LEGON DISTANCE LEARNING

         The University of Ghana has acquired a 37-point-five million Dollar funding under an Information and Communication Technology Project for its distance education programme. The Project which is being financed with a Chinese Government loan procured by the Government of Ghana on behalf of the University, has deployed an integrated Digital Mobile Learning platform for the University’s Distance Learning Programme. 

The Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University in charge of Academic and Student Affairs,  Professor  Kwame Offei announced this at a ceremony to matriculate fresh students to the Kumasi Learning Centre to pursue Bachelors Degree in Administration, Nursing, ICT, Economics, Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, Sociology and Information Studies. According to the Pro Vice-Chancellor, ICT is very crucial in the successful running of Distance Education. 

It is for his reason that the university’s Learning Centres in Accra, Koforidua, Sunyani, Takoradi, Tsito, Tamale and Wa have been equipped with modern facilities, with each centre being provided with ultra-modern computer laboratories, smart classrooms, video conference facility and back- up generators under the Chinese Loan facility. In addition, three thousand internet-enabled android tablets have been acquired, pre-loaded with relevant teaching and learning materials and distributed to newly admitted students. 

Prof. Offei said the Distance Education Programme has therefore started a process of moving away from paper-based teaching materials to the electronic-learning platform, which has enhanced teaching and learning. He therefore entreated the students to take good care of the new facilities by using especially the tablets to enhance their studies. 

As part of plans to upgrade the regional learning centres to fully-fledged campuses, the University of Ghana has started the rehabilitation and refurbishment of the centers, of which work has already begun at the Kumasi, Koforidua and Takoradi Learning Centers. Same shall be extended to other centers shortly. On behalf of the fresh students, Gabriel Ofori Adjei appealed to management to extend library facilities to the learning centers to enhance research. School fees should also be accepted through payment by installment.