Digital Literacy: AGILE Kano trains teachers on multimedia content development, remote learning

The Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) has organised training for teachers on multimedia content development to ensure effective implementation of digital literacy and remote learning in Kano state. 

The Project Coordinator Malam Mujtapha Aminu said the training marks an important milestone in an efforts to enhance digital literacy among adolescent girls.

He added that the training was specifically designed to equip teachers with the essential digital knowledge and skills required to effectively integrate technology into their instructional practices. 

"By doing so, we aimed to empower teachers to provide high-quality digital skills education to their students, particularly adolescent girls.

"In today's technology-driven world, digital skills are no longer a luxury, but a necessity. They are essential for personal, societal, and economic growth, enabling individuals to participate fully in the digital economy, improve productivity, and drive innovation.

"Through this training, we are committed to bridging the digital divide and ensuring that adolescent girls have equal access to digital opportunities. I am confident that, together, we can make a meaningful impact and empower the next generation of leaders," Aminu said.

Communication Officer, Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Kano, Nasiru Yusuf Ibrahim, in a statement on Sunday in Kano, quoted the Project Coordinator as saying that the training would enhance the capability of participants to develop relevant digital content in line with 21st century teaching and learning requirements.

He noted that Kano needed a large pool of skilled educators with digital learning content development skills in order to ensure improved teaching and learning outcomes in schools across the state.

The Project Coordinator encouraged the trainees to actively participate in the training to enrich their skills and competencies in effectively creating educational content.

In his remarks the Component Lead Digital Literacy and Remote Learning Kano AGILE, Malam Ahmad Jibril said the participants mainly teachers from girls Senior Secondary Schools in the state, are expected to step down the training to other teachers. 

He revealed that in the first phase of the implementation year, 100 schools will benefit from the intervention that will support training of students.

The component lead recalled that in 2024 AGILE in collaboration with Federal Ministry of Education had trained 230 teachers on how to navigate some learning management systems. 

Jibril added that additional 200 schools will now benefit from the intervention in 2025 adding that 300 more teachers from various secondary schools across the 44 local governments areas of Kano state, will also be 

After the training, the teachers will be given access to content creation equipment to enable them record contents developed in various subject areas and hosted on cloud for access by students not only in Kano but also Nigeria and the globe in general," he said.

Jibril explained that students will be able to access lessons and study their subjects online during school period or even on vacation.

He highlighted that the new techniques will address challenges encountered during the COVID-19 pandemic that led to the closure of schools, emphasizing that such disruptions would not happen again. 

Jibril noted that with the current initiative, even if schools are closed due to holidays or any unavoidable circumstance, teaching continues uninterrupted.

He explained that teachers can record their lessons and upload them to the internet, allowing students to download and watch them at their convenience.

He directed the participants to the Nigeria Learning Passport, an E learning platform of UNICEF in collaboration with Federal Ministry of Education.

He revealed that teachers are allowed to upload their educational contents to these platforms as long as they meet the specified requirements. 

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In her presentation the lead facilitator Samira Usman Adam exposed participants to different applications for mobile recording and editing. 

A participant, Musa Dan Azumi Muhammad pledged to apply the skills learnt to improve their teaching processes. 

He said that the training will promote girl child education, particularly in rural and semi urban areas.

A total of 40 master trainers were selected from different schools across the 44 local government areas of Kano state for the training.

Gwamnatin Kano Ta Tabbatar da Gano Illar Bata Tarbiyya Yara Mata A Shirin Tallafawa Ilimi Na AGILE

Biyo bayan zarge-zargen bata tarbiyya da ake yiwa shirin tallafawa ilimin yaya mata na AGILE, ma’aikatar ilimi ta jihar Kano ta gudanar da taron karawa juna sani na yini biyu kan shirin.

Premier Radio ta rawaito a shafinta na Facebook cewa, Kwamishinan ilimi na jihar Kano, Umar Haruna Doguwa, wanda ya yi magana a yayin taron na masu ruwa da tsakin da ke nazarin horar da dabarun rayuwa a karkashin shirin, ya ce ma’aikatar ta fitar da wani sabon salo na abubuwan da shirin ya kunsa.

Ya ce malamai sun yi korafin cewa a cikin shirin akwai wasu abubuwa da basu amince da su ba inda suka duba korafin nasu kuma suka gano matsalar dake cikin sa yayin da aka cire duk wani da ya saba da al’ada da koyarwar addnini muslunci.

A nashi bangaren, co’odinetan shirin na AGILE a nan Kano, Alhaji Nasiru Abdullahi-Kwalli, ya ce ma

Gwamnan Kano Ya Kaddamar Da Rabon Tallafin Kudi Ga 'Yan Mata' Yan Makaranta 45 850 Karkashin Shirin AGILE

Gwamnan jihar Kano, Injiniya Abba Kabir Yusuf ya kaddamar da shirin raba katin ATM na kudi da ya kai naira miliyan 917 ga ‘yan mata 45850 karkashin shirin samar da ‘yan mata na matasa (AGILE) wanda aka gudanar a makarantar sakandiren mata ta gwamnati ta Janguza. a karamar hukumar Tofa.

A sanarwar da mai rikon mikamin babban sakataren yada labaran Gwamnan, Hisham Habib ya sanyawa hannu, a cewar Gwamnan, an zabo wadanda suka ci gajiyar tallafin ne daga kananan hukumomi 19 na jihar wadanda ba su da ilimi sosai kuma aikin ya hada da samar da alawus-alawus, gyarawa da gina ajujuwa domin koyarwa da koyo.

Gwamnan ya jaddada kudirin gwamnatinsa na inganta fannin ilimi yana mai cewa, “kamar yadda muka yi alkawari a lokacin yakin neman zabe, za mu tabbatar da aiwatar da ilimi kyauta tare da samar da abubuwan da ake bukata domin tabbatar da gudanar da ayyukansa ta yadda yara masu zuwa makaranta a yi ilimi” Gwamnan ya nanata.

Dangane da karbar kudaden haram da masu kula da makarantu ke yi, Gwamnan ya yi gargadin cewa, “Ina so in yi amfani da wannan damar wajen gargadin masu kula da makarantu da su daina karbar haraji ba bisa ka’ida ba, kasancewar ilimi kyauta ne a jihar.

Gwamnatin jihar ba za ta nade hannayenta ba don kallon yadda wannan muguwar dabi’a ke ci gaba da gudana, kuma dole ne dukkan bangarorin da abin ya shafa su lura su bi.” Gwamnan ya yi gargadin.

Tun da farko, kodinetan aikin a kan AGILE Conditional Cash Transfer a jihar Kano, Alh Nasiru Abdullahi Kwalli ya ce shirin wani aiki ne na bangarori uku tsakanin gwamnatin tarayya da gwamnatin jihar Kano da kuma bankin duniya da nufin samar da sabbin wuraren koyo lafiya da inganta ababen more rayuwa da ake da su. a makarantun sakandare.

Alh Nasiru kwalli ya ci gaba da cewa aikin an yi shi ne don samar da yanayi mai kyau ga 'yan mata da ayyuka da kuma karfafa tsarin.