Promoting Creativity and Innovation Among School Children by Programos Foundation
Programos Foundation is dedicated to promoting creativity and innovation among school children in Africa through various initiatives like the INNOVATIONBED program. They emphasize the importance of fostering creativity from a young age to ensure a prosperous future for citizens. By partnering with the UN ICT4SIDS and focusing on education as per SDG 4, Programos Foundation is working towards creating a more innovative environment for young individuals. They recommend an independent National Education Impact Study for Creativity and Innovation to further enhance these efforts.
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INNOVATIONBED.AFRICA AT A GLANCE By Programos Foundation Promoting Creativity and Innovation among School Children 40% 60%
Promoting Creativity and Innovation among School Children LITERACYfor upcoming school children now requires INNOVATION*** Skipping INNOVATION while studying at younger age, causes citizens to suffer, seeking prosperity the HARD WAY as adults! Expanding the awareness of INNOVATIONBED*and the UN World Summit Awards in Nigeria has been a selfless goal of our NGO, Programos Foundation administering (2) very important interventions responding to SDG (4) being Education. These are: #FixAgapand #UpSkillingResearchpilots in partnership with the UN ICT4SIDS in a wave of smart virtual cities innovation development among young people. 3
Promoting Creativity and Innovation among School Children For creativity and innovation to thrive among school children, the Following must play a digital transformation role: The School The School Children The Teachers The School Administration The Parents The Governments The Economy and the Business environment at large From our ongoing pilots, we recommend an independent National Education Impact Study for Creativity and Innovation 2021/2022 to the Hon. Minister, Education* 4
PARENTS are able to: We cannot talk creativity and innovation in children where such schools are still brick and mortar enterprises uMonitor students courses, professors, activities, etc. uEmail uResearch tool to pick a university uResearch studies uMarketing uTrack students to determine graduation rates, job offers uWebsites uCD-ROM tours uVirtualreality uAnd student performance and attitudes to improve the education process uAdvertisements uProvide information for accountability reporting 6
Promoting Creativity and Innovation among School Children Teaching faculty and the school must address the following ambitions to promote creativity among school children: Accelerated learning due to tools and improved interest 1. High quality documents 2. Research is facilitated 3. Improved monitoring of students 4. Remote education 5. uSchools umaintain student records uassign students to classes and rooms upay employees uInstructors utesting umaintain grades udevelop lesson plans 7 homework assignments
Promoting Creativity and Innovation among School Children Generally teachers are now embracing the use of technology means to administer teachings to school children either in a classroom or virtual platforms. Given that the school settings vary in terms of infrastructure and quality of teaching personnel, administrators need be more creative adopting tech principles to move up the ladder in today s school administration. provide excitement in learning enhance the desire to discover Open the minds of our students to all kinds of possibilities. Use of the following Powerpoint Word Processing Concept Mapping (Inspiration) Graphics (Photoshop) 8 Digital movies
Promoting Creativity and Innovation among School Children REQUIREMENTS Inability of schools to keep pace with technology Instructor and student involvement not to diminish in the NEW NORMAL Working Computer equipments and software budgets to be in place Regular capacity development for management faculty members on new teaching trends Do not fail to associate with one or more innovation hubs 9
Promoting Creativity and Innovation among School Children Characteristics of school children who can be creative are: uEducation needs to be uvisually stimulating uactively involved uEducation starts at a very early age - 1 year uPrograms to teach colors, ABC s, math, even foreign languages stressing participatory learning uAbility to learn at their own pace uTurn abstract into concrete umoney and stocks games uSlightly older children benefit from edutainment uBenefit - learning is FUN 10
Promoting Creativity and Innovation among School Children Characteristics of school children who can be creative are exposed to: uIntelligent tutoring programs uadapts based upon student responses uComputer based tutorial uComputer Simulations uSimulation games uResearch uWeb searching uDistance Learning uTwo way - IRI at ODU uDistance Learning uVirtual University 11
Promoting Creativity and Innovation among School Children Characteristics of school children who can be creative are exposed to: uApplication software uStorage of information uInstrument of research uEmail uOn-line applications uHomework help uPlagiarism??? The are able to understand early the implications of digital piracy concerns and available protections to their innovation products and projects. 12
Promoting Creativity and Innovation among School Children What happens when we miss promoting innovation and creativity among school children? UNEMPLOYMENT GAPS What can the society do, to correct the adult- stage error? CORRECTIONAL SOCIAL CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS** 13
Promoting Creativity and Innovation among School Children After the realities of Covid-19, mature school children post-junior, senior and graduate levels now pay so much to learn or get incubated in mindset transformation, and capacity development programmesthat shows them the available opportunities and career that can sustain a livelihood in the future leveraging technological means. <Share Sidoliberty> 14
This practical research pilot also corrected the manpower problem discovered in the targeted market segment JOBLESS GRADUATE #Upskilling PROGRAMME: All participants were employed as soon as we sent them to the various companies on the map. This was because they all became attractive to employers as they were now able to speak and EARN their jobs, MORE CREATIVELY and INNOVATIVELY. 15
Promoting Creativity and Innovation among School Children Innovationbed-SIDOLIBERTY: -What's the experience here? - we said it, that when we miss the bus-stop of Literacy plus innovation early in life, we later struggle as if it is an entitlement!!! 18
Promoting Creativity and Innovation among School Children Doubling the efforts of local organizations in promoting teacher mentorship It is good omen that many practitioners rise to the occasion in the country. 19
Promoting Creativity and Innovation among School Children What is WSA : A global repository of national creativity and innovations from more than 180 countries. The activities of this United-Nation based initiative founded like 17 years ago has promoted innovation capabilities from Nigeria in the last 10 years of my volunteering as the Eminent National Expert for Nigeria, and Grand Jury member. 20
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We should be aware of the capabilities of present-day technology and continuously stay updated. We should use the technology carefully, only in places where: it can add real value to the children. it can help teachers explain things better. it can reduce some routine drudgery for the teachers. We should not use technology to the point where: it stifles the creativity of the children or the teachers. it makes the teachers too dependent on external support. it distracts us from our main objective. 24
We need to keep in mind that, requirements of Indian schools may be different from those of schools abroad. Urban schools may be different from those in rural areas. Children with special needs. We need to be clear about what is not appropriate Too much of technology. 25
We need to have a plan for Computer usage by children, Not only as part of curriculum but also for learning in other subjects. For example, having virtual labs related to classroom work, esp. Science. Internet usage by children, Searching for information effectively will be an important skill. For example, having projects related to classroom work, esp. History, Geo. 26
Our curriculum needs to include: Learning about how to use a computer. Using the computer to learn about other subjects. Learning about how to use the Internet. Using the Internet to learn about other subjects. We also need to focus on: Teacher training for hands-on usage of various software. Content development that is aligned with the syllabus. next steps reflect upon what content is suitable for which class. 27
President, Programos Foundation (www.innovationbed.africa) Chief Software Architect/Chairman, ProgramosSoftware Group Author,CloudIntegra Investment Solutions (African Capital market technologies) UN World Summit Awards Eminent National Expert for NIGERIA https://www.worldsummitawards.org/person/3498/) Fmr. Vice-President, Information Technology Association, ITAN and Chairman ITAN (Lagos Chapter) Founder, InnovationBed-Africa in collaboration with UN ICT4SIDS (http://ict4sids.com/Nigeriademo.html) since 2010 Director Africa, Global Digital Foundation, (https://www.globaldigitalfoundation.org/secretariat/) Direct Line: +234735253298, Skype: ae.programos Email: programos2000@hotmail.com Alternative Email: programos.amos@gmail.com 28
