18/09/2025
USE AI TO ENHANCE DISTANCE LEARNING - PROF. PETERS
The Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Prof. Olufemi Peters, has said the Open and Distance learning (ODL) is more than a system as it is a lifeline.
He said the ODL’s lifeline posture is for the farmer’s daughter in the village, the market boy in the city, and the worker who still dreams of a university degree.
The Vice-Chancellor stated this at the 2025 National Smart Conference with the theme: “AI and the Future of Open and Distance Learning in Nigeria and Sub-Sahara Africa,” held at the NOUN conference centre, Abuja.
Peters was represented by Prof. Christine Ofulue, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Technology, Innovation and Research.
He said though the lifeline for improvement in ODL is encouraging, yet it is fragile, constrained by poor infrastructure, diverse language, and models that are not yet flexible enough.