Acclaimed leading pay-TV operator, MultiChoice,
has completed some three new resource centers for Lagos State, which brings
Lagos centres to 18, reports DigitalSENSE Business
News.
This, DigitalSENSE Business
News gathered brings to to 312 in 29 states, since Multichoice resource
centre project commenced in 2004.
The programme which is in its eighth phase, DigitalSENSE Business
News gathered from the Public Relations (PR) Manager, DStv, Ms Caroline
Oghuma that each benefiting school receives a TV set, high definition personal
video recorder (HDPVR) decoder, generating set, complimentary subscription to
DStv education bouquet, which contains BBC World, BBC Knowledge, National
Geography, Animal Planet, National Geography Wild, History Channel, Learn and
ED channel, as well as facilities such as chairs and tables, among others.
She also quoted the Managing Director,
MultiChoice Nigeria, operators of DSTv, Mr John Ugbe, as saying at Eti-Osa
Community Senior Secondary School, Sangotedo, Lagos, that the resource centre
project is MultiChoice’s way of promoting the use of integrated and
communication technologies to raise the standard of education by deploying the
imagery of sight and sound to make learning more vivid and creative.
“At MultiChoice, we have a strong conviction
that the technological, economic, social and political advancement of any
country has a direct correlation with its level of educational development and
that the future of a country is intrinsically tied to the quality of education
that the youths are exposed to,” he said, enjoining the 10 benefiting schools
to maximize the use of the resource centres.
Mrs Aderonke Bello, Managing Director,
Innovative Technology Literacy Services Limited (ITLS), the implementing
partner for the MRC project, was also quoted in a press statement made
available to DigitalSENSE
Business News that “Technology investment in schools is on the increase,
and the deployment of satellite television to enhance learning is one key
initiative that has helped to bridge the digital divide in rural communities.
While technology will not replace teachers and textbooks, research has shown
that technology-mediated learning environments provide immense opportunities
for learners and lead inevitably to better teaching and learning outcomes.”
She commended MultiChoice for giving back to
the community and adding value to Nigeria’s education sector.
“It is expected that all trained teachers will
make good use of their acquired knowledge to bring the often abstract, distant
worlds of science into close focus and within the personal, meaningful realm of
each student,” she said.
Director, Co-Curriculum, Science &
Technology, Lagos State Ministry of Education, Mrs Mary Oyetunde, applauded
MultiChoice for the MRC initiative, describing it as complementary to Lagos
State’s effort to provide improved facilities for enhanced teaching and
learning. “MultiChoice Resource Centre project facilitates e-learning, as our
students can now utilize the satellite TV technology to obtain relevant facts
and latest development in subject areas that have hitherto proved difficult to
understand,” she said.
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Pic: L-R: Mrs. Aderonke Bello, Managing Director, Innovative Technology Literacy Service Ltd; Mr. John Ugbe, Managing Director, MultiChoice Nigeria; Mrs. Patricia Enase, Zonal Director Eti-Osa, Zone 2, District 3 and Mrs Mary Oyetunde, Director of Co-Curriculum Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Lagos State during the launch of MultiChoice Resource Centre held at Eti-Osa Community High School, Sangotedo, Lagos.
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