Join us on 19 February 2025 at 14h00 CAT for this exciting 2 hour webinar. Register here.

Questionable scientific trends, such predatory publishing, paper mills, retracted research, falsified data, weak peer review practices, plagiarism, AI generated content, and ultimately citation pollution have the potential to corrupt academic evaluation systems, hurt professional disciplines, and lead to wastage of resources. Many emerging researchers are unknowingly caught up in these practices, simply because they are unaware of the impact of questionable science or they do not know how to avoid citing questionable research in their own research.

This 2-hour workshop looks at questionable scientific trends, the impact of questionable science and citation pollution, and how to avoid getting caught up in these unscrupulous practices. It addresses the following key question: “Are you reading the right literature safely?”.

For more information, email karlien.potgieter@mandela.ac.za.

Please join us on 12 February at 14:00 (SAST – South African Standard Time) https://zoom.us/meeting/register/RWwwmYYPT-ug08D6hOB4lw .

Researchers, supervisors, and post graduate students are invited to learn more on how to add theses, published articles, books and other research content to the Publication pages on the DIGI-FACE platform.

The Information help pages discussion will focus on citation management, open access licensing and databases, the ORCID and predatory journals.

Where: Zoom, please register here.

When: 20.02.2025 13h00 Senegal, 14h00 Germany/Niger, 15h00 South Africa, 16h00 Kenya

Research4Life provides institutions in lower income countries with free or low-cost access to peer reviewed journals and papers on topics like agriculture, health, environment and more!

Join us for an engaging session that explores the transformative potential of Research4Life in fostering access to scientific knowledge. Dr. Gracian Chimwaza, former Executive Chair of Research4Life and current leader at ITOCA, will provide an overview of the initiative and its mission to democratize access to academic resources. Professor Dr. Luc Dossa, from the Centre of African Excellence Pro-RUWA, will share his hands-on experience using Research4Life to advance research and education in Africa.

Check out Research4Life’s website to get some information in advance.

Agenda

Welcome and Introduction
Presented by DIGI-FACE
Setting the stage for a dynamic knowledge exchange session.

Overview of Research4Life: Goals and Mission
Speaker: Dr. Gracian Chimwaza (ITOCA, Former Executive Chair of Research4Life)
Gain insights into the transformative vision of Research4Life and its role in democratizing access to academic resources worldwide.

Practical Insights from the Field: Research4Life in Action
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Ir. Luc Hippolyte Dossa (Centre of African Excellence Pro-RUWA)
Learn from real-world experiences and innovative applications of Research4Life in advancing research and education in Africa.

Open Discussion and Q&A
Facilitated by DIGI-FACE
An interactive session where participants can ask questions, share ideas, and deepen their understanding of Research4Life’s impact.

Join us on 5 February 2025 at 14h00 CAT for this exciting 2 hour webinar. Register here.

In any scientific endeavor, a researcher should be able to carefully craft scientific arguments in writing. Scientific argumentation begins with research problems or questions and an appropriate conceptual basis in the form of a review of the right literature. Quality scientific arguments consist of specific claims that
should be developed and presented with internal consistency so that examiners, reviewers, and readers can easily follow the logic of scientific inquiry.

This 2-hour virtual workshop addresses the fundamental principles of scientific argumentation and academic writing. It also addresses key concepts for guiding a well articulated thesis or academic paper.
Guidance is practical and actionable, supported with examples that illustrate core principles of
argumentation and quality in scholarly writing.

For more information, email karlien.potgieter@mandela.ac.za.

FINANCEMENTS INNOVANTS DES COLLECTIVITÉS TERRITORIALES : ENJEUX, PERSPECTIVES ET RÔLE DE L’ÉVALUATION

Training for Centers of African Excellence

Following the networking conference, a DIGI-FACE training will be offered by the DIGI-FACE coordination team. This voluntary session targets Member Admins of the Centres and Multipliers from participating universities who are actively engaged in administrative, pedagogical, or technical roles on the DIGI-FACE platform.

The training will focus on advancing participants’ expertise in managing the platform’s Content Management System (WordPress) and Learning Management System (Moodle). It will also provide new perspectives on managing Open and Distance Education. Additionally, participants will engage in discussions on further digitising courses within the Centres of African Excellence and integrating online offerings into existing curricula.

The Networking Conference will take place on 26, 27 (full days) and the morning of the 28 November 2024. Following the Networking Conference, starting on 28 in the afternoon as well the 29 November 2024 a training for Center Admins of the platform DIGI FACE will be conducted at the same venue as the
Networking conference.

Join us on 10 October at 16:00 CAT for an insightful post-conference meeting

– where both online and in-person attendees of MoodleMoot Africa 2024, will come together to share their experiences. This is your chance to find out more about the MoodleMoot conference!

Hosted by DIGI-FACE, conference participants will share their experiences of MoodleMoot and what they learned. This way you can benefit from the MoodleMoot conference without having attended the conference itself.

We look forward to meeting you online on Thursday, 10 October 2024 at 16h CAT. See you there!

Apply now : Funding for online participation !

The DIGI-FACE project offers to cover the participation fee for an Virtual Full Conference participation in the amount of 1175 Rand.

To benefit from this, you just need to send us a short motivation letter explaining your motivation to participate in MoodleMoot, what your expectations are and how you want to use your acquired knowledge in your centre of excellence (max 0,5 – 1 page). You will then be invited to share your experience of MoodleMoot with the African Excellence community in an online event.

We are looking forward to your submissions until 17 September via digiface@hs-kehl.de !

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