Daily Monitor
Monday March 01 2021
It is now almost a year since the coronavirus pandemic forced a lock-down upon us all, disrupting lives and livelihoods.
Amid all the other hardships, more than 15 million children in Uganda have had to face an unsettled learning and development environment. And with schools only expected to open gradually, many children still face months of home learning.
As we reflect on the past year, what have we learnt? The opportunity to promote equality in education and learning must be realised.
Questions about how to support home learning and deal with the inequality of the ‘digital divide’ have become daily conversations. Government and non-government actors have had to collaborate to develop teaching materials, radio lessons and other ICT enabled solutions.
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Daily Monitor
Saturday January 23 2021
Philip Luswata is the founder of the Theatre Factory, which later gave birth to the star-studded Fun Factory. PHOTO/NET
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Accomplished: Philip Luswata is a theatrical icon, storyteller, performer, and teacher of theatre and film at Makerere University.
Nicolas Akasula had a chat with him about his career and social life.
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In your view, what impact has pandemic had on the creative artists?
Covid has given time and the necessary silence to the creative industry to review experiences and generate better ideas. Personally, I have been busy and I have worked on full series.
Daily Monitor
Thursday January 07 2021
Learning. Pupils of Nawansagwa Primary School in Nawansagwa Village, Namutumba District, follow lessons on a radio set on May 8. PHOTO | FILE
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At least 56 per cent of learners did not understand the self-study learning materials distributed by the Ministry of Education during the Covid -19 induced lockdown, a survey shows.
Following the closure of schools on March 20, 2020, due to Covid-19, the Education ministry through the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) distributed the first batch of self-study materials to learners, most especially in rural areas, to ensure continuity of learning.
However, a study conducted by Makerere University’s College of Education between May and June last year indicates that only 44 per cent of learners understood the content they received.
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