The Jigawa State Government has approved the
use of e-learning tablets in public schools after its
five-week pilot test.

About 1,000 students, 61 teachers and 27
student-technicians were trained in the art of e-
learning and e-teaching programme held in
Dutse, the state capital, according to a
statement by the state government.

The state Governor, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru
Abubakar, had directed that over 8,000 e-
learning tablets/computers, tagged, e-Mallam, be
distributed to all senior secondary school
students and teachers in the state, the statement said.

It added that the e-teaching and e-learning
devices came with pre-installed educational applications designed to enhance learning for students in the states.

Abubakar was quoted as saying at the
inauguration of the e-Mallam pilot scheme that
the move became necessary because of the
declining level of education, which his
administration inherited from the previous
regime.

He added that e-Malllam Tablets would prepare
students for examinations and train them on
digital technology, especially since examinations
bodies were shifting from paper and pencil to
computer-based testing.

The Commissioner for Education, Hajia Hussein-
Adamu Esiak, said the introduction of the tablet
would improve the standard of education in the
state.

She said that statistics showed that the studentshad not been learning well, hence, the decision of the government to initiate the intervention programme.

The Project Coordinator, Basheer Aliyu,
demonstrated how the devices provide
interactivity and simulation in various fields in a
manner easy for students to understand and
apply in real life situations.
The Country Representative of Echo Telecoms,
Mr. Abdussalam Ismail, said Jigawa State was the
first state in the northern Nigeria to adopt the
innovative approach to learning.