Gom Mirian
In a bid to enhance learning efficiency, the Federal Government has forged a strategic partnership with Anthology, the world’s leading AI Tech company.
The collaboration aims to harness the power of blackboard technology in tackling the prevalent challenges of limited physical learning capacity and inadequate access to credible learning materials.
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, while welcoming the Anthology delegation to his office in Abuja on Thursday, expressed enthusiasm for the potential impact the collaboration could have on the education sector.
He emphasised the urgent need to transform traditional learning methods, while affirming that he is “a firm believer of technology.”
Mamman stated: ”I believe in the efficacy of what we can use technology to achieve.
“We are at the beginning of major reform in the education sector from the basic levels to tertiary levels. We know that physical capacity is a limiting factor but through IT, you can reach practically everybody and we are determined to do it.”
Earlier, the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono, explained, “Blackboard will establish a centre of excellence in Nigeria that will be a benchmark on online learning methodologies and this will help to be at the forefront of a learning management system so that what happened during COVID will not catch us unaware again.”
Also, the Country Director and Channel Partner for Anthology Nigeria, Mr Ladipo Adedeji, said, “As you will find out, nobody carries lecture notes anymore, nobody submits physical assignments anymore, so this allows lecturers to teach more efficiently, allows students to learn efficiently in a sensitive way. Part of also the laudable project that TETFund has done is the issue of subscription that allows each student access to a global library.”
