IODeL
Institute Of Open Distance and eLearning
To provide Open Distance and eLearning (ODeL) oversight and backstopping functions in the entire university.
9 Years
building leadership in online education
110+
successful alumni and counting
Our objectives
To provide backstopping support for mainstreaming ODeL into different academic programmes at Makerere University.
To enable other units at Makerere University adopt transformative pedagogies using ODeL delivery approaches.
To assure quality of ODeL delivered academic programmes at Makerere University.
Some of Our Roles
- Initiate continuous staff training for effective delivery and management of ODeL programmes in all academic units in the University.
- Carry out continuing capacity-building for ODeL managers, administrators, practitioners, tutors and study materials developers.
- Provide oversight to academic units while developing/reviewing proposals and curricula for programmes to be offered through ODeL.
- Accredit new or revised curricula for programmes to be delivered through ODeL mode before approval.
- Oversee the development and production of technology mediated study materials for ODeL programmes.
- Accredit technology mediated study materials before use in ODeL-delivered programmes and before approval of any new ODeL-delivered programme.
- Provide oversight in the implementation of curricula and student support services for ODeL-delivered programmes.
- Initiate innovations in ODeL programme delivery across the University.