Rural schools make strides in E-learning
Monday April 19 2021
A pupil of Isenda Primary School in Mayuge District demonstrates how the digital learning tablet works to the State minister for Primary Education, Ms Rosemary Sseninde and other guests at the launch. PHOTO/ Desire Mbabaali.
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There is a continued need for digital learning because the world is becoming a global village. Every child in the 21st century is expected to have enough knowledge to compete at a global level. It is therefore imperative that there is promotion of critical thinking, creativity and ICTs in schools at the basic level.
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Until digital learning was introduced to Nalongo Church of Uganda Primary School, a UPE school in Luweero in August 2020, Edward had never seen anything close to a computer. He had never seen a tablet either, let alone use it for learning, so when digital learning was introduced in his school, where they would use tablets to learn literacy and numeracy, he was
War Child: ‘Renewed hope for Ugandan pupils caught up in corona and conflict crises’
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9 Mar 2021
When humanitarian crises strike, children are amongst the hardest hit. And when it impacts on their education, it can mean long-term and irreversible effects on their development, wellbeing and their future. Find out how Can’t Wait to Learn, War Child’s digital-based education programme, is bringing renewed hope and confidence to crisis affected children in Uganda and how scaling it up across the country could benefit many more.
Testing a new method
Late last year, Nalongo and Kyambogo, two primary schools in Uganda’s Luwero District, were set a challenge to examine the impact of a new digital-tablet based approach to improve children’s reading and mathematics skills.