The
President and Chairman of Council, Mr. Kole Jagun, FNCS, held an interactive session with Information Technology (IT)
Teachers in tertiary institutions on Thursday 3rd March, 2022. The Forum for Information
Technology (IT) Teachers in Tertiary Institutions was conceived as an exclusive networking event, to bring
together Information Technology Lecturers in all the institutions of higher
learning in Nigeria with the objective of fostering togetherness amongst them.
In his welcome speech, the
Registrar/Secretary to Council, Mr. Muhammad Bello Aliyu said part of the reasons why Council came up with the
programme was to enable IT teachers to network and discuss on issues of common
interest that are emergent in Information Technology in order to come out with decisions
that will impact positively on the industry, the profession, and the nation. He
said that the meeting is also intended to create an interest on general fiscal
policy as it affects the teaching of Computer Science in all the institutions
of higher learning.
The President and Chairman of Council,
Mr. Kole Jagun, FNCS, said the interactive session was in
fulfillment of one of the promises he made when he was campaigning for the
office of the President and Chairman of Council. He said he appreciated what
the academia; Information Technology (IT) Lecturers who form a critical and
very important segment of CPN membership, are doing for the advancement of the
teaching of IT.
Mr. Jagun gave the rationale for the Information
Technology (IT) Teachers in Tertiary institutions in Nigeria to include the
following:
1. To champion CPN‘s interactive engagement with IT Teachers
in an organized manner identifying opportunities, challenges and solutions
2.
Facilitate engagement towards the
advancement and development of IT Education
3.
Foster unity and togetherness and
give IT Teachers a sense of belonging in CPN
4.
Build the capacity, expand the
horizons and improve the effectiveness of IT Teachers in the learning and
teaching of Computer Science and related programs in tertiary institutions
5.
Promote high academic standards,
professional competence and currency, ethical practice and exemplary conduct
among IT Teachers
6.
Contribute towards closing the
Education-Industry gap
7.
Enable IT teachers to learn,
network, contribute and discuss on issues of common interest in the development
and use of established and emerging technologies in education
8.
Improve CPN awareness, value and
appreciation in academic communities - about CPN and the benefits, essence and
importance of CPN
9.
Proffer actionable solutions to
challenges militating against the affective learning and teaching of
Information Technology/ Computer Science in tertiary institutions, the role of
IT Teachers and IT Education
10. Ensure IT Education solutions impact the nation, industry
and profession positively.
The meeting deliberated extensively on wide range of issues as it
affects the teaching of IT courses in institution of higher learning in
Nigeria, and the President and Chairman of Council assured them of Council’s
unflinching support.