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Teachers at CPCE, UG beneficiaries of computer labs

Mar 22, 2013 News

Teachers undergoing training at Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) and the University of Guyana (UG) will now be further equipped to utilize computers as teaching tools to meet the demands of a globalised world.
Two computer labs at CPCE and one at UG were commissioned yesterday by Education Minister, Priya Manickchand. The realization of these laboratories is part of the Ministry’s 2008-2013 Strategic Plan funded by the World Bank.
Delivering remarks at the commissioning ceremony at UG’s Education Lecture Theatre, Manickchand said that the plan sets out to have 50 percent of primary and 75 percent of secondary schools across the country computerised.
Further, schools that already have laboratories will be equipped with computers and necessary devices by the end of the year. And, the Ministry will seek to build laboratories in schools that do not have accommodation.
She related that the Ministry is “opening-up the world to teachers” by providing a scope of learning that was not traditionally offered. “Not all necessary information could be disseminated in an eight-hour working day, and as such, access to the worldwide web will help to support the education system.”
When teachers graduate from UG with the Bachelor of Education Degree at the School of Education and Humanities they will be equipped with technological skills. Already 5,000 teachers have been trained in Information and Communications Technology.
Echoing sentiments of a drama piece done by Lecturer Michael Khan at the event, Manickchand said that teaching techniques around the world have evolved and educators in Guyana can no longer afford to “teach Arithmetic in the morning and spelling in the afternoon”.
She urged the teachers to utilise the facilities Government is providing to move the students ahead.
While touring the lab located at classroom J33 in the top floor of the Education and Humanities building, UG Vice Chancellor, Professor Jacob Opadeyi, observed that the computers do not have web cameras or built-in cameras.
He pointed out that the cameras should be a part of the computer system to enable teachers to record themselves conducting lessons which could either be uploaded to YouTube for students’ learning sessions or be submitted to lecturers for grading purposes.

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