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Thursday 26 June 2014

OAU eLearning Solution wows participants at eLearning Africa 2014 Conference

In May 2014, Kampala the Ugandan capital played host to the 9th edition of the largest gathering of eLearning professionals on the continent when the eLearning Africa 2014 conference held under the title "Opening frontiers to the future".

The main focus of the eLearning Africa conference was to discuss the latest innovations, ideas, opportunities and challenges of using electronic media together with information and communication technologies (ICT) to drive development and education. Continue...





Nigeria took center stage when the OAU eLearning solution was exhibited to the over 1,000 participants from 68 countries across Africa and the world in attendance at the event.

The Center for Distance Learning, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in April 2014 launched the first eLearning solution of its kind in Africa. This eLearning solution is projected to increase the University’s student base drastically and give more than 50,000 people the opportunity to 

receive certified undergraduate and post-graduate degrees each year.
What is eLearning? - eLearning is learning conducted through electronic media, such as laptops, tablet devices and mobile phones, typically on the internet. With e-learning, learning has moved beyond the 4 walls of the classroom to your home, office, car and any location you may be.

Why OAU embraced eLearning? – According to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Nigeria, a total of 1,629,102 candidates applied to sit for the Paper Pencil Test (PPT), while 15,008 candidates applied for the Dual Based Test, bringing the number of candidates that sat for the 2013 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME)to 1,644,110. Out of this number, there is space for only 500,000 students to be admitted, with the implication that over 1million candidates were denied admission. This is the category of candidates OAU hopes to give an opportunity to get a University degree. You can get admission into OAU today if that is your desire via the newly launched OAU eLearning degree program which is officially approved by the National Universities Commissions (NUC).

Upon admission, each student will be provided with a customized tablet device, the ‘Vigitab’; this would allow them watch video lectures, interact with their lecturers and classmates, download and upload assignments, and have access to an endless collection of books from the e-Library.The ‘Vigitab’ is built specifically for Africa and its peculiar needs – power supply and data access. It has incredible battery power and are designed to allow access to lectures with or without internet provision so that no matter where you are, LEARNING NEVER STOPS!

Following the official approval by NUC, OAU-CDL has now begun receiving applications for the 2013/2014 academic session in four B.Sc. Degree programs: Accounting, Economics Education, Social Studies Education, and Nursing.


Lectures are delivered by the same Lecturers teaching the on-campus students, using the same lecture materials. An eCommunity of Lecturers, Tutors and Students ensures that a higher level of interaction is achieved since members are always within reach 24/7. Assignments are submitted online, while practical sessions and examinations are taken on Campus. Successful students are awarded the same certificate as the on-Campus students. 

On the OAU eLearning platform, the admission process is fully automated, from application to payment to registration and lectures. It is the eLearning Revolution where learning is brought to the comfort of your room or office space. For more details visit http://online.oaucdl.edu.ng
Application is strictly online and closes soon.

27 comments:

jaja said...

Great Ife, Great Ife, Africa's most beautiful campus. Onward ever, backward never.
Aluta against all oppression.
There's only one Great Ife in the universe, any other Great Ife is a counterfeit!!

Anonymous said...

Great ife,Great ife,Africa most beautiful campus,forward eva,backward neva,for learning n culture,sport n struggle,Great ife....Great.I luv u,deirs only 1 great ife in d universe,anoda great ife is a counterfeit.Great Great Great Great........Great.

PD Young Billionaire said...

Greatest of the greatest of the greatest, Gbosa! Gbosa!! Gbosa!!!My alma mater is the best! Oba Awon University (OAU)! Nice one!

Unknown said...

Grate and welcome development, National Open University of Nigeria is also doing well with their eLearning portal.

Oni Olalekan's World said...

This is commendable! We shall get there.

Anonymous said...

great great greattttttt......
the only university in the country. I hail oooh.. proud alumnus.

Unknown said...

a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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This is one hell of a gud news in the education of nigeria......
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

Bill Knapp said...

Good work being done for a great and noble cause! Elevating education will elevate the standard of living for all of us.

Anonymous said...

Great Ife.....Obviously great. Buh abegg make dem stop dis dere yeye strike!

Anonymous said...

Boy!!! Way to go OAU. Thumbs up!

kunle said...

Hmm wow, that's good and creative. Other should follow.

BETTER IS BETTER said...

It's high time we fully embrace eLearning.

comfort said...

Great ife

Anonymous said...

Proudly Great ife!!!!!!.

Anonymous said...

Nice that OAU is catching up . Covenant University has launched the e-Learning platform since 2011.

APPLE said...

Seen.

Anonymous said...

Greatest Ife. Light years ahead in technological advancement.

Anonymous said...

Copy-cat,copied from National Open University of Nigeria but its a welcomed development still.

Anonymous said...

Who are you to say OAU copied NOUN?
'...welcomed development...' Seriously? That what they teach you in NOUN?
When people from federal schools speak, u should be silent!

Unknown said...

good goody
Great Ife
Ife always rep...proud alumnus



BORN TO SHINE!!!

Chimex said...

UNN also have an e-learning platform and distance learning programme. www.unn.blackboard.com

Ozed said...

'When people from federal schools speak,you should be silent'. Is NOUN not federal school ?

Cynthia Iyede said...

Hahahhahahhahahha @ anon 10:13

Anonymous said...

Anon 10:13 dnt deceive yourself with federal school bulls**t! National Open University of Nigeria is also federal! And if you have a dull brain or looking 4 a lecturer to help you pass your course my dear dnt bother coming to NOUN.

Anonymous said...

Did you just compare OAU to Covenant?

Anonymous said...

Now u cn go bck 2 sch n stop living on dis blog!!

Anonymous said...

Applications are hereby invited from qualified candidates for admission into the under-listed Undergraduate Degree Programmes in the Distance Learning Centre, University of Ibadan for the 2013/2014 Academic Session.
B.A. English (4 & 5 Sessions) | B.A. Philosophy and Public Affairs (4 & 5 Sessions) | B.Sc. Psychology (4 & 5 Sessions) | B.Sc. Economics (4 & 5 Sessions) | B.Sc. Political Science (4 & 5 Sessions) | Bachelor of Social Work (4 & 5 Sessions)
Visit http://dlc.ui.edu.ng/admissions for more details

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