22 – 24 April 2015
From Wednesday 22 April to Friday 24 April 2015 Professor Ayotola Aremu from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria will lead a seminar on the use of social media as educational technologies based on her research about the use of social media in a postgraduate diploma course. On 22 April, Ayotola will present in a one hour Adobe Connect session at 1 pm (SA time/GMT+2). Ayotola’s paper and the live session will be used to spark asynchronous discussion about the best ways to use and integrate social media in academic courses until Friday 24th April. We welcome you to sign up for this event below
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Professor Ayotola Aremu is a Senior lecturer at the University of Ibadan and holds a B.Sc. (Electrical & Electronics Engineering), P.G. Diploma in Education, M.Ed (Educational Technology), Ph.D (Educatinal Technology), Cerificate in Higher Education(MASHAV, Israel). Her research interests include Educational Technology, Pre-primary and Primary Mathematics and Girls in Science & Technology. |
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The use of social media is still a strongly contested topic in higher education and in the use of technology for learning. For this very reason,,every experiment with its use in learning is of interest to me. So I look forward to this seminar, particularly because the research was carried out in a context I also work. So, there is potentially a lot that I can learn from and apply in my practice.
I believe the presentation of Professor Ayotola Aremu will be of immense help to me. I have integrated social media, particularly the Facebook as a support tool for a class I teach at the Federal Training Centre for Teachers of Health sciences in Nigeria. My students have found it so interesting. looking forward to learn more.
I think this is a very good idea which can benefit us.
It has been observed that the traditional way of learning is increasing becoming boring especially in this 21st century where most students of higher institutions are ‘digital natives’. Using the social media to ‘spice up’ learning will further arouse interest in fostering meaningful scholarship. I strongly advocate this viewpoint and look forward to having a fruitful time at this seminar.