A customised African release of CAST (Computer Assisted Statistics Textbooks) has
provided much-needed access to a series of modern statistics textbooks for many students …

Modernisation of statistics teaching is a continual problem the world over. The advances in
statistical methods and tools along with the growing demand of applied practitioners creates …

Until recently, the teaching of statistics in East Africa has been a traditional chalk-and-talk
affair. In the last few years computers have become more widely accessible. At the same …

Over the last ten years or more there have been numerous successful integrations of
technology in statistics teaching in Kenya. Between them they show overwhelming evidence …

The case is made for a new type of statistical master's program called MSc in Research
Methods. The name of the course reflects the fact it is broader than one in statistics, partly …

Lecturers in Kenyan universities usually start their work without any prior training on how to
teach students. Hence the teaching tends to be traditional and new training techniques are …

Maseno University is one of the seven public universities in Kenya. In the recent past, the
University integrated an IT component into all its undergraduate academic programs. The …

The affordances offered by modern Internet technologies provide new opportunities for the
pre-service and in-service education of teachers, making it possible to overcome the …

Statistics teaching and practice at Maseno University has benefited immensely from its
collaboration with the Statistical Services Centre (SSC) at the University of Reading. The …

A series of papers at this conference have built on the African Data Initiative (ADI) which was
started to improve statistical literacy and understanding. One immediate deliverables of this …