Collins Oyuu: Technology Can’t Replace Classroom Teachers
Collins Oyuu, secretary general of the Kenya National Union of Teachers, has allayed concerns that global technological progress may render teachers unemployed.
Oyuu declared in Kitui on Tuesday that “I declare here before teachers of this country that no technology can replace a teacher in class. A teacher must remain in class physically.”
He spoke to teachers and guests at Kitui Teachers Training College during the post-World Teachers Day celebration that the Kitui Knut branch, under the chairmanship of Samuel Kathinuku, sponsored.
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The theme of the conference was “The teachers we need for the education we want; the global imperative to reverse the teacher shortage.”
The Knut secretary general made reference to the teacher deficit and the global imperative, emphasizing that technology could not replace physical classroom instruction.
On October 5, a speaker at a conference for international teachers at the School of Government in Nairobi refuted the claim that students will only receive instruction from teachers on how to use the internet to gather information.
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Oyuu stated that it should be clearly understood that IT will not replace the physical teacher in the classroom. He emphasized that teachers are the primary source of information for learners, in contrast to any other gadget that may provide information about what students should learn.
Instead, Oyuu advocated for the hiring of more and better-compensated teachers to alleviate teacher shortages and a heavy burden for both teachers and students, thereby enhancing the quality of education.
However, he acknowledged that the world was transitioning from an old-fashioned to a new world order. Therefore, he requested that educators familiarize themselves with technological skills pertinent to digital and contemporary education.
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Collins Oyuu: Technology Can’t Replace Classroom Teachers