The University of Cape Coast (UCC) in collaboration with the Distance Education Students Association of Ghana (DESAG), is to procure tablet computers for all distance education students, to assist them to launch a new era of learning with Information Communication Technology (ICT), as well as facilitate academic work.
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The Provost of the College of Distance Education (CoDE), Prof. George K. T. Oduro, has stated that the newly developed e-learning platform, Virtual College of Distance Education(VCoDE) is the future of quality distance education in Ghana.
According to Prof. Oduro, VCoDE will offer students the opportunity to access their modules and interact with their lecturers frequently even in the comfort of their homes. This will reduce the physical contact hours between lecturers and students at the study centres and also help the students to spend more time on their studies.
The University of Cape Coast Primary and Junior High Schools made UCC proud at the Second Universities Basic Schools Sports Association Games held at the University of Ghana recently.
For the Junior High School games, UCCJHS Girls and Boys Team placed first and second respectively in the soccer and athletics competition. In the Primary School games, the UCC Primary School Boys and Girls Team secured the first and second positions respectively.
The Centre for Teaching Support (CTS) of the College of Education Studies is hosting a Fulbright Scholar, Prof. Mark Stoner from the Department of Communication Studies, Carlifornia State University, USA to help build capacity of staff at the Centre.
During his stay on campus, Prof. Stoner will also assist to develop manuals for training programmes to guide the Centre to strengthen its mandate of enhancing professional development of lecturers both in the University and other institutions of higher education.
