Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | St. Catherine Girls Secondary School in Kazo District, Tunaweza Foundation and Code Campus in Mbuya, Kampala, St. Joseph’s Seminary Nyenga in Buikwe District, Revival Girls in Mbarara, and St. John’s Secondary School in Sheema will be equipped with 10 state-of-the-art computers, backup power systems, and …
Read More »Education ministry cautioned against rushing tide on digital learning
Education ministry needs to conduct enough studies to inform the local education digital needs of the country Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has been cautioned against jumping onto the digital learning tide before setting up the required Information Technology basics. With the outbreak of …
Read More »Kyambogo earmarks UGX 400M for online learning
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kyambogo University has set aside more than Shillings 400 million to set up an online platform for continuing students as they move to tap into the digital learning space. Dr. John Okuonzi, the Director of Information Communication and Technology Kyambogo University, says management approved …
Read More »Parliament queries new gov’t digital learning approach
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has queried the new digital learning approach adopted by the government to keep children learning during the current coronavirus lockdown. A section of legislators says that the approach only benefits a few learners, mainly in urban centres. The Ministry of Education is encouraging …
Read More »Uganda’s education system not prepared for digital learning tide
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Educationists have poked holes in the approach used by the government to enhance digital learning in Uganda at a time when children are grounded in homes as part of the coronavirus disease lockdown. Schools, parents and entrepreneurs are all tapping into the stay home …
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