The Development Research and Projects Center (dRPC) is urging Nigerian schools to adopt digital boards for teaching instead of traditional chalkboards and whiteboards. Suleiman Mahmud, dRPC’s Education Officer, emphasized this during his presentation at the 2024 Joint Consultative Committee on Education meeting in Calabar. He highlighted that traditional teaching methods are holding back education in the 21st century and advocated integrating digital tools to enhance learning.
The meeting, themed “Innovation, Digital Technology, and Entrepreneurship: Tools for Educational and National Development in the 21st Century,” brought together officials from education ministries, including the federal ministry of education and the federal capital territory. Military and paramilitary personnel, education stakeholders, civil society organizations, and non-governmental organizations also attended.
Mahmud revealed that dRPC collaborated with the Ministry of Education in Kano state to present two memos at the meeting. One memo proposed including Civic Education as a course in Nigerian tertiary institutions to foster innovation in educational and national development. He emphasized the importance of adopting digital boards to align with 21st-century digital technology trends, promoting both educational and national advancement.
Looking ahead, Mahmud disclosed that recommendations from nine committees at the meeting would be consolidated into a single summary for approval at the National Council of Education later in the year. He stressed the need to avoid duplication and ensure that all approved recommendations are disseminated to stakeholders for implementation.
