DIGITAL LEARNING: Ex-NOUN VC, JEGEDE, OTHERS CALL FOR POLICY IMPLEMENTATION

 Prof. Olugbemiro Jegede, the foundation Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) and other stakeholders have called for the implementation of a national policy to promote digital learning in the country. They made the call in Abuja on Tuesday at a two-day workshop on policy initiative for digital learning in Nigerian Universities being attended by 19 vice chancellors and 13 directors of Africa Centres of Excellence from different locations in the country..

Prof. Olugbemiro Jegede, the foundation Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) and other stakeholders have called for the implementation of a national policy to promote digital learning in the country.

They made the call in Abuja on Tuesday at a two-day workshop on policy initiative for digital learning in Nigerian Universities being attended by 19 vice chancellors and 13 directors of Africa Centres of Excellence from different locations in the country.

The workshop is organised by the Regional Training and Research Institute for Distance and Open Learning (RETRIDO), NOUN, in collaboration with Commonwealth of Learning in Vancouver, Canada, and the African Centre of Excellence on Technology Enhanced Learning (ACETEL).

Jegede while delivering his lecture said no country would achieve proficient digital economy without digital skills.

“All over the world people have embraced technology much more than we think; there is nothing you can do now without technology. Technology has taken over all parts of our system.

“It has become imperative to appreciate the role of technology in teaching and learning so that the next generation will be better placed in appreciating the world and of being trained for the workforce and better entrepreneurs.

“The world is now depending on digital economy, so this is what the policy is advocating, that the universities should appreciate the use of digital learning in today’s world.