Samsung Electronics West Africa today opened its Smart School for Teachers in Nigeria at Model Primary School, Elekahia in Rivers State. The project, an initiative between Samsung and Rivers State Government was the fourth of five facilities already launched in Nigeria, with one more launch planned in Delta State.
The launch comes immediately after the company established a Samsung Smart School in Imo State early last month where the Executive Governor of Imo State, Mr. Owelle Rochas Anayo Okorocha, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Hon. George Eche and other dignitaries were in attendance.
โIn line with the UNโs Sustainable Development Goal to improve education, we believe it is essential to equip teachers with basic computer literacy, as well as provide them with the tools they need to use ICTs for curriculum development and more impactful teaching. The Smart School for Teachers launched in Abuja, Ogun, Imo and now Rivers States is an important step in achieving this,โ explains Chang Wook Lee, Managing Director of Samsung Electronics West Africa.
โThe operational training is aimed at equipping the teachers with the skills needed to use the Samsung Smart School solution in their teaching and learning activities with the incorporation of digital content that makes learning fun and interesting for the learners, as well as build the capacity and confidence of the teachers to use technology in enhancing their teaching,โ adds Mr. Lee.
Samsungโs Smart School for Teachers initiative seeks to complement the Federal Governmentโs bid to revamp the countryโs education sector after President Buhari announced the recruitment this year of 500,000 graduates as teachers.
The Smart School is one of Samsungโs many corporate citizenship initiatives around education in Africa. โWe believe that digital technology can completely transform the learning process, as well as the nature of teaching and learning, to create inclusive environments for everyone. Our education solutions deliver on this vision and improve the quality of learning, enhance teaching effectiveness and allow administrators to run institutions more effectively,โ concludes Abosede George-Ogan, Corporate Citizenship Manager, Samsung Electronics West Africa.
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