The University of Cape Coast (UCC) in collaboration with the Distance Education Students Association of Ghana (DESAG), is to procure tablet computers for all distance education students, to assist them to launch a new era of learning with Information Communication Technology (ICT), as well as facilitate academic work.
The Vice-Chancellor of the University , Professor Domwini D. Kuupole who announced this said, the plan is expected to be executed by the beginning of next academic year, to coincide with the commissioning of the e-Learning platform for delivery of academic programmes.
The Vice-Chancellor announced this at the 47th Congregation of the University, with a total of 6,029 students completing various degree and diploma programmes of study with the Centre for Continuing Education (CCE) for the 2012/2013 academic year.
The programmes included, Diploma in Basic Education, Diploma in Psychology and Foundation of Education, Diploma in Education, Diploma in management studies, Diploma in Commerce, Bachelor in Psychology and foundation of education, Bachelor in commerce, Bachelor Management studies and Bachelor in marketing.
Prof. Kuupole further announced that another boost for the distance learning programme was the planned review and digitization of learning modules by the CCE, and that the advantage was that distance education students would no longer be required to travel around study centres with large volumes of modules, but just a small iPad.
He stated that the E-learning platform for the delivery of academic programmes was almost completed, except with the setting up of electronic servers and equipment, and was hopeful that by the end of 2014, when the installation was completed, delivery of post graduate and undergraduate courses would be facilitated through the E-learning platform.
The Vice-Chancellor said the University was in the process of integrating data on distance students onto the main university database, and by this feat, it was expected that students on distance learning, would soon access their academic materials, such as their modules, electronically.
