Education is the bedrock of any great country across the globe as it has the power to decide the country's future, more reason the government are paying close attention to it. 

Though a lot still has to be done no one can underestimate the recent changes done by the government in a bid to take the sector forward.

Nigeria governments are gradually improving  the standards of education in the country by adopting new technology, a move that was helpful during the Corona virus Lockdown. 

Highlighted below are facts everyone needs to know about the changes in Nigeria Education Sector:

Introduction of Tablets that monitor learning performance and improve classroom delivery

State Governments across the country are gradually shifting education into the 21st century by introducing tablets that will help teachers improve classroom delivery.

Lagos State as a case study started a program called EkoEXCEL (Eko Excellence in Child Education and Learning).

This program involves the use of technology to support teachers to improve their classroom delivery and monitor learning performance.

Edo state has a scheme called EdoBest program, since its inception in 2018, EdoBest was conceived as a whole-system reform approach that leverages modern digital technologies backed by the science of learning to improve teaching and learning processes, by providing continuous teacher support and real-time monitoring of learning inputs, attendance, and learning outcomes. 

Training  for teachers

In a bid to make education more productive for teachers, conferences, training and workshop are being held in various states across the country.

Teachers are being educated on various technologies that will make teaching easier, educative and fun-filled.

Notable example is the 21st-century teacher's international conference organized by CsFirst Lagos Edu. Consult held in various cities across the country. The conference is aimed at empowering educators with 21st-century tools for teaching and learning.

Adoption of learning application 

Covid-19 taught the whole world a great lesson and more reasons why technology should not be overlooked especially in the education sector.

Schools have learnt to make use of various learning applications that ensure distance is not a barrier when passing information across.

Below are examples of application suitable for learning:

OneNote: Microsoft OneNote is an app that is designed for research, note-taking, and information storage. It lets you store text and images in free-form documents which you can keep private or share with others. OneNote is a part of the Microsoft Office Suite.

Microsoft Teams:  Microsoft Teams is a persistent chat-based collaboration platform complete with document sharing, online meetings, and many more extremely useful features for business communications. 

Microsoft Forms:  This is a web application that can be used to create polls, surveys, quizzes, and tests - essentially, any form in which you want to capture data from other users. 

Office 365: This is a suite of cloud-based productivity and collaboration applications that integrates all Microsoft’s existing online applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, Sway, and Access) into a cloud service.

Wakelet: Wakelet is a content curation platform where teachers and students can save links, social media posts, videos, and images as items to later be organized into private or public collections

Flipgrid: Flipgrid is a website that allows teachers to create "grids" to facilitate video discussions. Each grid is like a message board where teachers can pose questions, called "topics," and their students can post video responses that appear in a tiled grid display.

E-Learning Toolkit 

Electronic Learning toolkits are being introduced by schools in a bid to give their students the best. Subjects are being uploaded as students now have the privilege of learning anywhere, anytime.

A good example of this is the WAEC E-learning portal where students will find resources for all WAEC approved subjects that will help them understand the standards required for success in respective Examinations.

The National Common Entrance Examination E-learning portal for admission into Junior secondary school is another great example of E-learning toolkit that has changed the face of education in Nigeria.

JAMB also offers the best of E-learning on its portal with students having access to materials that will improve their understanding on various subjects.

Education Sector will continue to get better in Nigeria and teachers need to get equipped with the latest technology by continuous professional development through trainings and workshops

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