African countries should “seize the moment” and take advantage of a historic opportunity for “massive, long-term, sustainable economic growth,” according to Rwanda’s Minister of ICT and Innovation, Paula Ingabire. And Rwandan Education Minister, Dr Valentine Uwamariya, warned that “failing to focus now on education, training and technology would be unforgivable.”…
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THE STANDARD
EDUCATION
The main administration block of PAC University [Photo/Courtesy]
The traditional classroom, as we know it, is slowly going through a tremendous metamorphosis giving way to a new efficient system of blended learning. This is the integration of online and in-person (face-to-face) modes of learning.
Over the years, in-person learning has greatly dominated the education sector, with online learning being relegated to the periphery. Online learning has been wrongly perceived by some people as inferior compared to in-person learning. To them, it plays second fiddle, and they hold the view that the quality of online classes is low, but nothing can be further from the truth.