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Moses Imayi: #Edtech, Potentials and Challenges for Nigeria

In his Medium article, Project Director, Skool Media, Moses Imayi asks key questions about the potentials that #Edtech has to transform Nigeria; he also looks at the challenges. 

What could this also mean to the over 10 million out-of-school Nigerian children? One thing that technology does is that it breaks borders. Take for example, the young Fulani cattle rearers rearing cattle all day, across several states in Nigeria. Will the deployment of technology for education across several cities specifically targeted at them make sense? If they know that at a period of time, they have access to “school” without being physically present in classrooms for hours, will they go? Classroom without walls, anyone?

Waht do you think?

Moses Imayi Speaks at TechPlus 2016

Quick introduction. TechPlus is the largest gathering of technology experts in Africa. It attracts stakeholders in the technology sector across the world. TechPlus events are always a great time to share ideas; meet like minds and shape the future of the tech space in Africa. 

So, we are excited about this opportunity.  Imayi joins other versatile speakers from the world at this event. So expect to be wowed. 

The general topic for the TechPlus event is The Connected World. The specific topic for Imayi’s session is: Financing the Smart School, What are the Options? As you likely know, Skool Media has been a forerunner in establishing smart schools across Nigeria and yes, sourcing for finance has to do with a lot of innovation. 

Come and learn about the various available options. Then, learn about how Skool Media transforms classrooms one school at a time, despite the challenges of the Nigerian terrain. 

We will also be exhibiting a model smart school at the exhibition area. Interested in what a smart school looks like? Stop over. We would be glad to receive you. 

Join us: 

Time: 12 noon

Date: Friday July 22, 2016

Venue: Eko Hotel and Convention Centre, VI, Lagos

Event is free but you need to register here.

You can also join the conversation online by following: @SkoolMedia on Twitter; #SkoolMedia, #EdtechNG and #Techplus2016.

Moses Imayi to Speak at TechPlus

Moses Imayi, Project Director, Skool Media, will be speaking on “A Connected World” and how it affects the world of educational technology at the second edition of TechPlus. 

What is TechPlus? 

TechPlus is a gathering of thought leaders in the technology space in Africa. It is a meeting of the who-is-who in the tech world where discussions on prospects and challenges in the tech space are discussed. It is a right avenue to meet the game changers in technology as the discussion topics say. 

This year’s event is scheduled to hold on 21st - 23rd July, 2016

Venue: Eko Hotel Conference & Exhibition Centre

Plot 1415 Adetokunbo Ademola Street, PMB 12724, Victoria Island, Lagos 

Moses Imayi Featured in the Nation Newspaper

On Sunday June 19, 2016, Moses Imayi, Project Director, Skool Media was featured in Nation Newspaper. 

He spoke about the technology in education project, passion and the future of education with technology. 

An excerpt:

Through the use of the Samsung tablet, it means students get to learn, they get to use technology in a more secured way. Technology is more secure, if your tablet gets stolen for example in a school, with enough applications you can track the location of the tablet... If students are in a classroom environment and a teacher is teaching, on my laptop as a teacher, I can actually monitor what the students are doing with their tab. They will not be able to go to any site they are supposed to go to. It is configured in such a way that they cannot work outside the school they are just restricted to their learning environment. With the introduction of computer-based test and all of that, it means before the students get to that level, they are ready psychologically and technologically. Technology does not pose a threat to them, they are not scared.

Skool Media is Featured on Techpoint.ng

Leading tech website, Techpoint.ng featured Skool Media last week. We are excited about the feature. Thank you Ifeanyi, for visiting and for the kind words. We are inspired to do more.  

Below is an excerpt. 

As an organization, Skool Media remains passionate about utilizing the benefits of ICT to address economic issues; particularly drive educational development. And it doesn’t look like they are running out of steam any time soon. As long as the schools exist, Skool Media would stay with them and support them, Imayi says.

“This is not about today. It’s about our country, our future and the future of the kids yet unborn,” concludes Imayi.

That’s about the basics of Skool Media’s plans to digitize classroom learning and it’s already well positioned to regenerate our ailing education system. One ‘Skool’ at a time I should add again.

Skool Media is Featured on Happenings Magazine

Thank you to Happenings Magazine for featuring our work on their website. That is a screen grab up there. An excerpt below.

“Technology can be used to take children out of streets into classrooms. How can we give the young cattle herders an education despite their itinerary lifestyles? How can street kids and children at the IDPs get quality education?” Imayi says that it is important to begin to make use of technology to take education to children who would otherwise not be within the four walls of a classroom. Maybe through this, more children will be taken off the streets, and Nigeria’s future can be better secured.

Skool Media is still far from this dream, however, Imayi has bigger dreams.

“We want to be at the forefront when the story of education in Nigeria is written.” He says.

Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry Awards on Youtube

You can watch highlights of the LCCI Award ceremony on Youtube.