The Lagos state authorities Thursday intensified efforts to enhance educating and studying actions with the launch of a three-day capacity-building programme targeted on digital pedagogy and Synthetic Intelligence (AI) for secondary faculty lecturers throughout the state.
The coaching, organised by the Lagos State Instructing Service Fee (TESCOM), brings collectively chosen lecturers from the six schooling districts and the Lagos State Technical and Vocational Training Board (LASTVEB), underscoring the state’s dedication to integrating know-how into schooling.
Declaring the workshop open on the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Business (LCCI) Corridor, the Commissioner for Fundamental and Secondary Training, Mr. Tolani Alli-Balogun, described the initiative as well timed, noting that Nigeria’s schooling sector is at a essential juncture pushed by fast technological development.
He urged contributors to embrace digital pedagogy, synthetic intelligence, and problem-solving abilities of their educating strategies, whereas stressing the necessity for steady skilled improvement to stay related in a continuously evolving schooling panorama.
“All educators should keep up to date on rising educating methods and greatest practices to create studying environments that foster creativity, productiveness, and respect,” he mentioned.
He added that the initiative aligns with Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu’s T.H.E.M.E.S+ Agenda, significantly its give attention to Training and Expertise.
Alli-Balogun additionally recommended the governor for his sustained funding in instructor’s improvement, noting that such programmes are essential to strengthening the capability of educators and enhancing efficient classroom supply throughout all ranges.
In her welcome tackle, chairman of TESCOM, Mrs. Victoria Mopelola Peregrino, said that digital pedagogy goes past using units, describing it as a paradigm shift from conventional teacher-centred instruction to learner-centred engagement.
She mentioned the coaching is designed to stimulate artistic pondering amongst lecturers and encourage the adoption of revolutionary educating approaches that can drive the achievement of the Training and Expertise pillar of the state’s improvement agenda.