Organiser: African Light Source Foundation + African Strategy for Pure and Applied Physics Light Sources Working Group

10:00 - 12:00 GMT+2

Research Libraries, Access to Journals and Data as Critical Research Infrastructure

This session will review the level of access to research journals and data at African universities, and work towards solutions to increase access.

‍

Are MOOCs and Virtual Universities Now Requisite Parts of Research Infrastructure?

14:00 - 16:00 GMT+2

MOOCs are important research training platforms, and rests upon IT infrastructure, itself a critical research infrastructure.  Making MOOCs adds a new dimension to education praxis, requiring a whole new set of teaching skills.  This session will explore the infrastructures and skills necessary to successfully deliver, and for students to take a MOOC.

‍

Both events are virtual, link will be provided to registrants, and the session streamed to YouTube. More at: https://www.africanlightsource.org/ICRI2022

‍