Training

2018 Sandwich Orientation/Matriculation Ceremony

The University of Nigeria Sandwich students have been advised to note that there is no difference between Sandwich and Regular students of UNN in either their curriculum or certificate.   This advice was given by the UNN Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Benjamin Ozumba during the University’s orientation/Matriculation programme for Sandwich Freshmen held on 30^th August 2018 at the Ekpo Convocation Arena UNN.

The yearly event which just turned 4, was started by the present administration to serve as a formal acceptance of the admitted candidates. The VC further urged the students to do what is required of them at the right place and at the right time

“We are prepared to assist you to succeed and to enable you live as lions and lionesses in the struggle ‘To restore the Dignity of Man”, Prof Ozumba said while encouraging the students to always do what is needful both academically, morally and spiritually.

The Director of the Institute, Dr Onyechi, charged the students to be proud of their programme and make good of their certificate. She stated that she became two-time commissioner of Education with her UNN certificate gotten through sandwich programme, “therefore, there is no limitation to your height of success with your programme”, she said.

Speaking at the event, the Director Medical Services, Prof. A.E Onwurah, disclosed that the VC has approved that sandwich students be included in the Health Insurance Scheme of UNN students as it is with the regular students. He said that this gesture would grant them almost free medical services all through their years in the University.

The Vice-Chancellor was at the event represented by the Director of the Institute, Dr Kay Onyechi.                                          

UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA

INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION

Presents

A 3 DAY Capacity Building Workshop

On Innovative Instructional Delivery for Sustainable Teaching and Learning

Enhancing teacher quality through improved Innovative Instructional delivery is one of the major concerns of various stakeholders in education in Nigeria today namely Federal, State and Local Government. These concerns stem from persistent poor performance of students in both internal and external examinations which evidently could be attributed to instructional failure in schools (Basic and Post – Basic) level owing largely to inadequate utilization of innovative instructional approaches for sustainable teaching and learning by teachers.

 The consequences of the above trend include among others, high rate of examination malpractices in schools, low level or standard of education, quest for mere certificates at the expense of skills acquisition, cultism, school–drop–out syndrome etc. Expectedly, these concerns can be averted if teachers are continually disposed to the use of innovative instructional delivery of approaches capable of meeting diverse instructional needs of students in different classroom settings.

To achieve the above target, and possibly avert instructional failure in schools especially at the Basic and Post Basic education levels, the Institute of Education, University of Nigeria Nsukka (Which is statutory vested with the mandate on promoting Research and Extension services in Teacher education) came up will the idea of mounting a 3 – Day National workshop on “Innovative Instructional delivery for sustainable teaching and learning”.

Objectives of the Workshop
The workshop is geared towards assisting participants to:
(1) Gain/have clear understanding of learners’ diverse needs for alternative but effective innovative instructional approaches in the classroom.
(2) Acquire/gain deep knowledge of the theoretical basis of innovation and innovativeness in instructional delivery in the classroom.
(3) Gain practical experiences in the use of available and improvised innovative instructional delivery approaches in the classroom.
(4) Examine critically current instructional resources, materials, and ICT devices etc with a view to enhancing their innovativeness in the classroom.
(5) Identify areas of instructional practices that need improvement in the light of lessons on innovation and innovative instructional delivery in the classroom.
(6) Adopt innovation in the preparation and implementation of pre-teaching, actual teaching and post- teaching activities in the classroom.
(7) Design, construct and utilize Teacher made tests and other innovative assessment practices for sustainable teaching measurement and management of learning outcomes.
The workshop will cover the following areas:
·Concept of Innovation and Innovativeness in instructional delivery
·Application of Innovative Instructional delivery in Mathematics, Science and Technology Classrooms
·Application of Innovative delivery in Arts and Humanities Classrooms
·Application of innovative Instructional resources for sustainable teaching/learning
·Innovative Assessment practices for sustainable teaching and learning

Date: 3rd-5th April, 2019  Time: 9.00am Daily
Venue: Princess Alexandra Auditorium, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Target Audience:
Proprietors of Schools, Basic and Post Basic Teachers, Lecturers and other interested participants.

Note: Other benefits of the workshop include Issuance of Certificate of attendance to participants and other performance incentives during technical workshop sessions Attendance at technical sessions of the workshop is mandatory. This is therefore a prerequisite for successful enrollment for the workshop. Similarly, out-station participants, could be assisted to find accommodation at reasonable cost, in well secured Guest Houses near the venue of the workshop.

Participant Fee: N10, 000.00 per participant (which includes Certificate, Tea Break, Lunch/Snacks etc
For more inquiries, please contact the following numbers and names: (Kay 08063288708, (Okey 08033099733) and (Prince Nweke – 08185706536) or email us at: instituteofeducation@unn.edu.ng,kay.onyechi@unn.edu.ng,okecukwu.nwaubani@unn.edu.ng

Chief Host: Prof. B.C. Ozumba
Vice-Chancellor, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Host: Prof. Onyechi, Kay C.N.
Director, Institute of Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Dr. Okechukwu O. Nwaubani
Chairman, Workshop Planning Committee.
Institute of Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka