As rote learning has not proven beneficial, students need to be challenged to concentrate on critical thinking and analytical abilities, according to Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana (UG).
Also, she added, there was a need to develop opportunities for pupils to explore their artistic aspects, including music and dance.
"Assessing pupils based on recollection should be less of a priority than assessing them based on application. To make that happen, she said, we must concentrate on teacher education, encourage our most talented kids to become teachers, and maintain small class sizes to encourage interaction.
Springboard
When Prof. Amfo discussed her recommendations for top-notch education on the Springboard, the Virtual University, with motivational speaker and executive pastor at the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Rev. Albert Ocran, she made this statement as part of a new series called the DONS CONCLAVE.
The Enterprise Group, MTN Pulse, and UMB Bank are the program's sponsors. The Graphic Business and Multimedia Group and the Graphic Business provide media assistance.
Lifelong learning should not be limited to the classroom or to any particular age because life is dynamic, according to Prof. Amfo, the first female vice chancellor of the University of Ghana. She also stated that the day "you stop learning, you become intellectually dead and cease to be relevant to your society."
"Technology and humanity are the two ideas that are guiding my term. We must use technology in both modest and significant ways in our classrooms, she remarked.
As part of the technology and humanity focus, she added, "I launched the Vice-Programme Chancellor's for Classroom Modernization and Learning Experience, One-Student; One-Laptop, and our hotspot comfort zone."
Students required to develop global perspectives rooted in local context, according to the UG Vice-Chancellor.
Prof. Amfo stated, "That is to say, they must be informed about what was happening across the world while engaging it in light of the local context of the country's population, literacy levels, access to technology, and its (country's) interests.
The vice chancellor said her objective would be to develop students who are "critical thinkers, technologically savvy, humanitarian, culturally aware, and ready to give leadership for the nation and continent."
Higher education is at the pinnacle of national development, according to Prof. Amfo, and "this dialogue is crucial because we have to regularly assess how we deliver this all-important mission," he said.
The linguistics professor shared some life lessons, saying that investing in one's own growth was necessary if one wished to make a contribution in the world.
"I've always desired to hold the position of top professor. Your parent, mentor, boss, or teacher are not responsible for it. Spend some time and energy getting to know yourself. Jesus' active public ministry was largely a result of His intense private prayer life, according to Prof. Amfo.
Be unaffected by challenges. During your trip, there will be challenges, but be unafraid. You will undoubtedly experience failures and rejection, just like I did, but don't give up. You're destined to give up when you're eventually intended for the top if you don't have a tough attitude, she remarked.
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