Engr. Kayode Odedina [JP] is a Scientist, an Engineer, an ICT Practitioner, an Educationist, an Administrator and a Quality Assurance Practitioner.

Engr. Kayode Odedina started his higher education journey at Ogun State Polytechnic, Abeokuta where he obtained ND in Electrical/Electronic Engineering with Distinction in 1982. He proceeded to Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro after 1 year of work experience at Ogun State Television Corporation, Abeokuta where he obtained HND in Electrical Engineering (Electronics Option) with Upper Credit in 1985. Engr. Odedina obtained his M. Eng. in Electrical & Electronic Engineering (with specialisation in Telecommunication Systems Engineering) of Anambra State University of Technology, Enugu in 1991. He also possesses an MBA in Technology Policy and Management of Ogun State University, Ago-Iwoye. Engr. Odedina holds a B.Sc. Degree in Information Technology of the National Open University of Nigeria as well as a Diploma in Management of Higher Education Institutes at the Galilee International Management Institute, Israel.

Engr. Kayode Odedina joined the services of the National Universities Commission in April 2002 as an Assistant Chief Hardware Engineer, rose steadily to the position of Deputy Director in 2010, acted as the Director, ICT in 2013/2014, redeployed to the Department of Open and Distance Education in 2014 as the Deputy Director, e-Learning

Engr. Odedina has attended various professional and management training programmes both within and outside Nigeria. He is duly registered with both the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) and Computer Professional (Registration Council) of Nigeria (CPN).

Engr. Kayode Odedina has won academic, professional and social laurels in the past that included the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission’s Professional Fellowship Award on e-education followed at the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation, UK.

In pursuance of the vision and mission of the Directorate of Open Distance and e-Learning, the broad mandates of the Directorate includes to:

• Promote and coordinate the development of quality Open Distance & e-Learning (ODeL), Open Educational Resources (OER) and Trans-National Education (TNE) in order to increase access and ensure equity in the provision of university education in Nigeria;
• Establish and review periodically the regulatory frameworks for Open Distance and e-Learning (ODeL) )practice and Open Educational Resources (OER) use as well as provision of Trans-National Education (TNE) in the Nigerian University System;
• Advise the Federal Government of Nigeria on the desirability and conditions for the establishment of Open Distance and e-Learning and Open Educational Resources (OER) and provision of Trans-National Education (TNE) in Nigeria within the framework of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to which Nigeria is a signatory;
• Facilitate and strengthen the development of institutional and professional capacity for sustainable Open Distance and e-Learning mode, Open Educational Resources (OER) adoption and optimization of Trans-National Educational opportunities in Nigerian University System;
• Mainstream and coordinate the orderly delivery of degree programmes via the Open Distance and e-Learning mode in the NUS; and
• Forge and sustain partnership and collaborations with appropriate institutions in the public and private sectors within and outside Nigeria to enable Nigeria derive maximum benefit from the Open Distance and e-Learning, Open Educational Resources (OER) and Trans-National Education model.
• Liaise and collaborate with appropriate quality assurance agencies in exporting countries to ensure parity of standard, reciprocity and mutual recognition of qualification between Nigeria and home countries of foreign educational providers;
• Liaise and collaborate with the quality assurance agencies of other countries to develop a database of recognized universities and their accredited qualifications to obviate the threat posed by degree and accreditation mills;
• Forge and sustain partnerships and collaborations with appropriate institutions in the public and private sectors within and outside Nigeria, to enable Nigeria derive maximum benefit from Transnational Education   as an additional means of enhancing access;
• Forge and sustain partnerships and collaborations with appropriate institutions in the public and private sectors within and outside Nigeria, to Promote the internationalization of university education;
• Be a focal point on behalf of the Commission for engendering the achievement of harmonization, mutual recognition of degrees, diplomas and other qualifications among countries on the African continent, towards a viable African credit transfer system to facilitate student and staff mobility across borders on the continent; and
• Undertake any other activities that will facilitate the optimization of Transnational educational opportunities in fulfilling the objectives of enhancing access to quality university education in Nigeria.
• Promote, popularize and coordinate, the deployment of E-learning tools in the delivery of university education in Nigeria;
• Set and regulate the standard of e-learning practice in the Nigerian university system (NUS);
• Facilitate and strengthen the development of institutional and professional capacity in the NUS for sustainable optimization and deployment of E-teaching opportunities in Nigerian universities;
• Forge and sustain partnerships and collaborations with appropriate institutions in the public and private sectors within and outside Nigeria, to enable Nigeria derive maximum benefit from E-learning in the provision of quality university education in the NUS

Division is headed by Mrs. Hadiza Ramallan (Deputy Director)

Units

1. Open Universities Unit
2. Dual Mode Universities Unit

Division is headed by Mrs. Funke Sule Ag. (Deputy Director)

Units

1. Cross Border Collaboration Unit
2. Transnational Qualification, Evaluation & Recognition Unit

Division is headed by Dr. Gabriel Ligari 

Units

1. Content Development Unit
2. Learning Infrastructure Unit

Division is headed by Mr. Tukur Ladan

Units

1. OER Repositories Section; and
2. Resource Attribution Section.

GUIDELINES FOR OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES