A Kaduna-based non-governmental organisation (NGO), Emerald-Isle Foundation (EIF) on Monday began a 5-day training of primary school teachers on digital literacy in Kaduna State.
Its chief executive officer, Evelyn Ode, said at the opening of the training at Queen Amina College, Kakuri, Kaduna, that the aim was to transform the teachers from analogue to digital teachers.
Ode said that the training was organised in partnership with the Kaduna Basic Education Accountability Mechanism (KADBEAM), IHIFIX Foundation, Queen Amina College, LEAP Africa, and the Coalition of Associations for Leadership, Peace, Empowerment & Development (CALPED).
She said 25 teachers from Local Education Authority Primary School, Nasarawa I, would be trained as pilots, on basic digital skills, under EIF Train the Tutor Project, designed to improve the capacity of teachers.
According to her, the training is in line with the foundation’s focus on helping underserved children to gain access to quality education that will help them actualise their full potential.
“We noticed the teachers’ inadequate skills on the usage of the internet to source for relevant materials to enrich their lesson plans.
We then decided to train the teachers on the basics of computers, how computers operate, and how they can use online platforms to source for materials to enrich their lesson plans and notes.
“Our goal is to improve teaching and learning outcomes in public and private schools in Kaduna in line with the current digital age,” she said.
