The Institute of Educational Leadership Practitioners of Nigeria (IELPN) on Friday inducted new members, charging them to advance transformational teaching and learning through the use of Information Communication Technology (ICT).
The institute, known for infusing ICT into learning to boost enterprise, admitted some 30 members at its 2nd Annual Conference held in Lagos.
The conference, tagged “EduTECH 2022″, has as its theme ” Educational Technology Accessibility and Equity in Teaching and Learning”
It exposed participants, mostly school administrators, to digital innovations that can drive learning in the near future.
The people were encouraged to explore the vast potential in the digital sector to enhance societal fortunes.
The keynote speaker, Prof.Osaretin Ebuehi, said that teaching trend had transcended hearing to visual.
Ebuehi, the Deputy Provost, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, commended the efforts of the Lagos State Government on students’ access to digital learning.
The don described EduTECH as a systematic application to the teaching and learning.
He said that people learn quicker from what they see than what they hear.
According to him, digital teaching and learning through the use of data and its associated devices has made knowledge impacting and assimilation smart and exciting.
He said that accessibility to digital devices and data availability for would dovetail to a transformational human capital development that could stand the test of time in any strata of human development.
“The time for an improved all-inclusive teaching methology that will change the mindset of administrators and students was yesterday.
“Efforts should be geared toward improved school curriculum that will ensure that school products meet up with the fast changing trend to remain relevant,” he said..
The President of the institute, Prof. Sunday Osaat, in his address at the event, said that the institute, over the years, had been committed to excellent performance.
Osaat, who inducted new members into the institute, tasked the inductees on the use of technology to improve their tasks, and to advance teaching and learning in their various areas.
He called for support to the institute, appealing to government for improved data availability to ensure sustainability.
IELP is a new concept for education in Nigeria inclined to excellence in leadership by supporting education practitioners to improve students’ outcome and lead change in their spheres.