Mallam Hussain Dikko, Pro-Chancellor of Kaduna State University (KASU), has said that the university has been repositioned to become the reference point for an effective e-learning platform within the Nigerian university system and other institutions of higher learning.
The Pro-Chancellor stated this during the launch of the e-learning platform at the Kaduna State University, KASU, in Kaduna.
Mallam Dikko explained that the inauguration of the state-of-the-art facility followed the need to promote teaching and learning.
He said both lecturers and students would be able to conduct their activities effectively using the platform.
Describing e-learning as an ongoing revolution worldwide, the Pro-Chancellor maintained that the channel would improve the quality of KASU products and enhance the competitiveness of the university both locally and internationally.
He assured that the university would continue to update the platform to make it one of the best in the country and beyond.
Dikko called on the users, especially lecturers and students, to embrace the new system and ensure credible suggestions were made to improve it.
Professor Abdullahi Ibrahim Musa, Vice Chancellor of KASU, said the introduction of the e-learning platform is part of the university’s strategic planning process to improve efficiency and effectiveness for all business processes.
Professor Abdullahi Musa explained that the platform would enable students to access lectures regardless of time and space and ensure an active learning process and formative assessment, as lecturers would have more time to engage the students.