Filed under: Cameroon, Peace Corps, Post, Teacher Training | Tags: Africa, Cameroon, Cameroun, Education, ICT, Information Technology, IT, Peace Corps, Post, Travel, Volunteer, West Africa, World Travel
Last year around this time, I was heading back to the Government Teacher Training College (GTTC) in Bamenda, where I was working with the other ICT teachers there to give practical lessons to the student teachers (that is, teaching on actual computers rather than the blackboard). My help was needed in designing lessons that could accommodate all of the students in each class (50) using only 5 computers. I also participated in some seminars with active primary school teachers in the area, which I am continuing currently along with the newly appointed Regional Inspectorate of ICT.
The initial setup for the improvised “computer lab” was quite challenging (as the pictures show), but in the end, we had a functional learning space. At the time, we had to have the students carry all of the computer equipment from the library to a larger hall up the hill, which took a lot of time. Now however, the computers are in a permanent space—much easier. It’s amazing how many challenging situations I find myself engaged in here and think nothing of it. I’ve learned that one can overcome a lot if put to the challenge.
Extension cords coming from the library
Cords coming into the lab space
Student-teachers learning on the computers
Presenting at an ICT seminar for teachers
Year 3 - Volunteering in Cameroon 