COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT A ONE DAY WEBINAR ON DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF EDUCATIONAL SECTOR IN NIGERIA ORGANIZED BY THE CENTRE FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT HELD ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2021

 

Given the increasing migration of educational processes online and the imperative to produce a digitally competitive generations of Nigerians, the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) on the 10th of March, 2021 held a webinar on Digital Transformation of Educational Sector with theme Creativity and Innovation in the Deployment of ICTs in Schools to Prepare Digital Nigerians for the Digital Economy. The objective of organizing the webinar was to provide an opportunity for stakeholders to interrogate how ICTs are used in school both for learning and for running the schools, understand the challenges of preparing the upcoming generations and propose pathways for enhancing the deployment of technology to improve learning outcomes. The webinar was chaired by Professor A. L Tukur, Vice Chancellor, Modibbo Adama University, Yola while the keynote address was delivered by Professor Garba Azare, the Executive Secretary of the National Teacher Institute on the theme ’ “Leading the Digital revolution in Schools”. Two other papers were presented as follows:

1. Ms. Aissata Sow, Country Programs Lead, Nigeria & Digital Economy Lead, MasterCard Foundation on Supporting Creativity and Innovation in Schools: Preparing the next Digital Nitizens

2. Mr. Amos Emma, Chairman/Chief Software Architect for Programos Software Group on Promoting Creativity and Innovation among Schools Children

Observations:

The participants noted that:

1. Before student’s/pupils learn to share content through Information and Communications Technology (ICT) platforms such as blogs, videos, and photos, they must first be exposed to creativity. Promoting creativity among the students/pupil’s that allow to discover new ideas and process their thoughts in a resourceful and imaginative way

2. Transforming the educational sector will help the students to compete globally with other students

3. There is low political interest by some state governors in the promoting digital access in schools

4. Our schools are not well equipped to adopt to the transformation agenda

5. The rapid evolution of digital is having a significant impact on corporate industries and is serving to provide exciting new opportunities, maximize efficiencies, increase collaboration and reduce costs

6. As the educational sector becomes more competitive, digital transformation is now becoming a necessary means of survival as this new digital world requires educators to adapt and adopt digital technologies, methodologies and mindsets.

7. Proper integration of technology in the learning environment gives children the opportunity to develop social interaction and collaboration.

8. If the schools can be digitally transformed it help the students to be independent even after school because they can use the knowledge they get to empower themselves and others in the society.

Recommendations:

Participants recommend that:

1. The Federal government should mainstream innovation into school’s curriculum to foster better learning outcomes

2. Parents should encourage creativity in children by allowing them to share their creative work and showing appreciation to each child’s unique creative output.

3. ICT policies should be developed at state levels to serve as a roadmap to actualize digital skills needs

4. Mobile network providers should support accessibility in schools by keying to universal service provision principles in addition to their statutory commitment to the Universal Service Provision fund (USPF)

5. There is need to review the present curriculum to further update more digital skills

6. Government both at state and national level should leverage on the capabilities of the present-day technology and continuously stay updated

7. Integrate ICT in teacher recruitment, deployment and retention and train those teachers on digital skills to impart knowledge to the wider students

8. There is need to enroll teachers and educationists in ICT skills training for them to understand the current practices in the education sector

9. Educators to guide children to interact using technology and highlight how this integration forms playful play structures for both the students and their peers

10. Parents and teachers to provide children with opportunities to express their creativity through color, music, dance etc.

Ali Sabo

Communication and Campaign Officer

CITAD Host Stakeholders, Make Key Recommendations On IT Deployment To Schools

 

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT A ONE DAY WEBINAR ON DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF EDUCATIONAL SECTOR IN NIGERIA ORGANIZED BY THE CENTRE FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT HELD ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2021

Given the increasing migration of educational processes online and the imperative to produce a digitally competitive generations of Nigerians, the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) on the 10th of March, 2021 held a webinar on Digital Transformation of Educational Sector with theme Creativity and Innovation in the Deployment of ICTs in Schools to Prepare Digital Nigerians for the Digital Economy.

The objective of organizing the webinar was to provide an opportunity for stakeholders to interrogate how ICTs are used in school both for learning and for running the schools, understand the challenges of preparing the upcoming generations and propose pathways for enhancing the deployment of technology to improve learning outcomes.

The webinar was chaired by Professor A. L Tukur, Vice Chancellor, Modibbo Adama University, Yola while the keynote address was delivered by Professor Garba Azare, the Executive Secretary of the National Teacher Institute on the theme ’ “Leading the Digital revolution in Schools”. Two other papers were presented as follows:

1. Ms. Aissata Sow, Country Programs Lead, Nigeria & Digital Economy Lead, MasterCard Foundation on Supporting Creativity and Innovation in Schools: Preparing the next Digital Nitizens

2. Mr. Amos Emma, Chairman/Chief Software Architect for Programos Software Group on Promoting Creativity and Innovation among Schools Children Observations: The participants noted that:

1. Before student’s/pupils learn to share content through Information and Communications Technology (ICT) platforms such as blogs, videos, and photos, they must first be exposed to creativity. Promoting creativity among the students/pupil’s that allow to discover new ideas and process their thoughts in a resourceful and imaginative way 2. Transforming the educational sector will help the students to compete globally with other students

3. There is low political interest by some state governors in the promoting digital access in schools

4. Our schools are not well equipped to adopt to the transformation agenda

5. The rapid evolution of digital is having a significant impact on corporate industries and is serving to provide exciting new opportunities, maximize efficiencies, increase collaboration and reduce costs

6. As the educational sector becomes more competitive, digital transformation is now becoming a necessary means of survival as this new digital world requires educators to adapt and adopt digital technologies, methodologies and mindsets.

