The Conversation

Distance learning changes lives, but comes with its own challenges

For students outside cities, participation in distance learning can be a lonely struggle. Tobi Oshinnaike via Unsplash Across Africa, distance education has become one of the most powerful forces for ...
The Nation Newspaper

FUTA open distance learning bridging admission gaps, says ODIC director

A Professor of Mathematics and Director, Open and Distance Learning Centre (ODIC) at the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) in Ondo State, Felix Ilesanmi Alao, in this interview with our ...
CU Boulder News & Events

Open Educational Practices and Pedagogies

Think about how you could incorporate open educational practices (OEP) into your teaching. Choose one of the scenarios below and jot down a quick idea: Imagine you’re teaching a class. How could you ...
CNN

The real-life struggles of distance learning, according to 5 families

In the not-so-distant past, there was a place where parents could drop off their kids for six-plus hours a day. Teachers and administration kept them safe, and taught them things. It was wonderful.
The Conversation

Multimedia is key to distance education: I built a model South African universities can use

Distance education first appeared in the United States in the 1800s. At the time, students received the relevant material through the post and then returned it to the institution. Scholars in the ...
EdSource

Distance learning changed California education. What’s here to stay?

As schools across California welcome back more students on campus, some distance learning practices look likely to survive the pandemic. School closures exposed deeply embedded inequalities in ...
The Punch

Otti approves Abia NOUN study centre, urges Nigerians to embrace distance learning

Abia State Governor Alex Otti approves the establishment of an Abia NOUN study centre in Aba, urging Nigerians to embrace ...