…as Oyo SSG calls for availability of business, technological incubator hubs
The founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola has charged Nigerian Teachers across all cadres of educational level to desist from teaching in verbatim in order to impact knowledge effectively into students.
Afe Babalola stated this on Thursday at the opening ceremony of a two-day Faculty Advancement and Success Training Series on “Modern Teaching Methods and Pedagogy” organized by the office of the Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Smaranda Olarinde.
The legal icon also restated his determination and commitment to making the Institution a first class University in Nigeria and the global world.
Addressing journalists, the elder statesman exuded confidence in ABUAD lecturers, describing them as intelligent teachers whose ways of impacting knowledge into students are second to none.
His words, “Don’t teach in verbatim as it is in the lesson note, make it an interactive teaching which is the modern way.
“My duty is to make ABUAD a first class University but this can not be achieved without having first class teachers that we have in this Institution.
“A teacher must be mastery of subject, he must take teaching as vocation.
“A good teacher must be computer literate by using modern teaching method to impact knowledge into the students.
“He must engage in research and must be a master of the subject matter.”
In her lecture titled “Education for National Development: Promoting Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurial Teaching and Learning”, the Secretary to the Government of Oyo State, Professor Olanike Adeyemo advocated for the availability of Business and technological incubator hubs.
This according to her will pave way for collaborative and entrepreneurial facilities that supports the development of ideas from basic concepts, into viable business ventures.
The SSG, who is also the Pioneer Deputy Vice-chancellor (Research, Innovation & Strategic Partnerships, 2017-2021), University of Ibadan, harped on Innovative teaching and learning techniques in order to enhance creativity among Lecturers.
She also urged Nigerian Teachers to familiarize themselves with technological tools, brainstorming sessions, teamwork, where constant creativity, innovation cum novel ideas can be launched and tested.
