The Oyo State House of Assembly has directed its committee on education to interface with the stakeholders in the education sector for a plan to adopt digital lesson notes for public schools.
The House committee is expected to meet with officials from the Ministry of Education, SUBEB, TESCOM, and other stakeholders.
The motion titled: “Need to digitised education management system in public primary and secondary schools in the state through institutionalisation of E-lesson notes for teachers for effective service delivery” was moved by the member representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju at the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Dele Adeola during the Plenary held yesterday.
Adeola, while discussing the motion, stressed the need to phase out the traditional way of writing lesson notes by teachers in public schools, as it had become obsolete and was not in conformity with global standards and the increasing demand for using technology in the education sector.
He said teachers in the state have been compelled to duplicate manual lesson notes for several decades when they are supposed to be utilizing their time for research, updating themselves with e-learning materials, engaging in innovation, and adjusting to the tech-driven world.
The lawmaker said all stakeholders in the education sector needed to design a strategy for adopting e-lesson notes, especially in this digitalised world.
He stated that writing lesson notes manually is a herculean task for teachers who are usually faced with several day-to-day activities, especially in public schools where the student-teacher ratio is still high.
He mentioned some states in the Southwest, such as Lagos, Ogun, and Ekiti, as well as Edo, Kaduna, and other states in Nigeria, that have adopted e-learning platforms and have proven effective.
“Teachers are nation builders who equip students with the knowledge and skill needed to drive innovation and development, thereby encouraging analytical thinking and problem-solving, which are essential for progress in science, technology and governance,’’ he said.
