UNILORIN lecturers will teach from their homes soon – Registrar By Daily Post St

The Registrar of the University of
Ilorin, Mr Emmanuel Obafemi, has
said that the institution would, from
January 2014, be fully digitalised.
Speaking with the News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Ilorin,
Obafemi said that the development
would make it possible for lecturers
to be able to send assignments to
their students via the Internet.
“As from Jan. 2014, University of
Ilorin lecturers would be able to send
assignments to their students
through the Internet from the
comfort of their homes,’’ adding
that students would also be able to
respond respond via the same
channel.
He said that the school had ordered
for 25,000 pieces of mini iPads from
the U.S. for the students, to enable
the lecturers to send assignments to
them from home.
He noted that the iPads were already
fully loaded with the students’
courses and each student would get
one as they resume in January.
Obafemi confirmed that because the
iPad was produced in large quantity,
the university had subsidised its
price, noting that the whole school
had already been connected to the
Internet.
He expressed the readiness of the
institution’s administration to make
the university one of the best in
Nigeria and Africa.
Obafemi noted that the school would
continue to encourage programmes
and policies that promote global best
practices in the education system.
The registrar gave an assurance that
the institution would sustain the
legacy of the past Vice Chancellor,
Prof. Ishaq Oloyede.
“If you come here in another five
months, you will see a positively
different Unilorin and well managed
institution,’’ Obafemi said.
He commended the management of
the institution and expressed delight
in the fact that the university had
not gone on strike in 13 years. (NAN)