MR Abel Osagie, Director, Innovation Hub and Creative Technologies (IHCT), University of Abuja, has urged schools to leverage new technologies to enhance students’ skills.
Osagie gave the advice in Abuja at the 20th Annual Graduation Awards, organised by Toddlers Haven and Everest Heights International Academy, Gwagwalada, recently.
The theme of the event was, ‘Embracing Technology for inclusive learning.’
He said embracing technology for inclusive learning was not only a possibility but also a necessity.
Osagie said Information and Communication Technology (ICT) offered a comprehensive portfolio for inclusive education.
According to him, Learning Management System (LMS) is an important platform that facilitates administration, documentation, tracking, reporting automation and delivery of educational contents for inclusive education.
“Information technology has provided a platform for us to engage students irrespective of their background, religious beliefs and diversity, using learning management platforms.
“Here in the University of Abuja, we are already using the learning management platforms; we are making progress,” he said.
Osagie urged state governments to ensure the primary school pupils are exposed to information technology early enough.
According to him, this is important so that by the time they get to university it will become something they are familiar with.
In her remarks, Bukola Dosumu, the Director of Toddlers Haven and Everest Heights International Academy, said there is need for Federal Government to include private school owners in the review of curriculum for schools.
She said the private schools on the platform of the National Association of Proprietors for Private Schools had not been carried along on the revised educational curriculum for students.
“Without the private sector like private schools, private universities, I don’t know where we would have been by now.
“By the time the curriculum comes up, we find out that it does not align with what we are doing in our schools. At the top, a lot needs to be done to encourage us at the sector,” she said.
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