DDR 2013 International Conference at Faculty of Art, KNUST Ghana

Hi folks

I have just come out of a hectic international conference of designers in development held in Ghana under the auspices of Design Development & Research 2013. I was the chairperson for the technical/equipment/finance sub-committee to handle equipments and covering of proceedings. I was also responsible for the meals of delegates which I presided excellently to the best of my ability. The caterer was very responsible.

As a New-media and Educational Technologist, I did a presentation on a paper titled “Running Distance Education in Studio-based Art Institutions; The Way Forward” to showcase my "MULTIBRID" technology for e learning and e documentation. I was also an exhibitor at the conference exhibition where a selection of my Digital Paintings were displayed for the viewing of the international community.

On the whole, the conference was very very successful.

STATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION IN GHANA

 

The question I keep asking distance-learning institutions in Ghana is “whether the state of distance education, especially in Ghanaian public tertiary institutions constitutes the ideal model as compared to those practiced in advanced countries?”

 

As an educational technologist with expertise for advancing the course of distance education, I get confused when a system that looks like sandwich education is packaged as distance education for public patronage and at very high cost. Distance education in modern pedagogical practice must be characterised by separation of GEOGRAPHIC SPACE and TIME and must most importantly use Information and Communication Technological (ICT) inputs to enhance student learning endeavours. Distance Education should provide flexible learning opportunities for the student. The infrastructure of virtual classrooms and the input of students instructional and learning materials is very very paramount.

Why create a continuous session of face-to-face learning situation for distance learners for more than two months and brand that as distance education. I don't think we are fostering a good course in the right direction. We need to adopt systems and employ them in their properly defined framework in order to derive the full benefit of the system.

e-learning Material Development Workshop

GIILMAD Productions is organising a workshop on Interactive Instructional & Learning Material Development for facilitating e-Learning.

Date and Venue for the workshop is as follows:
         Date: 2nd July - 6th July 2012
         Venue: Huawer ICT Laboratory located in the New Science, KNUST
         Time: 9.00 am - 2.00 pm Each Day
         Participants are entreated to be punctual on each day
Please follow this Link for registration Forms. Click Here

Please Note that Registration closes on the 26th of June 2012