Reps task UNILAG authorities to address complaints on online learning platform

The House of Representatives on Wednesday admonished the management of the University of Lagos on the need to address various complaints and challenges facing the online learning platform.

The resolution was passed sequel to the adoption of a motion sponsored by Hon Akin Alabi.

While noting that the University of Lagos, a federal tertiary institution, was one of the first institutions to embrace and pioneer e-Learning through its e-Learning Management System, the lawmaker harped on the need for timely resolution of the crisis.

“The House is aware that the dreaded Coronavirus pandemic has forced numerous changes in the systems and workings of the country (and the world at large), one of which is the educational sector which resorted to online learning.

“The House is concerned that the launch of e-Learning Platform has been characterized by complaints, challenges and controversies which make learning challenging to students.

“The House is cognizant of extreme cases where submission of test results fails on the Platform or correct answers marked as being wrong, while some cannot access the platform to take the tests, which makes the students feel that they are being set up for failure.

“The House is aware that the advent of the online learning system was to make learning easier and not to frustrate the students’ efforts or have lecturers completely abandon their duties of educating students.

“The House is convinced that failure to address the challenges with the Platform would make students view education as cumbersome, discouraging and stressful which is capable of undermining the nation’s educational development.

“The House is also convinced that the University should devise ways of addressing the matter by allowing for provisional tests to be taken in a way that will ensure a fair chance for all students before their final grading and also make online learning more appealing and exciting to students,” he noted.

To this end, the House urged the management of the University of Lagos to ensure that the online learning system is well tested, and meets the minimum standard of what is obtainable in other jurisdictions where the system is a preferred choice, just as they harped on the need to ensure that lecturers are continually trained on utilizing these new teaching methods to make learning more interactive.

In his ruling, the Speaker, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila mandated the Committee on Tertiary Education and Services to ensure implementation.

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