Adeleke slams Aregbesola’s govt over failed tech in Osun schools

 Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has berated the administration of ex-Governor Rauf Aregbesola over failed technological innovations in schools.

Aregbesola’s government introduced and distributed tech gadgets, including Opon Imo (I-pad) computer to aid learning and teaching in schools.

However, the programme suffered a setback, as former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola’s administration withdrew the gadget from pupils.

Governor Adeleke, Monday presenting instructional materials to pupils as part of activities to mark his 100 days in office, decried the poor performance of pupils and West African Examinations Council’s (WAEC’s) ranking, faulting the failure of tech innovation in schools.

He said: “It does not abide by best practice.”

Giving solution to the challenges faced by the education sector, Adeleke said: “A more trending solution is to apply technology in our schools. In the past, application of tech innovations in schools failed due to failure to abide by best practice. Administrators then abandoned expert advice, hence the failure of such innovations. Our government is ready to infuse technology to aid learning, to assist teachers and to improve the learning environment."

"Part of the reason for failure in national examinations is lack of familiarity with computer systems. The majority of our pupils are not able to use computers until a few days before their examinations. Unfortunately, most examinations are now computer based. Upgrading pupils’ computer skills is, therefore, one of the major goals of my administration.”

He directed the Ministry of Education to clean up and reopen the nine computer centres located in selected schools across the nine Federal constituencies.

He added: “We must put them to good use for the betterment of our education system. I call on the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Science and Innovation to study the possibility of introducing tablets to the senior secondary school level. This will address the increasing cost of book purchase and also enhance Osun’s readiness for e-learning. The two ministries should look into best practices and engage TLG, a local company in which the Osun government is a shareholder, in the subject matter.”

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