COVID-19 pandemic that has killed thousands of people in many countries and forced many countries to close their borders and citizens to stay at home for several months has come to stay for at least two years according to the World Health Organisation forecast before the vaccine to tackle the pandemic can be fully developed and commercialised. Therefore, educational institutions, businesses and professional bodies are adjusting to a new normal.
During a recent virtual workshop/induction ceremony of about 50 visiting professors and visiting fellows to Coal City University Enugu drawn from African scholars in the Diaspora across the globe and hosted by the Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Afam Icha-Ituma and other eminent scholars such as Professor Chinedu Nebo, Professor Osita Ogbu, Professor Chidi Onyia, Professor Chibuike Uche and Professor Chukwumerije Okereke, the discussion focused mainly on the state of Nigerian...
The quality of learning in higher education involves a variety of interacting variables such as education policies, teachers’ competencies, curriculum design and teaching/assessment methods , orientations of the learners/teachers and the learning environment. Also, the way teaching is structured or organised and delivered is one of the most effective ways to develop students’ learning experience and engagement.
The VLE is evolving rapidly to adapt to the needs of today’s learners and educators. It is in advanced stages in western and developed countries but not in many developing countries. Many countries in the developing nations lack the digital infrastructure, technology and innovations required to develop digital education, blended learning and therefore, do not foster quality education, equality, diversity, entrepreneurial skills and employability skills. COVID-19 exacerbates these conditions.