to e/merge 2012.  Registration information for emerge 2012.
Keynote presenters are:-
Nnenna Nwakanma, Information and Communication Consultant - From Kilimanjaro to the Rift Valley: A sneak view of openness in education through an African's eyes.
Professor Victor Mbarika, Executive Director, International Center for IT and Development, Southern University, USA - A Good Farmer Should Not Complain of His/Her Tools: Using A Hybrid E-Learning Approach at The ICT University to Reach Thousands in Developing Nations.
Associate Professor Yacine Atif, College of Information Technology, United Arab Emirates University - Instructional design patterns in a conversational learning model.

Professor David Theo Goldberg, Director of the University of California Humanities Research Institute - Networking Knowledge: Globalizing Connected Learning.
Associate Professor Laura Czerniewicz, Director of Open UCT, University of Cape Town - Open Scholarship and what it means for African Universities.
Presentations and papers at e/merge will cover a wide range of topics.

e/merge 2012 is organised by the Centre for Educational Technology at the University of Cape Town with funding from the Ford Foundation.

Workshop Evaluation form (25-27 June 2012)

A workshop on evidence based practice at MUHAS (25-27 June 2012)

The Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) through its MUHAS-Library organized a Three Days workshop on Evidence based practice through the DELPHE project. 

The workshop was attended by 35 particints, which included academic staff from MUHAS, medical doctorsand nurses fromMuhimbili Nationa Hospital (MNH), Librarians from MUHAS and Tanzania Library Services Board (TLSB),  and Tutors from the School of Library, Archives and Documentation Services (SLADS). 

The workshop was facilitated by Blessing Chataira from Information, Training and Outreach Center for Africa (ITOCA), and Lucy Reid from Partnership in Health (Phi), UK.

The Digital Repositories Workshop (12-15 June 2012)

The Digital Repositories Workshop was organized by Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) in Collaboration with Information, Training and Outreach Center for Africa (ITOCA), Royal Tropical Institute of Nertherlands (KIT), Institute of Development Studies(IDS), and Cornell University Library from 12-15, June 2012.

About 36 participants attended the workshop. It involved professionals involved in information management, institutional management, librarians, lecturers, and project administrators from different acadmeic and research institutions in Tanzania.

Information Literacy Training in South Africa

ITOCA (Information Training and Outreach Centre for Africa) is running workshops called 21st Century Information Literacy Skills : http://www.itoca.org/node/135 in Centurion, South Africa on July 2-6, 2012 and also via a web version. "Participants will learn how to acquire, and facilitate the acquisition and application of information literacy skills that are relevant for the information user in the 21st century."

New book - Oral Health Care for Socially Disadvantaged Communities

Oral Health Care for Socially Disadvantaged Communities is a new book edited by MUHAS faculty.

The book will be available at MUHAS Library soon.

Editors: Febronia Kokulengya Kahabuka (School of Dentistry, Tanzania) Emil Namakuka Kikwilu and Irene Anderson Kida

Book Description: This book gathers the current information on management of common oral conditions and proposes an appropriate package for underdeveloped communities. Practical solutions for managing oral conditions in the existing social, political and economic context of the developing countries is provided. This book is a good reference material for undergraduate and postgraduate students, academicians, as well as practicing dentists. In this book, the Basic Package of Oral Care (BPOC) forms a pillar of the presentation. A traumatic Restorative Treatment, affordable fluoride tooth paste and relieve of oral pain are presented as an essential minimum package of oral care for any community. This book advocates home care and outreach programmes to reach the elderly. The already existing oral health care delivery system is challenged. This book provides evidence based appropriate oral care. (Imprint: Nova Biomedical)

Table of Contents:
Preface

1. Social Disadvantage and Oral Health
(Emil N. Kikwilu)

2. Oral Health and Care in Low-Income Countries
(Poul Erik Petersen, Nanna Jürgensen)

3. Management of Dental Caries in Socially Disadvantaged Communities
(Jo Frencken, Soraya Leal)

4. Gingival and Periodontal Diseases in Socially Disadvantaged Populations
(Elifuraha G. Mumghamba, Evelyn G. Wagaiyu)

5. Surgical Conditions of the Oral and Maxillofacial Region
(Boniphace M. Kalyanyama, Sira S. Owibingire, Elison N. Simon)

6. Oral Health Concerns in Children
(Febronia K. Kahabuka, Daniel Iskander Maro)

7. Management of Orthodontic Conditions in Socially Disadvantaged Communities
(Emeria A. Mugonzibwa, Matilda Mtaya-Mlangwa)

8. Oral Health Care for the Elderly
(Irene A. Kida, Anne N. Astrom)

9. Management of Oral Lesions Associated with HIV/AIDS
(Omar J.M. Hamza, Andre J.A.M. van der Ven)

10. Feasible preventive methods for controlling oral diseases and conditions in socially disadvantaged populations
(Evelyn Wagaiyu, Emil Kikwilu)

Click here for more details

Newly added Theses - MUHAS Institutional Repository

The MUHAS institutional repository is a newly launched service provided by the Directorate of Library Services in collaboration with the Directorate of Information and Communication Technology to collect, preserve and disseminate electronic copies of research and scholarly works created at MUHAS, and serves as a gateway to disseminate and reach out to similar resources elsewhere. Such publications include journal articles, conference presentations, proceedings, working papers, theses and dissertations.

Kindly visit the MUHAS IR to access the newly added Masters theses from MUHAS. These theses can be accessed in full text format. Click here to access the list of these Masters theses

Click here to access the MUHAS institutional repository