Vericore Technologies Ltd, an indigenous technology firm has launched its education technology solution which aims to redefine Africa’s future with digital education. The products which have been two years in development were presented to the public at the Lagos International Trade Fair Business-to-Business Exhibition which took place at Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos in November, 2016.
Speaking at the unveiling of the products, Mr Felix Imafidon, The Chief Operations Officer of Vericore Technologies described the products as “innovative approach that blends learning and fun for today’s students, and uses different methodologies to meet the need of all students, irrespective of their learning styles. The solution which has been branded Wizitup™, was designed and developed from research conducted by the company on teaching and learning patterns of teachers and students respectively. Mr Imafidon emphasized that the solution was created to ensure that educators and their students get credible and exciting teaching and learning resources within and outside the classroom.
He further states that “Wizitup™ transforms education with the use of digital tools, for self learning, teaching in the classroom, and enabling smart schools.” According to him, “students nowadays are better clued about technology than their parents and teachers, and use it on a regular basis. A large part of young people’s lifestyle is engrossed in technology and so it is only smart to use the reality of these students as part of their teaching and learning, else learning will remain difficult as it is.”
A cardinal part of the solutions is the WizitUp™ Learn-on-the-go tablets, referred to as “WizPad.” This, according to the creators, “allows students to learn at their own pace using ready-made contents in the form of cartoons, games, illustrated textbooks, and practice tests.” The contents have been developed in line with the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) curriculum and it is currently available for students in primary schools.
The Vericore Technologies educational solutions does not leave out the classrooms where, according to the creators “organised teaching and learning take place”. The teachers’ resources and teaching aids called ‘In-Classroom Solution’ comes to the rescue for teachers and school administrators. These resources include Songs and Rhymes, Animations, Simulations, Illustrations, e-Books and Lesson Plans. Teachers can use these tools to teach and engage their students in the classrooms, making lessons fun, much more effective and exciting.