7. Proper integration of technology in the learning environment gives children the opportunity to develop social interaction and collaboration.

8. If the schools can be digitally transformed it help the students to be independent even after school because they can use the knowledge they get to empower themselves and others in the society.

Recommendations:

Participants recommend that:

1. The Federal government should mainstream innovation into school’s curriculum to foster better learning outcomes

2. Parents should encourage creativity in children by allowing them to share their creative work and showing appreciation to each child’s unique creative output.

3. ICT policies should be developed at state levels to serve as a roadmap to actualize digital skills needs

4. Mobile network providers should support accessibility in schools by keying to universal service provision principles in addition to their statutory commitment to the Universal Service Provision fund (USPF)

5. There is need to review the present curriculum to further update more digital skills

6. Government both at state and national level should leverage on the capabilities of the present-day technology and continuously stay updated

7. Integrate ICT in teacher recruitment, deployment and retention and train those teachers on digital skills to impart knowledge to the wider students

8. There is need to enroll teachers and educationists in ICT skills training for them to understand the current practices in the education sector

9. Educators to guide children to interact using technology and highlight how this integration forms playful play structures for both the students and their peers

10. Parents and teachers to provide children with opportunities to express their creativity through color, music, dance etc.

Ali Sabo

Communications and Campaigns Officer

CITAD ta raba kyautar kuɗi ga ɗaliban da su ka yi nasara a gasar kacici – kacici da ta shirya

 

Cibiyar Bunƙasa Fasahar Sadarwa da Cigaban Al’umma CITAD ta rabawa ɗaliban makarantun Sakandare da su ka yi nasara a gasar kaci – kaci da cibiyar ta shirya akan ilimin na’ura mai ƙwaƙwalwa kyautar kuɗi.

Da ya ke jawabi a gurin taron rabon kuɗin jami’i mai kula da gasar kaci – kacin na cibiyar ta CITAD, Malam Kamilu Isa ya ce makarantun Sakandaren da su ka yi nasarar zuwa matakin farko da kuma na biyu an ba su kuɗi kimanin naira dubu ashirin – ashirin, sai kuma makarantar da ta zo ta uku inda aka ba ta naira dubu goma.

Haka kuma cibiyar ta CITAD ta baiwa ɗaliban da su ka jagoranci makarantunsu da su ka yi nasarar lashe mataki na ɗaya da na biyu an ba su kyautar kuɗi naira dubu ashirin – ashirin sai kuma dalibin da ya zo na uku aka ba shi kyautar naira dubu goma.

Makarantun Sakandaren da su ka yi nasara sun haÉ—a da kwalejin fasaha ta Ungogo wato Government Technical Ungogo, inda ta zo mataki na É—aya, sai kuma Kwalejin kimiyya ta Maitama Sule da ke Gaya ta zo na biyu, da kuma Kwalejin fasaha da ke Kano wato GTC Kano, inda ta zo ta uku.

A nasa ɓangaren shugaban hukumar kula da makarantun Sakandare ta jihar Kano, Dakta Bello Shehu ya jawo hankali malamai da ɗalibai akan amfanin ilimin na’ura mai ƙwaƙwalwa, inda ya ce ya zama wajibi ga malamai da ɗalibai da su rungumi ilimin domin fuskantar ƙalubalen zamani.

Idan za a iya tunawa dai cibiyar ta CITAD dai ta shirya gasar ne a ƙarshen shekarar 2020, inda aka samu makarantu fiye da guda arba’in da su ka halarci gasar.

Taron rabon kuÉ—in ya gudana ne a É—akin taro na hukumar kula da makarantun Sakandare na jihar Kano.

NEWSCITAD Awards Cash Prize To Secondary School ICT Quiz Winners

 

The center for information technology and development CITAD has awarded a cash prize to winners of ICT quiz for secondary schools held at the Kano University of science and technology last year.

The award which took place at the senior secondary school’s management board had the winning secondary schools in attendance.

According to the technical officer, CITAD  engineer Kamilu Umar said the secondary schools that won the first,second, and third position won 20 thousand Naira while the third position school had 10 thousand Naira as the cash prize.

He noted that the students that won 1st and second positions have 20 thousand Naira each while the  third positions had ten thousand Naira.

 

The schools that won the first prize are GTC Ungogo while Maitama Sule science college came second and GTC Kano clinched the third position.

 

In a remark the executive secretary Kano state senior secondary school management board Dr Bello shehu represented by Director Malam Idris Ahmad said its necessary for teachers and schools to adopt Information and communications technology because its necessary for teaching and learning as the world has become a global village.