Faculty members from the College of Education Studies (CoES) at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), who benefited from the Erasmus Getting on Together (GOT) Project, have commenced a three-day workshop designed to share the knowledge and skills they acquired in digitalization and pedagogy with their colleagues.
The Erasmus GOT project is a collaborative initiative involving UCC, the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Tampere University in Finland, and Tallinn University in Estonia. The project focuses on equipping faculty members with digital skills to enhance effective teaching and learning across institutions. Through this initiative, selected faculty from UCC and UEW received specialized training in digitalization.
The first day of the workshop, which targeted faculty members from the Faculty of Science and Technology Education, was centered on the theme, “Use of Emerging Technology in Higher Education.”
Four presentations were delivered by Dr. Isaac Benning, Dr. Nelly Abaidoo, Dr. Bernard Wiafe Akaadom, and Dr. Samuel Agyeman-Duah.
Dr. Isaac Benning led a session on “Leveraging Gemini AI and Khan Academy for Classroom Use.” He guided participants on how to use Gemini AI to prepare lecture notes and generate audio from slides to facilitate teaching. As part of the session, he helped all participants create their own Gemini AI accounts and practiced using the tool effectively.
One of the presentation sessions
Dr. Nelly Abaidoo’s presentation focused on the use of technology in student assessment. She introduced Mentimeter, a widely used assessment tool, and demonstrated how it could be used for quick and effective assessment. She also provided practical guidance on its application, emphasizing its relevance in modern classroom settings.
Speaking on “Using Technology in Research,” Dr. Bernard Wiafe Akaadom highlighted the advantages of using AI tools in academic research. “AI tools like Copilot AI and ChatGPT can help you to review your students’ research work quickly and also give them a swift response,” he emphasized.
Dr. Samuel Agyeman-Duah concluded the day with a presentation on “Preparing Engaging Presentations.” He encouraged lecturers to constantly improve their classroom delivery, noting that technology, especially AI, could be a valuable aid. “In making your slides for presentation, remember that less is always more, so focus on one idea per slide,” he advised.
Dr. Christopher Yarkwah, the Principal Investigator for UCC, praised the presenters for their outstanding delivery and stressed the importance of propagating the knowledge gained from the Erasmus GOT training to other faculty members.
“We look forward to training more than 100 faculty members in UCC, starting from the College of Education Studies,” he highlighted.
Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC