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NYU Libraries and ProQuest have launched a pilot project that will make over 150,000 scholarly titles available to students and faculty via their mobile devices. NYU users can access coursebooks, ebooks, and reference works from major publishers through an e-reader app called SimplyE.
Available on both Apple and Android devices, SimplyE is a free-to-use service that allows library users to browse, borrow and read ebooks on their phones or tablets. Based on open-source technology and developed through a non-profit collaboration between the New York Public Library (NYPL) and LYRASIS, SimplyE is widely used in public libraries. ProQuest is the first ebook platform provider to collaborate with academic libraries and the open-source community on the SimplyE app.
[i] This learning crisis will likely be worsened by school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
To address these learning gaps, the Botswana government had committed to focusing on foundational literacy and numeracy. If students do not know how to recognise numbers, that should be the focus of instruction, regardless of which grade they are in, until they do. This approach is reflected in the national Education and Training Sector Strategic Plan. Moreover, the government of Botswana has operationalised this policy into action. The Ministry of Basic Education (MoBE) partnered with Young 1ove, one of the largest NGOs in the country; UNICEF; and USAID to scale-up evidence-based education programmes to all primary schools nationwide.