According to the Anambra State Ministry of Education, efforts are being made to introduce eCurricula and eLesson notes into public elementary schools in order to improve topic instruction, student learning, and digital literacy.
The state's commissioner for education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, announced this on Thursday in Awka at a retreat for administrators of public elementary schools that was sponsored by the state Universal Basic Education Board, ASUBEB.
Chuma-Udeh claimed that the Charles Soludo administration understood the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in the classroom.
In his opinion, ICT is crucial and needs to be properly included into the curriculum in order to help kids become autonomous learners and computer literate.
“To drive this innovation, teachers need to be ICT compliant for easy communication and implementation of eCurriculum and eLesson notes in our schools.
“We are equipping our schools with the necessary infrastructure and technology to deliver true digital content in classrooms,” she said.
The commissioner said that head teachers would be trained on how to carry out biometric capturing on Anambra Schools Portal which would contain information on teachers and students of each school in the state.
She said that head teachers could also upload their school activities, challenges, complaints and infrastructure issues on the portal.
Chuma-Udeh described primary school teachers as the ‘foundation moulders’ who taught at the early stage of a child’s Iife.
She urged them to be more committed and dedicated to the noble profession.
In her remarks, Mrs Ogochukwu Obi, Officer-in-charge of ASUBEB, said that the retreat was aimed at improving the quality of education provided for students in primary schools.