Samsung rollouts 30 e-reader tablets to eight schools in East Africa to enhance interactive learning

Samsung has beefed up its Library Project in East Africa through the roll out of e-reader tablets to eight schools to enhance interactive learning among students.

The 30 tablets, along with 1 500 reading books in both English and Kiswahili, have been distributed amongst four schools in Kenya, two in Tanzania and two in Uganda. Samsung has also partnered withLonghorn Publishers in order to develop the library of content which has been made available.

“The introduction of interactive technology in the classroom makes learning fun,” says Jung Hyun Park, Vice President and Managing Director at Samsung Electronics East Africa. “As such, we believe that these partnerships will go a long way to helping enhance learning outcomes.”

To date it has launched 33 Solar-Powered Internet Schools (SPIS), 27 eLearning Centres, 22 Smart Schools, 12 Engineering Academies and eight Digital Libraries across Africa. These solutions are part of the giant electronic firm’s vision for a future in which students receive instruction in such a way that they are more easily able to digest information and are more effectively engaged in learning.

“Samsung firmly believes that technology has a critical role to play in making education more accessible and in helping schools to achieve better results,” says Mr. Park. “With each new project that we undertake we hope to make a significant impact in the lives of East African learners.”