Obafemi, has said that the institution would, from January
2014, be fully digitalised.
Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday
in Ilorin, Obafemi said that the development would make it
possible for lecturers to be able to send assignments to their
students via the Internet.
"As from Jan. 2014, University of Ilorin lecturers would be
able to send assignments to their students through the Internet
from the comfort of their homes,'' adding that students would
also be able to respond respond via the same channel.
He said that the school had ordered for 25,000 pieces of mini
iPads from the U.S. for the students, to enable the lecturers to
send assignments to them from home.
He noted that the iPads were already fully loaded with the
students' courses and each student would get one as they
resume in January.
Obafemi confirmed that because the iPad was produced in
large quantity, the university had subsidised its price, noting
that the whole school had already been connected to the
Internet.
He expressed the readiness of the institution's administration
to make the university one of the best in Nigeria and Africa.
Obafemi noted that the school would continue to encourage
programmes and policies that promote global best practices in
the education system.
The registrar gave an assurance that the institution would
sustain the legacy of the past Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ishaq
Oloyede.
"If you come here in another five months, you will see a
positively different Unilorin and well managed institution,''
Obafemi said.
He commended the management of the institution and
expressed delight in the fact that the university had not gone
on strike in 13 years.
Via: NAN
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