UCC to give tablets to students

In an effort to boost distance learning, the University of Cape Coast (UCC) is planning to review and digitise its learning modules by the Centre of Continuing Education.
 
In view of that, the university, in collaboration with the Distance Education Students Association of Ghana (DESAG,) is planning to assist its distance learning education students to launch a new era of learning with Information Communication Technology (ICT,) by procuring tablets for all students to facilitate their academic work.

The initiative, which is expected to commence by the next academic year, is to assist students on the distance learning module to access all their reading materials and modules anywhere online with their ipad instead of travelling around the various study centers with large volumes of modules.

This was made known by the Vice-Chancellor of UCC, Prof. Domwin Dabire Kuupole, during the 47^th congregation of 7,948 graduands at the university campus in Cape Coast over the weekend.

He further revealed that the university has also began a new academic phase by completing the laying of a fibre optic cable throughout the campus that has been linked up to the faculties, schools and institutes to enable students register and check their academic data online.

“In the same vein, we will soon complete connecting the centre for continuing education with fiber optic cable and an e-learning platform for the delivery of academic programmes to enable the delivery of post-graduate courses and subsequently undergraduate courses to be facilitated through the e-learning platform,” he added.

“We are also in the process of integrating all data on distance students onto the main university, by this feat, it is expected that our students on distance learning will soon access their academic data online as well as be able to register their courses, check their results and access other academic materials electronically,” he further added.

Prof. Kuupole further hinted that starting from the 2014/2015 academic year, the center will open 12 new centres in Axim, Enchi, Kasoa, Nandom, Lawra, Asankragwa, Bimbilla, Bawku, Dodowa, Navrongo and Akosombo.

This, he said, is to make access to the learning centres readily close to teachers and public sector workers.

The vice-chancellor appealed to government to make effort to vigorously promote the growth of universities across the country since it is the most rewarding investment any nation must give to its people.

Minister of Education, Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, who was the former Vice-Chancellor of the UCC, charged the students to let excellence be their hallmark and strive to achieve higher feat in future.

The outgone Central Regional Minister, Mr. E K T Addo, who described UCC as the best university in the world, charged the grandaunts and continuing students to take distance education serious.

Source: Ghana / todaygh.com / MAGDALENE SEY, CAPE COAST, C/R.