Open, Distance & e-Learning(ODeL)

Message from the Director, ODeL

Kaimosi Friends University (KAFU) has been at the forefront of modern education, seamlessly blending traditional on-campus excellence with a dynamic Open, Distance & e-Learning (ODeL) platform. The ODeL Directorate was established with a clear mandate to dismantle the barriers of the conventional classroom by focusing on three core pillars: accessibility, flexibility, and innovation.

By widening the reach of quality higher education and adapting to the modern student’s lifestyle, KAFU ensures that learning extends far beyond physical boundaries. We believe that your location or schedule should never dictate your potential; therefore, our programs are designed to be immersive and participative, providing distance learners with the same academic rigor and support as those on campus. Whether you are balancing work commitments, family responsibilities, or geographical constraints, KAFU provides a seamless educational experience tailored to your personal choice and professional goals.

Services Offered

The Directorate of Open, Distance and e-Learning offers the following services;-

Synchronous & Asynchronous Teaching Support: Providing tools and sessions for live (synchronous) interaction (chat, video conferencing, virtual classrooms), as well as asynchronous resources (recorded lectures, readings, assignments) so students can learn anytime.
Learner Support Services: Including orientation, enrolment to the LMS and to the courses, tutorials, library and resource support, issuing reports and maintaining student records
Technical Support & Help Desk: Helping students and faculty with technical issues like access to the platform, navigation, software/hardware issues, troubleshooting connectivity among others
Module Development & Production: Facilitating and supporting the designing, development and uploading of course materials (digital and multimedia) specifically for online or blended learning
Learning Management System (LMS) Administration: Managing and maintaining the LMS platform: uploading materials, managing user access, ensuring uptime, configuring interactive tools (forums, quizzes, live sessions)
Assessment & Examinations: Managing continuous assessments, assignments, quizzes/tests, exams, grading, feedback mechanisms.
Quality Assurance & Monitoring : Collaboration with DQAMS to ensure that course materials, delivery, learner support, and tools maintain the required standards.
Capacity Building / Training : Training faculty, students and support staff in e-learning pedagogy, instructional design, use of technology, best practices. Also training support staff.

Course Units Offered (ODeL)

University Wide Undergraduate Courses

	COURSE CODE	COURSE DESCRIPTIONS	SCHOOL	SEMESTER	TUTOR
1	COS 100	Communication Skills	SESS	I	Dr. Linda Mangeni
2	CIT 101	Quantitative Skills I	SESS	I	Dr. Aggrey Amugaune
3	BIT 113	Fundamentals of computing	SCIT	I	Dr. Hillan Ronoh
4	CIT 104	Quantitative Skills 2	SESS	2	Dr. Metrine Sulungai
5	CIT 104	HIV/AIDs management and prevention	SESS	2	Dr. John Ayisi
6	HIS 100	State Society Development & National Cohesion	SESS	2	Dr. Walter K’Odipo
7	CIT 210	Instructional Methods & Strategies	SESS	2	Dr. Amugune
8	CIT 100	Introduction to CBE	SESS	2	Dr. Dinah Were

Other Undergraduate Courses

	COURSE CODE	COURSE DESCRIPTIONS	SCHOOL	SEMESTER	TUTOR
1	SZL 411	Entomology	SOHES	1
2	NCN 215	Medical Parasitology	SOHES	1
3	SZL 313 E	Genetics and Evolution	SOSCI	1
4	SZL 200	Animal Physiology Group	SOSCI	1
5	SBL 310	Biology Field Course	SOSCI	1
6	REL 416	Contemporary Religious Thought	SESS	1
7	CIT 210	Instructional Methods and Strategies	SESS	1
8	REL 220	Introduction to Ethics	SESS	2

Postgraduate courses

	COURSE CODE	COURSE DESCRIPTIONS	SCHOOL	SEMESTER	TUTOR
1	CIT 804	Instructional Design	SESS	1
2	CIT 803	Theories of Instruction	SESS	1
3	MBA 801	Human Resource Management	SOBE	1
4	MBA 802	Management Practice	SOBE	1
5	MBA 803	Financial Reporting and Control	SOBE	1
6	MBA 804	Quantitative Analysis	SOBE	1
7	MBA 805	Management Information Systems	SOBE	1
8	MBA 806	Marketing Management	SOBE	1