1. Peter A. Okebukola and Juma Shabani
Innovations For Enhancing Quality In Higher Education Teaching And Learning
Peter A. Okebukola and Juma Shabani

2. Survey of African higher education stakeholders from all sub-regions
The Shabani (2013) Study
Ranking of Challenges to Higher Education in Africa
Survey of African higher education stakeholders from all sub-regions

3. Findings: Top 10 Challenges
Depreciating quality of higher education teachers
Research capacity deficit
Slow adoption of ICT for delivering quality higher education including distance education
Slow adoption of LMD reforms
Lack of a regional quality assurance framework and accreditation system
Weak internationalisation of higher education
Capacity deficit of quality assurance agencies
Infrastructural/facilities inadequacies
Management inefficiencies
Poor quality of entrants into higher education from the secondary level

4. In Search of Innovative Ways of Teaching
Provide Pedagogic Training for all Higher Education Teachers

5. Virtual Institute for Higher Education in Africa
MODULE TITLE
1 Understanding the Higher Education Learner
2 Curriculum Development in Higher Education
3 Teaching and Learning Methods in Higher Education
4 Effective Teaching of Freshman Classes
5. Students’ Perspectives of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
6. Teaching Large Classes

6. 7 Tailoring Teaching to Learning Styles of Higher Education Students
8 Promoting Reading Culture for Effective Teaching and Learning
9 New Technologies in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
10 Teaching and Learning in a Multicultural Context in Higher Education
11 Using Virtual Library and Digital Resources in Higher Education
12 Teaching and Learning in the Arts
13 Teaching and Learning in the Sciences

7. 14 Teaching and Learning in the Social Sciences
15 Teaching and Learning in the Medical Sciences
16 Teaching and Learning in Engineering and Technology
17 Delivery of Higher Education Using Open and Distance Learning Methodologies
18 Guidance and Counselling in Higher Education
19 Empowering Women for Success in Higher Education
20 Empowering Students with Special Needs
21 Evaluation in Higher Education

8. Methodology for Developing the Modules

9. Delivery Methodology

10. Start Date
January 1, 2017

11. Location of the Institute

12. Cost of Participation
Free