UBEC trains teachers on instructional design, multimedia content devt

The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), has commenced the training of teachers on instructional design, multimedia content development.

Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission, Dr Hamid Bobboyi, harped on the need for teachers in the basic education sub-sector to acquire instructional design skills.

He said this would make them capable of developing relevant digital content in line with 21st Century teaching and learning requirements.

Bobboyi spoke at the opening ceremony of a five-day training workshop on core foundational instructional design and multimedia content development organised by the Digital Resource Centre of the commission.

He noted that Nigeria needed a large pool of skilled educators with digital learning content development skills in order to ensure improved teaching and learning outcomes in schools across the country.

A total of 27 teachers selected from smart schools across the country participated in the activity.

The national coordinator of the UBEC Digital Resource Centre, Professor Bashir Galadanci in his remarks, encouraged the trainees to actively participate in the training workshop to enrich their skills and competencies in creating a database of home grown educational content.

The workshop was designed to empower teachers to be able to create engaging, interactive ramified content and instructional materials for smart schools, e-learning centres and other public schools.

To achieve this, a team of seasoned experts facilitated the training on various modules and conducted intensive practical sessions on instructional design, multimedia content authoring and ramified learning tools.

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