ICT in Education: The African View

This unit has been treated as per the instructions and for that matter a discussion group was set up yesterday (28th April) to deliberate, brainstorm and bring together ideas. Members of the group are Jonas, Kobina, Gyau, Collins and Modestus. After a thorough discussion these are the answers that group agreed to present.

Q1.

1. Share benefits of ICT among colleagues: Colleagues who have shown excellent
performance in elearning and ICT practice can encourage other colleagues by working
together.
2. ICT literacy: colleagues must buck up in the use of ICT devices.
3. Internal Policy: The Institute(GIJ)should introduce a policy to encourage staff to
get ICT compliant by issuing an ultimatum(say one year) that will be binding and
outline the threats that such staff are likely to face when they are not compliant
by the deadline.
4. Life long learning: Lifelong learning must be encouraged away from the classroom.
ICT should be spread to all aspects of life so that it becomes almost
indispensable.
By that people will be compelled to learn fast.
5. Early adopters can become useful champions: Those of us who have the skills should
be co-opted to help in the training of others. But with an incentive.


Q2.

1. Availability of facilities in the urban and rural areas. Government should make
more ICT facilities available and ensure implementation.
2. Functional literacy: This should be ICT driven
3. Some private and public institutions/Schools should
be compelled by an act to operate as community
centres and open their doors to other under
privileged children or students but under good supervision.
4. Early adopters can also be change agents
5. ICT training should be more fun:The teaching syllabus for ICT must capture more
softwares or programmes that will make ICT learning fun and interesting.
6. Universal use of ICT in government institutions: The government itself must take
the initiative and impose strict rules to ensure that all government institutions
to digitalize their operations and spread it to the private sector.