TWO DAY WORKSHOP FOR DEPARTMENT OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT

The Centre for Teaching Support in the University of Cape Coast organised a two-day training workshop for academic staff in the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management on the theme, “Improving Teaching Methodologies: Approaches and Strategies with Information & Communication Technology (ICT)”. The objective of the two-day workshop was to support lecturers to employ current and emerging instructional technologies effectively to enhance the learning experience of their students and also how to build a blog to support their teaching. It was also to promote interactive learning, discussion and thinking with the use of ICT. The lecturers were taken through courses such as Understanding the Affordances of ICT and Frameworks for ICT Integration, Problem Based Lesson Approach and Teaching Blogs in Tourism and Hospitality Management in Higher Education. The resource persons who facilitated the workshop includes the Director for CTS, Dr. Douglas D. Agyei, Dr. Kofi Ayebi-Arthur and Dr. Awo A. A. Sarpong all form the College of Education Studies, UCC. The Department of Hospitality & Tourism Management led by the Head of Department, Prof. Kwaku A. A. Boakye, expressed their sincere gratitude for the knowledge and skills imparted at the end of the workshop.