Leverage Technology To Bridge Unequal Learning Gaps, Groups Tell Govts

THE successful launch of the “Learn at Home” audio e- learning platform, which provides free, online, and unlimited learning access to more than 100 million Nigerian youths across different levels of education, has reinforced the need for government at all levels to leverage technology to percolate access to quality and inclusive learning.

The initiative, which is a product of the partnership between Data Science Nigeria and the Mastercard Foundation, is a first- of- itskind in the country, offering unlimited access to learners based on the national mobile phone penetration, low- data, and basic feature phone requirements.

With the socio- economic dislocations that countries including Nigeria recently suffered, including disruptive restrictions imposed by the pandemic, the inclusive e- learning approach is designed to eliminate barriers of Internet access, data cost and over- dependency on expensive smartphones in the delivery of locally relevant, convenient, and inexpensive access to quality education.