Government at all level have been encouraged to start working toward sustained use of broadcast media for educational advancement of students in the country.
Two experts in educational broadcasting, Professor Sunday Oloruntola and Mr Adedokun Adeyemi gave the advice while speaking on the role of media in bridging education gaps created by the coronavirus pandemic.
In his opinion, a Professor of Mass Communication, University of Lagos, Akoka, Sunday Oloruntola said broadcast education as well as e-learning have complementary role of bridging education gaps created by unforeseen circumstance such as the Covid-19 pandemic, saying the current experience should propel government to consider distance learning for all categories of students in the country through the use of broadcast media.
Speaking in the same vein, Mr Adedokun Adeyemi of the Mass Communication Department, at The Polytechnic, Ibadan however said factors such as erratic power supply, audience choice of channel as well as the economic condition of an average Nigerian might affect the success of the mode of education.
Mr Adedokun who commended some state governments for initiating the transmission of education on radio and television maintained that government must ensure stable power supply and rich broadcast concept to justify the education format during lockdown.
Rotimi Famakin
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