Sodiq Mojibola
Students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic have been urged to utilize the COVID-19 lockdown to continue to study hard.
Dr. Wasiu Tejuoso, a lecturer in the Department of Mass Communication gave the advice during an interview with Press Club Mapoly(PCM).
Dr. Tejuoso who stated that COVID-19 has changed everything globally charged the students to utilize the period of the lockdown to prepare themselves ahead of the coming exams while the compulsory holiday lasts.
"The serious ones should read well, study hard, and be preparing for the coming exams as they may not have the luxury of time when the school resumes."
The lecturer disclosed that the e-learning initiative was the idea of the polytechnic management to engage the students while staying at home during the pandemic.
He also said that the management had directed all lecturers to key into the e-learning at the departmental level.
Dr. Tejuoso charged the students to consider electronic learning as a privilege because it forms integral parts of their academic pursuit to keeps them busy through the stay at home period. Hence it’s embracement in most institutions.
"Since many other institutions have embarked on the e-learning effort, we also joined the league so as to keep our students busy and occupied. Of course, it would reduce their involvement with social vices and idleness. So, it’s best that the students consider this a privilege", he explained
Speaking on the fate of students who do not have access to the online lectures, the lecturer urged them to get reading materials and begin to study hard to prepare for the coming exams.
He said there won’t be enough time to revise the courses that have been treated online when the school resumes activities.
According to him, "The treated topics on each course will be revisited when the school finally resumes. But the revision classes maybe for a very short time, unlike the normal classes."
Also speaking on the internet challenges, Dr. Tejuoso explained that lecturers also have internet accessibility challenges like the students.
In his words, "the internet challenge is not peculiar to the students alone, it also affects many of us that are lecturers.
"Yes, many of our target students do not have a browsing phone, some who have do not have sufficient data, but these are obvious challenges that even lecturers can be subjected to.
"I will appeal to all our students to try and ensure they have access to the classes so that they are not left out".
