Teaching biochemistry and molecular biology online in Nigeria: Missed opportunities during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Due to the threat of COVID‐19, hundreds of universities, colleges, and polytechnics in the western world, Asia, and South Africa have moved their lectures online.2-4 Many have canceled all face‐to‐face classes and ordered the faculty to move courses online.2, 3 Adoption of online lectures would have...

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Published in:Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education 2020-11, Vol.48 (6), p.657-658
Main Authors: Umar Aliyu, Rabi'u, Hassan Yankuzo, Mohammed, Hassan Wara, Sanusi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biochemistry - education
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Education, Distance
Humans
Molecular Biology - education
Nigeria - epidemiology
Pandemics
SARS-CoV-2
Universities - organization & administration
Universities - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:Due to the threat of COVID‐19, hundreds of universities, colleges, and polytechnics in the western world, Asia, and South Africa have moved their lectures online.2-4 Many have canceled all face‐to‐face classes and ordered the faculty to move courses online.2, 3 Adoption of online lectures would have enabled the country to improve its educational infrastructure such as learning management systems, teaching tools, and other resources for online learning. UNESCO estimates that currently there are 1.5 billion online students and used the opportunity to rally the support of multilateral partners such as UNICEF, World Bank, private sector such as Microsoft, Google, and nonprofit organizations to support countries to deliver online education. Due to its limitless access, online learning would have helped Nigeria solve the decades‐long problem of inadequate access to university education (every year only about 10–15% of applicants manage to get admitted into universities) due to limited capacity.
ISSN:1470-8175
1539-3429
DOI:10.1002/bmb.21463