Emergency Remote Teaching and Learning (ERT&L) Orientation for All Polytechnic Students

Announcement   Registrar   October 9, 2020

The Polytechnic would like to inform all students that following the announcement by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of staggering the academic year due to Covid-19 pandemic, the College plans to deliver modules for the next academic year using (i) face to face approach (ii) combination of face to face and ERT&L and (iii) ERT&L only.

With the ERT&L, it is required that all students be oriented on how they can take lessons remotely, participate in the remote class, submit assignments, provide feedback as well as monitoring and evaluation remotely. 

Therefore, all students are required to adhere to the following;

  • Be present at the location near to them on the dates allocated.
  • Observe set time for the training on all dates from 08:30 hours to 14.00 hours. 
  • All students must carry their valid Polytechnic Student Identity Cards without which there will be no access.
  • Students must carry technology gadgets such as smart phones/laptops/tabs with internet connectivity 
  • Students must bring their own writing materials (Pad and Pens)
  • Students must mask up at all venues and observe social distance

In view of this development, the college is embarking on training all its students from 12th - 23rd October 2020 as follows: 

  DATE                     VENUE

  • 12.10.2020       BLANTYRE - The Polytechnic WET Building (WET 1), Main Lecture Theater (MLT),  ODeL Auditorium School of Engineering Building (Lecture Theatre, Cafeteria
  • 13.10.2020        NSANJE  -   Nsanje Secondary School Hall
  • 13.10.2020       Chikwawa  - Chikwawa Secondary School Hall
  • 13.10.2020   THYOLO -   Thyolo Secondary School Hall
  • 13.10.2020        Mulanje    -  Mulanje Secondary School Hall
  • 13.10.2020        MWANZA   - Mwanza Secondary School Hall
  • 14.10.2020   CHIRADZULU -Chiradzulu Secondary School
  • 14.10.2020    ZOMBA     - Chancellor College (Great Hall )
  • 14.10.2020        MACHINGA (Liwonde)- Machinga Secondary School Hall
  • 14.10.2020       BALAKA - Balaka secondary School Hall
  • 15.10.2020      MANGOCHI- Mangochi Secondary School Hall
  • 15.10.2020      NTCHEU -Ntcheu Secondary School Hall
  • 15.10.2020     DEDZA- Dedza Secondary School Hall
  • 15.10.2020   SALIMA -Salima Secondary School Hall
  • 15.10.2020     MCHINJI- Mchinji Secondary School Hall
  • 16.10.2020    LILONGWE -Kamuzu Institute for  Youth
  • 19.10.2020     CHITIPA To be communicated
  • 19.10.2020    NKHOTAKOTA -Sungu Motel
  • 19.10.2020    KASUNGU-  Kasungu Secondary School
  • 19.10.2020    DOWA -Dowa Secondary School
  • 19.10.2020    NTCHISI -Ntchisi Secondary School
  • 20.10.2020    KARONGA -Maghemo Secondary School
  • 20.10.2020   NKHATABAY -NkhataBay Secondary School
  • 20.10.2020   RUMPHI - Rumphi Secondary School
  • 20.10.2020  MZIMBA - Mzimba Secondary School
  • 21.10.2020  MZUZU -Katoto Secondary School

The link to download this app is found at the very bottom of the poly login site. (http://elearning.poly.ac.mw)

All students are supposed to access the e-learning platform through login information provided in their SMIS account.

In case you have problems may you contact ICT help desk on support.poly.ac.mw. Y. D. Chilinde (Mrs)

 


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