STORY: Huawei rolls out innovations to boost e-learning in Kenya
SHOOTING DATE: May 24, 2024
DATELINE: May 25, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:57
LOCATION: Nairobi
CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/EDUCATION

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the launching event of Huawei's e-learning innovations
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GITONGA MARINGA, Huawei Kenya's senior information technology (IT) solutions manager
3. various of the launching event of Huawei's e-learning innovations
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RAYMOND KIPNGETICH, IT solutions architect at Huawei Kenya

STORYLINE:

Chinese telecommunication firm Huawei on Friday announced the rollout of a series of innovations designed to boost e-learning in Kenya.
   
Gitonga Maringa, Huawei Kenya's senior information technology (IT) solutions manager, said at a briefing in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi that the IdealHub range of products digitizes classrooms to introduce interactive teaching and immersive learning for students of all ages.
   
SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GITONGA MARINGA, Huawei Kenya's senior information technology (IT) solutions manager
"We are not just giving you LMS that has the basic features, so trying to focus on the interaction itself. All right? So we want to make sure that, as the students are following as you are teaching, your material is digital.
But how do I engage them? I ask questions, I prompt them to utilize their digital devices. We find they come with mobile phones tablets or laptops. So trying to use what they have to enhance the teaching methodologies. Then the solution also comes with conferencing facilities, so we're also enhancing remote teaching."
   
Kevin Wen, managing director of Huawei East Africa Enterprises, added that the technology company is constantly developing innovations based on the needs of its customers, including those in the education sector.
   
He added that Huawei's storage infrastructure solutions also support online learning at scale.
   
Raymond Kipngetich, the IT solutions architect at Huawei Kenya, said the company's flagship products provide end-to-end solutions that promote e-learning through ease of deployment, maintenance and configuration.
   
SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RAYMOND KIPNGETICH, IT solutions architect at Huawei Kenya
"With this technology, you can be able to do a real simulation. It does not matter whether it's radioactive practice, whether it's anything really. You can be able to do a real lab experiment so you get the thrill. Students can be able to visualize things. Students can be able to learn. Learning process can be improvised."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nairobi.
(XHTV)