One critical sector that has been affected by the outbreak of coronavirus is the educational sector.
While many private institutions of higher learning are exploiting technology in making up for the vacuum created by school closure, public-owned institutions’ students are left with no alternative to cushion the effect of the present reality – no thanks to the ASUU-federal government tango.
While the challenges associated with virtual learning among primary and secondary school students could be surmounted to an extent at the moment, those of the tertiary institution may not be easy to overcome due to a number of factors. In any case, how many students have smart devices to facilitate the session? How many lecturers and students can navigate these social media networks?How many of them can foot the bill for subscription? How about the big one: power supply given that some communities have been in total blackout for months, some others, years while most experience epileptic power supply?Will a hungry student whose parents’ occupation have been badly hit by the lockdown order be able to foot the bill for...
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