240 SHS to benefit from integrated e-learning laboratories
Government is providing 240
E-learning laboratories to 240 selected Senior High Schools (SHS) in the
country to facilitate teaching and learning through ICT.
Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyeman,
Minister of Education on Tuesday, August 10, 2016 said the E-learning
laboratories project is aimed at improving educational outcomes in the country
through ICT.
Speaking at the launch of the
project in Accra, she revealed that as part of government’s commitment to
promote education in the country, a 13.2 million Euros loan was contracted from
the Belgium government for the project.
The E-learning project, a component
of the current TELEVIC agreement seeks to support the implementation of the
government’s E-learning objectives and plans; provide the technology needed to
develop electronic course material for schools, facilitate computer lab-based
classroom teaching and promote access to ICT infrastructure by connecting all beneficiary
educational senior high schools to internet support learning; facilitate ICT
integration in the curriculum and to build capacity of teachers.
The Integrated E-learning
laboratories project in collaboration with other e-learning projects such as E-transform
and Secondary Education Improvement Project (SEIP) according to the Minister
will provide standard, nationally relevant content for all senior high schools
in Ghana, beginning with public schools.
Under the regional distribution of the
beneficiary schools list, Ashanti Region tops with 40 laboratories followed by
the Volta Region, 37 and Eastern Region, 32. Others are Brong Ahafo Region 31,
Central Region 28, Northern Region 23, Western Region 18, Upper West Region 13,
and Greater Accra and Upper East Region 9 each.
Prof. Opoku-Agyeman hinted two other
e-learning projects are also being implemented through the World Bank facility
for 200 SHS.
“Our plan is to cover all public
SHSs as all three projects come on stream. This project is instructive of government
and Ministry’s determination to exploit all relevant and beneficiary avenues to
ensure quality education” the Minister stressed.
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