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JAS 4 has been a unique experience for me. The lead-in was quite challenging, the questions around scheduling, direction of the COVID pandemic, recovering personally from experiencing COVID, and post-illness sequelae. But there was the motivation of ticking off this final stage, the promise of meeting the entire cohort again and further learning from what can only be described as a truly inspiring and skilled mix of teachers and facilitators.

Finding out JAS 4 was going to run in-country and via blended learning platforms was something of a disappointment. But I have absolutely enjoyed the structure of the programme. It was valuable to have the initial phase of online-only interaction then this intensive phase. Google classrooms was something of a challenge to navigate with its jamboard and comment sections. However, the facilitators were great at structuring the content and keeping us learners on track.

On the whole JAS 4 has been a positive experience. The residential phase has been great so far. Because I am situated in Ibadan, I would have wished we went somewhere else perhaps Abeokuta or Lagos, a place where I would be physically beyond the reach of my responsibilities. But the hotel has been excellent, my colleagues have been a great support and the sessions have been top-notch.

The experience has been invaluable to my doctoral and wider academic journey. The sessions on philosophy and structure of teaching, teaching techniques, use of software have been very useful. I believe the quality of my teaching and presentations will be significantly improved by this learning. JAS 4 like all other JAS sessions has also been quite useful from a motivational perspective.

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Recent Blogs

A Chat with Boladale Mapayi: First Female Professor of Psychiatry at Obafemi Awolowo University

To commemorate International Women’s Day which is marked annually on March 8, CARTA Communication Assistant, Topistar Karani caught up with Boladale Mapayi (CARTA cohort 4 graduate) and they chatted about her recent promotion that saw her become the first female Professor of Psychiatry at Obafemi

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Enhancing hearing care through research and practice: A chat with Kaitesi Mukara

Kaitesi Batamuliza Mukara is an Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) Surgeon, Audiologist and Public Health Specialist. She is the Founding Chairperson of Hearing Health Rwanda, an organization that aims to raise awareness on ear health and prevention of ear and hearing problems. Kaitesi’s dream is

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CARTA Research Hubs: Call for Expressions of Interest

CARTA seeks to create CARTA research hubs at our partner institutions as we progress through the third phase of the CARTA strategy (2021-2025) dubbed CARTA2025. CARTA2025 aims to strengthen our proven CARTA approach to research capacity strengthening by establishing research hubs aimed at providing research

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Launch of the CARTA Evidence Website

The CARTA Evidence Website is an interactive platform that aims to demonstrate the impact of the CARTA network by timeously tracking, collating, analyzing, displaying, and enabling the uptake of empirical and theoretical evidence produced. The development of the website commenced in 2021, driven by PhD

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