Kigali Health Institute

KHI Information and Communication Technology Center

Computer Lab

The ICT center is the technical arm that KHI relies on to attain its mandate and functions; through the modernization of  KHI activities.

VISION

To become a Centre of Excellence in Rwanda where ICT will be the basis of modern learning and research in the health sector.

MISSION

To use ICT optimally, increase access, and endeavor to fit into the new global information and knowledge based economies.

OBJECTIVES

The overall objective of ICT is to provide KHI member staff and students with the appropriate facilities necessary for teaching, research and continuous professional development. These facilities are easily accessible from desktop or computer laboratory through a common user-friendly interface. Access to a wide variety of local, national and international networks.

2.2. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

1.    Increase deployment of computers for staff and student population and acquire video conferencing facility.
2.    Conduct ICT training for staff and students;  

3.    Computerize delivery of lessons
4.    Content Development and Delivery

1.    Increase deployment of computers for staff and student population and acquire video conferencing facility.
It is important to improve the technical and managerial competences of administrative staff at a rate commensurate with that of the academic staff in order to offer quality support to the increasing number of students and academic staff. This can partly be made possible by increasing ICT infrastructures, especially computers. These technologies together with videoconferencing will make digitalized distance learning a viable option for KHI, enabling:
•    The accessibility of information and data to the academic staff, and students;
•    Enhancement of  technology familiarity in the student population  
•    Offering student flexibility in learning style, time, and pace.

2.    Conduct ICT training for staff and students;

Conducting ICT training both for the staff and students so as to reduce
•    high levels of computer  illiteracy and
•    lack of access to Academic, Research, Scientific and Technological information
•    To assess and evaluate ICT training effectiveness and quality via student, teacher evaluations. If required, to have a unified goal of student and teacher at course starts.

3.    Computerize delivery of lessons;

Computerized delivery of lessons will include;
•    Enhancement of delivery of print material  produce modules, save them as pdf files, email them  
•    Enhancement of delivery of online learning material for trainees;
•    Enhancement Students support with institutions tutors via e-mail
•    Delivery of online tutor training
•    Use of an online community management system for teaching delivery.


4. Content Development and Delivery

Content development will be mainly based on multimedia services. The development of on-demand multimedia services, such as interactive video/audio, digital multimedia libraries, interactive teaching and learning will be supported in standard distributed computing environments.
Activities

-Support Lecturers to upload Web campus online software for distance education and blended learning;
-Manage KHI website, www.khi.ac.rw;
-Manage KHI internal mailing system (Intranet);
-Set up and manage different software programs
-Pastel evolution for finance department;
-KHI Student Information Management Software to manage student information;
-Fixed Assets Management software;
-Store Management;
-Teaching Evaluation System software  under construction;
-Software to produce student badges;
-Training in ICT for both staff and students;
-Help desk and maintenance;
-Network administration;