FOCUS
NUST E-LEARNING
SOFTWARE DEBUNKED
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BY TAFADZWA T MHEPOH | @mhepoh
hen the university
revealed that lecturers were also
opened this semester,
facing challenges in uploading
Sandra Sibanda was
HERE’S HOW TO LOG IN TO
reading materials, exam papers
referred to the e-learning portal for
assignments and course outlines.
reading lists and the course outline
Only one out of six lecturers taking
day after day.
second year journalism students had
On the third consecutive day of this
uploaded material onto the platform.
happening, the media student
Mr B T Jona, a journalism lecturer
decided to stay for a few minutes on
said: “The online learning portal is
campus in order to download the
excellent because it includes a lot of
material using the students Wi-Fi. As
features that make teaching and
usual, the network was available but
learning more convenient. The only
did not provide internet access. She
know how to use Sakai.
Open the NUST
website & click
learn online under
the students
portal.Sakai
should open and
request log in
credentials
challenge is that students do not
was frustrated.
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Sandra's experience has become
According to the ICT Department, the
common to many other students
open source software has been in use
whose departments are using the e-
at the since 2012. The university had
learning platform for the first time.
installed the software for the
Students interviewed on campus said
convenience of both students and
that they had engaged their lecturers
lecturers and also to save money
to use alternative platforms online as
and time in the teaching and
a solution to the problem.
learning process.
“This online learning thing will not
In response to students and lecturers
Navigate to Log
In & enter your
student ID
number &your
bar code number
as password.
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benefit students because the
complaints, a software technician in
network is always down,” said Lisa
the ICT Department Mrs Ayonda
Masuku a second year student. “It's It
Makiwa said that students should
would be better for lectures to use
approach Faculty technicians for
class emails to send us relevant
assistance or send an email to the
materials.”
helpdesk on the students' portal.
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