The University of Nairobi wishes to report that it had a successful teaching and Examination online. The Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic Affairs in his memo to staff extended his gratitude by thanking the Director ICTC and Director ODel for ensuring that the teaching and examinations are held as planned without hiccups.
The Director of CaseLap at the University of Nairobi School of Law, reported that they had successful teaching, learning and online examinations last week for their students. That all the students had smart phones with them which enabled the lecturers to deliver content to them without problems. Furthermore he noted that during the examination time they had hiccups with connectivity and accessibility but later this challenge was resolved by the ICT team which was available through out the examination period.
Poor network coverage in most parts of the country has affected the online teaching and learning. In most parts of the country there has been heavy floods and landslides. Due to these issues most of the students from the areas have been reporting that they have been unable to remain as consistent as their counterparts from other private institutions who are less affected. The student of the University of Nairobi reported this on Sunday June 13, 2020 that most of them are not ready to sit for online examinations as they had missed most of the online lectures due to network interference.
How to apply for leave when locked down in the diaspora during this trying period of Covid 19.The University of Nairobi installed the HRMIS system to enable staff apply for leave online at the comfort of their offices or homes. There are several types of leaves that one can apply namely:- Annual leave, maternity leave, paternity leave, sabbatical leave, study leave, unpaid leave just to mention but a few.
