Workshop update - Switch to new campus!
Please note that the venue has been switched to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi at the Upper Kabete campus which is on Kapenguria road off Wayiaki Way, about 14 Km to the Northwest of Nairobi CBD (see location map below). The event will be in the small animal clinic seminar room on campus.
Lunch will be provided at the Veterinary Lab golf club close to the campus on both the Monday and Tuesday.
If possible, please bring your own laptop and android phone for use in the practical hands on sessions. There is no WiFi access on campus so you will need a Safaricom data card to access the internet.
Please contact Nick Short on nshort@rvc.ac.uk or mobile 00 44 7811 405653 if you need further information.
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Please note that the venue has been switched to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi at the Upper Kabete campus which is on Kapenguria road off Wayiaki Way, about 14 Km to the Northwest of Nairobi CBD (see location map below). The event will be in the small animal clinic seminar room on campus.
The lunch venue - Vetlab Golf Club
The programme is attached below. Please note that the Monday is focussed on veterinary e-learning both through mobiles and online. The second day is mainly concerned with mobiles use for disease and population mapping and surveillance. There will be a final session on the Wednesday which will be a practical hands on the use off EpiCollect on mobiles - anybody wishing to attend this will need to book a place on Tuesday.Lunch will be provided at the Veterinary Lab golf club close to the campus on both the Monday and Tuesday.
If possible, please bring your own laptop and android phone for use in the practical hands on sessions. There is no WiFi access on campus so you will need a Safaricom data card to access the internet.
Please contact Nick Short on nshort@rvc.ac.uk or mobile 00 44 7811 405653 if you need further information.
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Programme
23rd May 2011 - New Learning Technologies
9.30 | Arrival and Registration |
10.00 | Welcome (Nick Short, Royal Veterinary College) |
10.10 | Opening address (Professor Prof. Njenga Munene, Dean of Faculty) |
10.20 | Current application of ICT in Kenya (Dr Omwenga, University of Nairobi) |
10.40 | Veterinary use of e-learning in the UK (Dr Raymond Macharia, Royal Veterinary College) |
11.00 | Mobile learning and social networks (Dr Niall Winters, London Knowledge Lab) |
11.20 | Coffee |
12.00 | WikiVet in Africa (Nick Short, Royal Veterinary College) |
12.20 | New opportunities for e-learning at the Nairobi Veterinary School (Dr Mosiany Kisipan) |
12.40 | Future use of new technologies to enhance Kenyan education (Kenya Institute of Education) |
13.00 | Lunch |
14.00 | Hands on workshop to review a range of mobile learning packages and technologies... (Nick Short and Dr Niall Winters) |
24th May - Mobile Surveillance
9.30 | Arrival and Registration |
10.00 | Using EpiCollect for mobile surveillance (Dr David Aanensen, Imperial College) |
10.20 | Field based experience of the mobile surveillance in Kenya (Dr Gabriel Turhasha, Vetaid Kenya) |
10.40 | Mobile phones for One Health data collection (Eric Beda, SACIDS) |
11.00 | Integrating mobile systems for surveillance, reporting and information management by Veterinary Services in Kenya (Dr David Ojigo, Department of Veterinary Services) |
11.20 | Coffee |
12.00 | Working with mobiles in remote communities (CAHNET and Farm Africa) |
12.20 | International examples of mobile data collection (FAO Rome) |
12.40 | Closing remarks and review of workshop outputs (Professor Prof. Njenga Munene, Dean of Faculty) |
13.00 | Lunch |
14.00 | Hands on workshop to review a range of mobile surveillance technologies (Dr David Aanensen and Dr Gabriel Turhasha) |
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