Antigua Barbuda, October 11th, 2013 -- On Thursday, more than five hundred Antigua State College students were allocated Samsung Galaxy Tablets with 4G LTE connectivity under the e-Education connectivity component of the Government Assisted Technology Endeavor (GATE) programme.
The plan is for the students from the Department of Undergraduate Studies, A‘level department, department of business, department of engineering and construction and the school of nursing to utilize the tablets in and outside of the classroom. Last week faculty at the tertiary level institution was also given tablets and connectivity.
It is envisioned that as the students and lecturers familiarize themselves with the technology they will not only become consumers of digital content but also creators.
Minister of Telecommunications, Science and Technology Dr. Hon. Edmond Mansoor said students of Antigua & Barbuda are the first in the region to integrate 4G LTE technology with their schooling.
“The Ministry of Telecommunication and the Ministry of Education are leveraging on the latest mobile technologies in innovative ways to improve learning, teaching, and communication between students and teachers.” Dr. Mansoor said.
Antigua & Barbuda has set the trend in the region – after being the first to launch 4G LTE, it is now the first to provide such resources to students island wide.
So far over three thousand tablets have been distributed to fourth and fifth form students in private and public secondary schools under the GATE project.
The Government Assisted Technology Endeavour, (GATE) programme is a four-component, award winning partnership between the Government of Antigua and Barbuda and Telecommunications company Digicel. For more information on GATE check www.gateantigua.com.
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