Functional Skills for Teachers, has been designed by the School of Media and Communication (SMC), Pan-Atlantic University, to tackle identified communication barriers that constitute obstacles to effective teaching and learning. Its necessity stems from the fact that teaching and learning are inextricably linked to communication to as much as over 70%.
The popular saying that no nation can develop beyond the capacity of its teachers is apt since no education system can rise beyond the quality of its teachers. One of the problems militating against the attainment of the required effective and functional standards in the Nigerian education sector is teacher incompetence. Within this constraint, it is possible to understand how teacher communication competence, behaviors and strategies can enhance student learning and mitigate the critical problem.
Because teachers are indispensable within the teaching – learning process, they constitute a major input in the accomplishment of educational goals and objectives in Nigeria. Effective teacher communication can be learned, and this is where the School of Media and Communication, Pan-Atlantic University, has come in to lend its expertise to ensure the upscaling of skills in this very critical area in order to bring about the application of modern communication theories, techniques and technology in the teaching environment. Much of the learning process is itself a function of communication, whereby communication is understood as a two-way interactive process. Communication constitutes over 70% of the input in the teaching-learning engagement.
Successful communication between the teacher and students is a necessary condition for academic achievement which should translate to national development and nation building. Communication is the fundamental skill necessary for teachers to achieve the goal of imparting knowledge in the classroom.
Communication in Education programme is meant for primary and secondary school teachers and has been designed to equip Nigerian teachers in this category with the right “teaching communication skills” required to achieve the right results in the classroom. The programme will help improve student readiness to learn and the consequent good performance at various examinations. Through carefully selected modules which address critical deficiencies in teaching effectiveness, the programme will assist teachers to deliver impactful lessons in the classroom for better results.
By the end of the programme the teachers will:
Date: 18 – 19 March, 2021
School of Media and Communication (SMC) Pan-Atlantic University (PAU), Main Campus, Km 52 Lekki-Epe Expressway, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos
Yes
N120,000 (without accommodation)
N159,000 (with accommodation for 2 nights + dinner)
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