By Charles Onyango More by this AuthorAs the universities’ admins work to expedite safe reopening of higher education institutions, they should re-think decades-old, lecture-based approach to teaching and entrenched institutional biases. AdvertisementThe introduction of 4G (fourth generation wireless network) in 2009 expanded the messaging and the internet access to faster download speeds. Isolated subtle pretenceWe are staring at a future where 5G will be more of a promise than a functional reality. But 5G has drawbacks, too, including time consumption, high set-up costs and logistics of building a network on campus. Will 5G diminish the appeal of the traditional, brick-and-mortar university system or will it help to burnish our universities’ reputation?

Source: Daily Nation August 10, 2020 20:37 UTC