Cursory: Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state has approved the re-introduction of digital learning tablets in schools in the state.
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has directed the Ministry of Education; Science and Innovation to look into the re-introduction of a digital learning tablet in Osun schools following the deterioration of basic education performance to the bottom ten nationally under the immediate past administration. This the governor said is part of his efforts to drive education in the state through technological innovations.
Aregbesola’s government pioneered E-learning in Osun schools and introduced E-tablets and computers to aid learning and teaching in Osun. 300,000 students benefitted from this programme. Hence, increasing the pass rate of Osun senior secondary pupils by over 193%, while saving the state over N8.4b in annual textbook expenses
Unfortunately, the program hit rock bottom under Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, who withdrew the gadget from students.
Governor Adeleke, who decried the failure rate of Osun students in WAEC, revealed that the student’s lack of familiarity with computer gadgets had caused the state’s failure rate.
He said:
“Part of the reason for failure in national examinations is lack of familiarity with computer systems. The majority of our pupils are not able to use computers until a few days before their examinations.
“Unfortunately, most examinations are now computer based. Upgrading pupils’ computer skills is, therefore, one of the major goals of my administration.”
He directed the Ministry of Education to clean up and reopen the nine computer centres located in selected schools across the nine federal constituencies.
You will recall that during the Aregbesola administration over 10,000 youths in Osun were empowered through the OYES-Tech scheme using the centres.
He added:
“We must put them to good use for the betterment of our education system. I call on the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and Innovation to study the possibility of introducing tablets to the senior secondary school level. This will address the increasing cost of book purchase and also enhance Osun’s readiness for e-learning.”
Source: Legit.ng
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