By Our Correspondent
The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) has challenged teachers to embrace technology and develop themselves to remain relevant in the global environment.
These are part of the recommendations from the 2023 TRCN’s virtual conference.
Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, the council’s Registrar, in a press statement on Saturday in Abuja, highlighted the conference recommendations.
Ajiboye called on teachers to embrace technology and engage in professional development to make themselves technologically compliant.
According to him, teachers should imbibe culture of self-development and learning through peer collaboration and cultures of trust and respect.
“Teachers should engage in lifelong learning, be it formal or informal, personal or professional, to remain relevant to learners’ aspirations.
“This will ensure personal growth and secure the integrity of the teaching profession,” he said.
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TheNewsZenith reports that the theme of the conference is “Promoting Community of Practice among Nigerian Teachers for Effective Service Delivery”
The Registrar called on education stakeholders across the country to embrace all recommendations made at the conference for implementation.
He advised that following the recommendations would strengthen teaching and learning in the 21st Century in line with the Sustainable Development Goal-Four (SDG4).
According to him, 15,000 teachers registered for the conference online out of which 12,000 participants followed the live streaming on the Council’s and UNESCO’s social media handles.
Ajiboye said the conference recommended the fostering of a supportive environment to motivate teachers through case studies and best practices.
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Other recommendations are to promote the use of digital tools by teachers for effective service delivery. And for stakeholders to support teachers to nurture and sustain a teacher mentorship programme.
On technology integration, the conference recommended the use of educational technology tools, online resources, community hubs and virtual community of practice platform among others.
The conference urged stakeholders to collaborate with telecom companies and government agencies to improve internet infrastructure in underserved areas.
It equally called for regular workshops and training sessions on digital literacy, targeting both basic and advanced skills.
TheNewsZenith gathered that UNESCO, Partnership for Learning for All in Nigeria (PLANE), Save-the-Children-International (SCI), Development Research and Project Centre (DRPC) and the TY Danjuma Foundation, supported the virtual conference.
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