Embrace ICT To Meet Demands Of Digital Era, Mrs Abiodun Tells Teachers

<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Embrace ICT is what Mrs Abiodun tells teachers<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that wife of Ogun State Governor&comma; Mrs&period; Bamidele Abiodun has urged teachers in the State to adopt global best practices in teaching methods&comma; by embracing Information Communication Technology &lpar;ICT&rpar;&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Mrs&period; Abiodun&comma; who gave the advice while addressing teachers during the maiden edition of &&num;8216&semi;Teachers&&num;8217&semi; Fest&&num;8217&semi; organised by the Orange Card Project in collaboration with Ogun State Government&comma; at OgunTech Hub&comma; along Kobape Road&comma; Abeokuta&comma; said the Fest would encourage teachers in their noble profession to meet the demands of digital era&period; In specific terms&comma; Mrs Abiodun told the teachers to embrace ICT&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8220&semi;Just recently&comma; the Computer Teachers Association of Nigeria &lpar;CTAN&rpar; was inaugurated&comma; which is a good avenue to ensure that everyone get on board to adopt the 21st century education and this has come to stay&period; In spite of the challenges&comma; we experienced during the lockdown&comma; the teachers were always ensuring that&comma; the students were still engaged to meet the new demands&&num;8221&semi;&comma; Mrs&period; Abiodun said&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;She further stressed that the State government would not relent in its effort to give adequate training to help them excel in their noble profession&comma; appreciating the orange card project for the wonderful initiative to better the lives of teachers&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Speaking&comma; the Chief Executive Officer of Orange Card Project&comma; Mr&period; Ladipo Oke&comma; said teachers should be the most valued people on the surface of the earth&comma; commending them for embracing the idea to better their lives&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;While lauding the State <strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">Governor<&sol;a><&sol;strong> for prompt payment of teachers&&num;8217&semi; salaries&comma; which was one of the reasons for choosing Ogun State as the first State to benefit from the project&comma; promised that there is more for teachers to benefit&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;In her remarks&comma; the President of All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools &lpar;<strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">ANCOPSS&rpar;<&sol;a><&sol;strong>&comma; Mrs&period; Bosede Womiloju appreciated the present administration for the passion it has for the sector&comma; making the State a force to be reckon with&comma; noting that the Governor is ready to take education to the greater heights&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Two of the participants&comma; Mrs&period; Adedayo Oluyemi and Mrs&period; Awobajo Ifedola appreciated the State government and Orange Card for the initiative&comma; saying the programme is an eye opener&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Bosede Womiloju&comma;<br &sol;>&NewLine;President of All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools&comma;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Adedayo Oluyemi&comma;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Awobajo Ifedola&comma;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Orange Card for the initiative&comma;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Computer Teachers Association of Nigeria&comma;<br &sol;>&NewLine;OgunTech Hub&comma;<&sol;p>&NewLine;