Wow! LASU Lecturer Goes Digital, Introduces Mobile Lecture Room
A lecturer at the School of Communication of the Lagos State University (LASU), Mr Olasunkanmi Arowolo, has introduced Edmodo – a mobile classroom that will constantly keep students abreast of academic activities. The virtual classroom is a mobile application created by Edmodo Inc for Android users. The mobile app will serve as an extension of physical classroom to help create friendly environment for students with low self-esteem. The mobile application allows the lecturer to assign and grade assignments while students can submit their assignment before the due date and time. Speaking on why he introduced the mobile app, Arowolo said: “I discovered that most students usually have challenges asking questions in the class, because they are shy, because of the feeling that they could be mocked by their colleagues. Some have low self-esteem. Then, I felt the need to help these challenged students learn. “Another reason is to reduce the volume of papers I receive whenever I give out assign...