Makerere to introduce e-learning as part of ICT policy

Makerere University is planning to introduce e-learning as part of its strategy to increase the number of students yet at the same time decongest the university. The proposal is part of the new revised information and communications technology (ICT) policy and master plan aimed at boosting research, innovation and online learning, writes Saphira Nahabwe for New Vision.

Dr Vincent Ssembatya, the university’s director for quality assurance, said the new approach will especially help research students to cope with the new technology systems. “The new approach will help improve research since many students will access all kinds of information using different gadgets. With e-learning, students can also study away from campus, which will increase enrolment without congesting the campus,” he said.

Ssembatya made the remarks at a multi-stakeholder workshop at the campus to review the university’s policy last week. The policy will be aligned with the ICT ministry and the National Information Technology Authority standards.
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