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Five University of Education, Winneba (UEW) scholars have been awarded €798,906.00 to carry out a research project titled "Building Capacity for Online Tuition in Ghana." Prof. Issifu Yidana, Prof. Benjamin Ghansah, Dr. Ephrem Kwaa-Aidoo, Dr. Charles Buabeng-Andoh, and Prof. Wilson Osafo Apeanti are the five.
The project, a collaboration between the UEW and the University of Cape Coast (UCC) in Ghana, aims to build capacity in higher education through the development of comprehensive digital education delivery strategies, the sharing of best practices, and the development of new effective practices to broaden the knowledge base and improve long-term educational quality.
The European Education and Culture Executive Agency provided funding for the 36-month project. Participating universities are both present and future leaders in the use of digital learning environments. As a result, the project aims to have a long-term impact on the target area, and the outcomes will promote equality and inclusion among inhabitants.
The project, which was inspired by the COVID-19 epidemic, goes above and beyond to create a sustainable digital learning policy in Sub-Saharan Africa and to change the direction of digital delivery in Ghana's higher education institutions. It also intends to expand strategic planning, the development of cutting-edge educational approaches, and the delivery of digital education. The project is expected to produce an educational research-based action plan, which will include the establishment of a delivery system and staff training. Funding will let us to support UEW and UCC research and innovation in digital education.
It is projected to result in a change toward data-driven and evidence-based approaches of providing digital education at UEW and UCC, altering the thinking of researchers, educators, and digital solution suppliers. The project will prioritize teacher professional development in higher education in Ghana and will have a substantial impact on the development of digital delivery capabilities.
The COVID-19 epidemic created unprecedented challenges to higher education institutions worldwide. On Thursday, March 12, 2020, Ghana reported its first coronavirus case. As a result, the government implemented a variety of measures, including a lockdown of all educational institutions, to limit the virus's spread throughout the country.
This government mandate disrupted the academic calendar for all institutions across the country, requiring UEW and UCC to adopt innovative ways to solve the obstacles provided by the COVID-19 epidemic and successfully conclude the 2019/2020 academic year.
Based on their experiences with the COVID-19 pandemic, UEW and UCC propose to adopt hybrid instructional delivery of all their programs in the post-COVID-19 era to ensure that all students have equal access to high-quality education.
The advantages of improved digital education delivery extend beyond educational institutions. The use of digital platforms and systems in learning and teaching promotes teachers' and students' overall digital literacy. The planned collaborative systematic development of digital education delivery intends to strengthen UEW and UCC's digital transformation and data technologies.
Digitalization is a favored strategy to assuring long-term progress in education in general, as well as economic development and employment creation in the field of digital systems. The effective use of digital education tools allows for the delivery of high-quality instruction to a wide number of students.
