The tutorial instrument, Accessible Studybase Studying Administration Platform, is an internet utility that may enhance educating and studying. College students, academics and faculty directors will discover it invaluable.
THE undeniable fact that increasingly Nigerian publishers are adopting expertise to make studying and studying extra enjoyable was confirmed by one of many actions on the 2024 Nigeria Worldwide E-book Truthful.
The truthful, held from Might 8 to 10 in Oregun, Lagos, was themed 'Common Major Training and the E-book Ecosystem: Setting the Agenda' and noticed, as typical, native and overseas contributors.
One of many pioneering publishing homes, Ibadan, Oyo State-based Obtainable Publishers Restricted (previously Rasmed Publishers), unveiled an progressive instructional instrument referred to as Accessible Studybase Studying Administration Platform on the truthful.
In accordance with the initiators, the net utility will typically enhance educating and studying in lecture rooms and faculty administrations as college students, academics and directors will discover it invaluable.
The launch occasion, themed 'Use Expertise to Enhance Studying and Scale back College Operational Prices', featured guide trade gamers together with the Chairman of the Booksellers Affiliation of Nigeria and Chairman of the Nigeria Worldwide E-book Truthful Belief , Mr. Dare Oluwatuyi, President of Nigeria Publishers Affiliation, Chief Cyril Uchenna Anioke, Chairman of Nationwide Library Affiliation, Pastor Dominic Omokaro and Secretary Common of Pan-African Writers Affiliation, Dr. Wale Okediran.
Talking on the launch of the Studybase e-learning app platform, Mr Gbadega Adedapo, the Chief Govt Officer of Obtainable Publishers Restricted, mentioned the COVID-19 pandemic made him notice the significance of leveraging expertise for publishing books. He revealed that this led him to rebrand Rasmed Publications to Accessable Publishers Ltd in 2021, with a imaginative and prescient to make its merchandise, together with e-books, audiobooks, braille, digital studying and apps, extra inclusive and accessible to all strata of the educational setting.
Adedapo mentioned: “As a corporation that prides itself on making content material accessible in all codecs, we’re excited to introduce our bespoke curriculum-based studying administration software program in Nigeria, the Accessible Studybase Studying Administration Platform.” This digital platform included a educating collection for all topics in our numerous textbooks as accredited by the Nigerian Academic Analysis and Improvement Council (NERDC), the schooling regulatory physique in Nigeria.
“Over the previous few months, we have now engaged extremely certified and seasoned academics to show nearly all topics as offered in our textbooks, from elementary lessons to highschool lessons, all in an effort to make studying and improvement simpler for college kids and handle the bodily schooling gaps amongst college students each inside and out of doors the varsity interval.”
The writer additional defined what Accessable Studybase entails as an e-learning platform and why it has grow to be crucial given the obvious shortcomings within the Nigerian schooling system, inferior educating and studying environments, poor instructor remuneration and lack of satisfactory educating workers .
He mentioned: “It’s important to grasp our inspiration behind this venture. You agree that studying is ingrained in our every day lives, whether or not we notice it or not. A lot of our every day communication takes place by social media, textual content messages, emails and messaging apps. Studying and studying are concerned in our skilled and educational lives and in navigating our surroundings. In all this, we notice that the majority of our studying and studying processes as we speak are 80% in digital type, i.e. by our respective devices. That's why we thought it might be nice to bundle our content material and guide merchandise to suit what individuals are most interested by: the devices!
“Because the proverbial expression of Arabic origin goes: 'If the mountain doesn’t come to Muhammad, Muhammad will go to the mountain', which implies: 'if issues don’t go your method, you’ll have to adapt to the best way they’re.' In our group, we dwell by our title: making books accessible in all codecs (e-book, audiobooks, braille, digital studying, and many others.), and this new product – Accessible Studybase, is a testomony and proof of what’s attainable. The platform can present interactive multimedia content material (PowerPoint slides, audio clips, pictures, and many others.) with captions and illustrations.
“Extra importantly, Accessible Studybase stems from the necessity to construct resilience and assist the publishing trade into the long run. Covid-19 has taught us resilience and catalyzed change, innovation and introspection, inflicting people, societies and organizations to reevaluate their priorities, strengthen their resilience and put together for the long run. Accessible Publishers has accelerated the adoption of digital applied sciences by profiting from the synergy between ICT and publishing to enhance studying and cut back faculties' working prices.”
Regardless of his innovation, Adedapo assured that his workforce had not held again bodily books. “We nonetheless have bodily books, however the e-learning platform gives leverage and serves as a further useful resource from different specialists' views to additional advance our information and broaden our curriculum-based textbooks. Aside from the content material and digital classes, the platform is powerful and complete.”
He highlighted different options of the Studybase e-learning app, together with helping “college students in getting ready for BECE, NECO and WAEC exams, with or with out tutor supervision. There’s a strong query financial institution for revisions, assignments, checks and different sensible workout routines, and the evaluation is automated. The content material complies with the curriculum in accordance with the requirements of the Nigerian Academic Analysis and Improvement Council (NERDC). College students have entry to additional studying materials from the views of different academics/instructors. The platform is subscription based mostly (annual, month-to-month or month-to-month) and is meant to be used by faculties, academics, dad and mom and people.
The publishing home additionally took the chance to introduce three authors to its steady. They have been Mrs Bolaji Ladipo, who writes in Yoruba and has the 8 collection 'Yoruba Dun Yato Enjoyable AwonOmodeatiAlakoobere' to her credit score; Funmi Ilori, founding father of iRead Cell Library; and AnoteAjeluorou, author and cultural journalist.
Company on the unveiling praised Adedapo and his workforce for designing and launching the Accessible Studybase Studying Administration Platform, calling it revolutionary.
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