In a bid to improve the education sector in Nigeria, Skool Media has commissioned technology learning centres in Lagos.
Speaking at the commissioning of Skool Media Technology Experience Center (SMTEC) in Queens College, Yaba, Moses Imayi, project director, Skool Media, said the institution was targeting making quality education accessible to everyone while ensuring the adoption of technology and digitalisation of education in Nigeria.
“The conceptualisation to the development of an experience centre across school locations is a defining moment in the history of the educational sector as it is expected to be a collaborative work space for computer-based learning and indeed an opportunity for students to engage with technology and become globally competitive,” Imayi said.
He said the development of the technology experience centre was a collaborative effort for computer-based learning and an opportunity for students to engage with technology and become globally competitive.
“The tech experience centre is expected to be an inspirational yet enriching environment that would support both teachers and students to be resourceful,” he said.
He explained that the key aim was to make learning fun and seamless while engaging with technology and innovation and yet being highly productive.
Speaking to journalists, he stated the world had moved from the traditional age of chalk and blackboard to the 21st century process of learning, involving learning digital skills such as coding, gamification hackathons, use of search engines, creative thinking and problem solving skills, among others.
He added that approximately N500 million has been spent in investments and infrastructure set up across 23 project locations in the six geo political zones.
Sonny Echono, permanent secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, represented by Abubakar. K. Isah, director for ICT, commended Skool Media for its efforts in improving the education sector in the country.
He said it was important to evaluate all the beneficiaries and see how effective the programme had been for them, adding that all that was learned by beneficiaries would be fully utilised and reflective on teaching and learning processes.
Yakubu Oyinloye, principal, Queens College, applauded Skool Media for its efforts, stating that it had taken the education process at both spectrums to an advanced level while granting access to wide and broad knowledge extending to global standards.
Gloria Akinsanya, head girl at the school, who was one of the beneficiaries, said the programme had aided her learning process through easy access to research, participation in online competitions and gave her an advantage of becoming a young programmer.
She added that it was very useful for all students, especially the out-going senior students who needed access to information on requirements for admission into undergraduate programmes and scholarship opportunities.
Skool Media, since its establishment in 2013, has collaborated with schools, learning centres and the Ministry of Education, with the aim of reforming and improving spectrums of education in the Nigerian educational sector through the incorporation of technology and digital skills.
Gbemi Faminu
