According to the Colleges of Education Weekly Journal, there were meetings held between the National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) and the Conference of Principals of Colleges of Education (PRINCOF) where it was agreed that NCTE will develop a checklist to assess Wi-Fi and connectivity issues in all 46 public Colleges of Education. Verification visits will be undertaken to the Colleges of Education and if needy Colleges identified, those needy Colleges will complete a short application form capturing key information to include need areas, cost/budget, service provider, and completion date. Meanwhile, T-TEL and NCTE are working with Plan Ghana (KNET) to assess internet connectivity in Colleges of Education where Plan Ghana is implementing the T4T project but the Colleges of Education still have connectivity challenges.
The News Desk also reported that materials from 43 Colleges of Education have been received by the Virtual Learning Taskforce for uploading onto the 4,750 micro SD cards which are being procured to aid student teachers in their virtual lessons. The materials, which have been quality assured, have also been uploaded onto the B.Ed. curriculum resources hub.
The News Desk again reported authoritatively that progress was made on the Mastercard Foundation funded smartphone and SD card procurement. The team undertook the due diligence process which led to the signing of a contract on 26th June, 2020 which means that the supplier will complete delivery of all devices to Colleges of Education by 13th July, 2020. The proposed model of smartphone is the Huawei Y7 Pro 4GB/64GB which meets the tender specifications.
In the week ending 21st June, a total of 1,734 virtual lessons were organized by tutors in all 46 public Colleges of Education. This represents 91% of all scheduled lessons in the 46 Colleges. The overall student-teacher attendance rate across the 46 Colleges of Education was 86%. The overall attendance rate was 85% for core courses and 87% for elective courses. 21 Colleges of Education achieved overall student teacher attendance rates of 90% or higher: Abetifi College of Education–100%, Accra College of Education–99%, Ada College of Education–100%, Akatsi College of Education–100%, Bagabaga College of Education–93%, Berekum College of Education–97%, E. P. College of Education, Bimbilla–96%; E. P College of Education, Amedzofe–95%, Gambaga College of Education–90%, Holy Child College of Education–92%, Jasikan College of Education–100%, Kibi Presbyterian College of Education– 99%, McCoy College of Education–97%, Methodist College of Education, Akim Oda–99%, NJA College of Education–98%, OLA College of Education, Cape Coast–95%, Peki College of Education–100%, Presbyterian College of Education, Akropong–92%, SDA College of Education, Koforidua–91%, St. Teresa College of Education–92%, and St. Vincent College of Education, Yendi–92.
The Virtual Learning Troubleshooters team have started virtual visits to all 46 Colleges of Educations to assess the available learning tools and uptake by tutors and students, the training needs of the tutors and students, and the enabling and hindering factors of the ERT implementation. The Troubleshooters assigned to the Northern zone have completed their visits and are generally impressed with the findings but made specific recommendations for improving and sustaining the gains the Colleges have made to date. Similar visits took place in the Volta and Central & Western Zones, with the Volta zone providing training to tutors this week focusing on Google Classroom, YouTube, and Telegram.
Source: Colleges of Education Weekly Journal
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