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Dr. Suleiman Ramon-YusufDeputy DirectorOpen and Distance Learning DivisionNational Universities Commission

 Abuja

OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING IN THE NIGERIAN

UNIVERSITY SYSTEM : ICT - A VERITABLE TOOL FOR

OPTIMIZATION.

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I NTRODUCTION

societal expectations of higher education havebecome more critical – accountability,

Relevance

Impact of globalization on HE In developing countries, societal demand for

relevance is expected despite perennial

under-funding, poor infrastructure, brain drain,

poorly remunerated and ill-motivated teachers,among others.

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THE CHALLENGE OF INADEQUATE ACCESS

DD for HE far outstrips SS.

 In Nigeria, over a million candidates sit

Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination

(UTME) annually, existing 104 universities

can only absorb about 225,000 new

entrants.

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Government’s Response? 

invited the Private Sector to participate in theprovision of university education.

Between 1999 and 2007, 34 privateuniversities licensed [ 15 in 2005 alone]. 41 to

date and counting...  State governments have also intervened: 36

State universities .

Currently, NUS=104 varsities (27 Federal-, 36

State and 41 Private)- total student enrolmentof about 1.1 million in the conventional face-to-face mode.

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DD and SS disequilibrium persists....

MDGS, Vision20-2020 –Human capital

intensive....

Need to leap-frog human capital

develpoment- How??

Paradigm shift in HE provision

 ODL to the rescue !!

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ODL IN NIGERIA....

ODL especially Correspondence- not

new in Nigeria

NPE recognizes ODL[ 1974]

Wide gulf between Policy and Practice

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ODL IN NUS.....

Yet to be fully exploited..

1 Unimode University

6 Dual- mode institutions Enrolment:

<50,000 in Dual mode DLCs

 Abt. 70,000 in NOUN??? Doubtful – Poor internal & external efficiency

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IMPROVING ODL PRACTICE: THE NUC

ODL PROJECT

Seeks to bring ODL practice up to speed

with global best practice,

Ensure full optimization of ODL mode in

enhancing access & human capacitydevelopment

Creation of Centre of excellence in ODL.

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ICT DEPLOYMENT IN HE

impact of Information and

Communication Technology[ICT] in all

facets of human endeavour in today’s

world cannot be overstated

tilting the balance of power between the

teacher and students in such a way as

to elicit resistance among conservativeteachers

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ICT DEPLOYMENT IN NUS

 Ameliorate effects of :

over-enrolment and student population

brain-drain unacceptably highTSR,

Bottom-heavy academic structure

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ICT in NUS........2

Bridge digital divide

Increase flexibility

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OPTIMIZING ICT DEPLOYMENT IN ODL

THE NUS  – THE WAY FORWARD 

Advocacy and enlightenment:

Institutional Support[ financial , moraland logistical]: 

Capacity Building: 

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OPTIMIZING ICT DEPLOYMENT IN ODL

THE NUS  – THE WAY FORWARD...2

Use of appropriate technology:

Economy of Scale:

Synergy building (networking and

collaboration) 

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OPTIMIZING ICT DEPLOYMENT IN ODL

THE NUS  – THE WAY FORWARD...3

Appropriate course materials :

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CONCLUSION

In order for Nigeria to be able to derive

the full benefits of ODL for education and

human capital development, Universities

must discard the “analogue” style of DLwhich has largely been characterized as

disguised part-time/correspondence

studies.