By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Accept
Times ReportersTimes Reporters
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
    • Economy
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • About Us
  • Bookmarks
Search
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Join Us
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
© 2024 Times Reporters | All Rights Reserved.
Reading: Quality assurance impedes ODL actualisation -Mamman
Share
Sign In
Notification Show More
Latest News
80% candidates absent from UTME mop-up exam -JAMB Boss
Education Metro News
Orji Uzor Kalu group mourns exit of Dantata 
Business News Transition
Ododo, group applaud Tinubu over appointments to Okun indigenes Indigenes
Business Civil Society Organisations Metro News
How youths can break shackles of poverty – Methodist Archbishop
Business Civil Society Organisations Metro News
NiMet AIRBDA Discuss Partnership to Mitigate The Impacts of Climate Change
Aviation Business News
Aa
Times ReportersTimes Reporters
Aa
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • About Us
Search
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • About Us
Have an existing account? Sign In
Follow US
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Join Us
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
© 2024 Times Reporters | All Rights Reserved.
Times Reporters > News > Education > Quality assurance impedes ODL actualisation -Mamman
EducationNews

Quality assurance impedes ODL actualisation -Mamman

Publisher
By Publisher Published June 11, 2024
Share
3 Min Read
SHARE

The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman has identified quality assurance as a major impediment to the actualisation of Open Distance E-learning (ODL) in the country.

Mamman made this known at a three-day Stakeholders’ Roundtable for the Critique and Adoption of the Draft Stand-alone National Policy on Open Distance Learning (ODL) in Abuja on Tuesday.

The three-day roundtable was for stakeholders to deliberate on the draft policy and come up with a holistic approach to open distance learning, taking into cognizance its challenges.

- Advertisement -
Ad image

Mamman said many Nigerians especially employers of labour do not have confidence in the quality of the programme, hence the need to change the perception.

“We want to assure them that ODL is as good as qualifications obtained in normal universities,” he said.

The Minister explained that part of the Federal government’s effort to expand access to quality education was the strengthening of open distance learning through the development of a National policy to ensure sustainability.

“What we are trying to do is to put together quality assurance and strengthen the policy.

“Once we give them the quality training in the various places they are going to be trained, employers will see the difference in practical terms,” he said.

Giving an overview of Open Distance E-learning from inception and it’s benefits, Professor Olugbemiro Jegede from the National Open University, said that it would bring education closer to the people leveraging on technology.

“The ODL is to take the distance out of the reach of the learners. You have that distance and it can be geographical, economy, social, political and physical.

“So what distance education is doing is taking that distance away so that the learners get close to whatever he/she wants to learn.

“The ODL takes away the barrier, obstacles, blockage and boundaries in education,” he said.

The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu urged the stakeholders to bring their wealth of experience to bear in developing a policy that was comprehensive and meet global standards.

Sununu, represented by the Director of ICT in the ministry, Mr Isa Abubakar, said available statistics showed that the achievement of SDG 4 in 2030 would be a mirage if the ODL approach was not properly conceptualised in a long-term governmental strategy for improved access to education.

He, therefore, said the development of sustainable policy on ODL became critical to realign national strategies with emerging educational challenges.

Like this:

Like Loading...

Related

You Might Also Like

80% candidates absent from UTME mop-up exam -JAMB Boss

Orji Uzor Kalu group mourns exit of Dantata 

Ododo, group applaud Tinubu over appointments to Okun indigenes Indigenes

How youths can break shackles of poverty – Methodist Archbishop

NiMet AIRBDA Discuss Partnership to Mitigate The Impacts of Climate Change

TAGGED: Distance learning

Sign Up For Daily Newsletter

Be keep up! Get the latest breaking news delivered straight to your inbox.

By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time.
Publisher June 11, 2024
Share this Article
Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Whatsapp LinkedIn Telegram Email Copy Link Print
Share
Previous Article Minimum Wage: Don’t violate human rights—PLAC tells FG, Labour
Next Article DHQ refutes Amnesty International alleged rights abuse
Leave a comment Leave a comment

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Stay Connected

Facebook Like
Twitter Follow
Instagram Follow
Youtube Subscribe
Telegram Follow

– Member of –

- Advertisement -
Ad imageAd image

Latest News

80% candidates absent from UTME mop-up exam -JAMB Boss
Education Metro News June 28, 2025
Orji Uzor Kalu group mourns exit of Dantata 
Business News Transition June 28, 2025
Ododo, group applaud Tinubu over appointments to Okun indigenes Indigenes
Business Civil Society Organisations Metro News June 28, 2025
How youths can break shackles of poverty – Methodist Archbishop
Business Civil Society Organisations Metro News June 28, 2025

You Might also Like

EducationMetroNews

80% candidates absent from UTME mop-up exam -JAMB Boss

June 28, 2025
BusinessNewsTransition

Orji Uzor Kalu group mourns exit of Dantata 

June 28, 2025
BusinessCivil Society OrganisationsMetroNews

Ododo, group applaud Tinubu over appointments to Okun indigenes Indigenes

June 28, 2025
BusinessCivil Society OrganisationsMetroNews

How youths can break shackles of poverty – Methodist Archbishop

June 28, 2025
Times ReportersTimes Reporters
Follow US

© 2024 Times Reporters | Deigned by AuspiceWeb Graphics. All Rights Reserved.

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Join Us
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
Join Us!

Subscribe to our newsletter and never miss our latest news!

Zero spam, Unsubscribe at any time.

Removed from reading list

Undo
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Lost your password?
%d