During the conference organised by the Commission for University Education (CUE), it emerged that some university students are having challenges attending online lessons. Read MoreSome vice-chancellors said some students attend online lessons from bars and restaurants where they can get free internet. The meeting also heard that many university students cannot afford Internet connectivity thus limiting their class attendance. Some lecturers do not have online teaching devices with most of them using smartphones to manage virtual classes, the meeting heard. Other lecturers are not properly trained to create and upload content for online lessons while others lack basic knowledge on how to use online applications which poses a serious challenge in managing their classes.

Source: Standard Digital October 29, 2020 21:00 UTC