During an online  Nation Leadership Forum that focused on the impact of Covid-19 on Education, all the panelists encouraged kenyans to embrace virtual learning which is now turning to be the new normal.

The UoN Vice Chancellor, Prof. Stephen Kiama who was one of the panelists expressed his hope of tertiary institutions fully adopting virtual learning, ‘We are using this time to see whether tertiary institutions can adopt virtual learning completely. It is easier to access information globally and to even host a guest lecturer within the virtual space. ‘

Prof. Charles Ong’ondo, an Associate professor, Faculty of Education at Moi University noted that teachers were not properly trained for online learning. He however said that teachers need to be included in the platforms that are currently available; Radio and TV  are accessible across the country. He challenged the teachers to regroup and find new ways of engaging the learners from home.

Prof. Kiama, UoN VC  outlined how the University has navigated the whole issue of online learning, ‘ The University was closed for about two weeks and senate had to come to the decision to keep the university operations running. If the University completely closed there wouldn’t be UoN even after covid-19. Hence we listened to what the staff and students said and the University provided data bundles for students and training on the online platforms for staff and students.’ He said.