While schools across the country remain closed, Roducate, an e-learning platform could help parents and guardians keep their wards fully engaged and learning for the duration the lockdown lasts.
The edtech company with over 700,000 unique subscribers arguably has the most diversified content of any digital learning platform in the country. Its content is so massive that there is something for almost all levels of learning – from Primary 1 all the way through to the university. To ensure relevance, the platform only carries a government-approved curriculum, which is endorsed by NERDC, NUC, JAMB, Lagos State Ministry of Education, and the Africa Union. The platform also has
Apart from Mathematics and English which are a staple, Roducate also has more technical subjects such as music and Cisco/ICT. The learning materials come in different styles: lecture notes for avid readers, podcasts for auditory learners, tutorial videos for visual learners.
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“With countries adopting e-learning as a means of minimising the disruption in education during the COVID-19 pandemic, our children must not be left behind,” Femisola Awosika, CEO of Roducate said in a statement.
Roducate also allows schools to create their own platform on it where they are able to limit access to their students. The schools can choose to present only their own content or present Roducate’s content as well.
For students who are unable to access the internet, the company has created a version of its app called Roducate Mass and offers this version preloaded on a smart feature phone which consumes very limited data. To further minimise the use of data, Roducate Mass is Accessible offline. It is also designed to guarantee child safety.
Roducate is already looking beyond Nigeria as it carries both West Africa and East Africa curricula and it is behind educational programs such as UBALearn, Glo Mobile Tutor, and ARMLearn.
