TY - GEN
T1 - Transforming Teachers' Professional Development with Technology Innovation Integration in Essuekyir, Ghana
AU - Appiah-Okyere, Jane A.
AU - Taana Smith, Danielle
AU - Kwaa-Aidoo, Ephrem K.
AU - McKnight, Lee W.
AU - Osae, Erika Mamley
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 IEEE.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - This article provides an evaluation of teachers' technological skills enhancement, after adapting teacher professional development training, while integrating Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) innovations into teaching methodologies in Essuekyir, a rural community in Ghana. The availability of training for teachers in Essuekyir was made feasible by deploying the Internet Backpack, a secure mobile broadband Internet connectivity tool which can be used to connect to the Internet with or without Wi-Fi or cellular network access. The Internet Backpack provides an immediate connectivity solution that allows users to be able to communicate from almost any location. The online learning resources provided by the Ghanaian Ministry of Education, at no cost, now accessible in rural Essuekyir, previously were mainly accessible by schools and teachers in urban areas. Our research finds that in Essuekyir, as an Internet connectivity device, the Internet Backpack effectively facilitates community Internet access for teachers as they learn how to adapt and use online learning systems for their, and their students, digital inclusion.
AB - This article provides an evaluation of teachers' technological skills enhancement, after adapting teacher professional development training, while integrating Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) innovations into teaching methodologies in Essuekyir, a rural community in Ghana. The availability of training for teachers in Essuekyir was made feasible by deploying the Internet Backpack, a secure mobile broadband Internet connectivity tool which can be used to connect to the Internet with or without Wi-Fi or cellular network access. The Internet Backpack provides an immediate connectivity solution that allows users to be able to communicate from almost any location. The online learning resources provided by the Ghanaian Ministry of Education, at no cost, now accessible in rural Essuekyir, previously were mainly accessible by schools and teachers in urban areas. Our research finds that in Essuekyir, as an Internet connectivity device, the Internet Backpack effectively facilitates community Internet access for teachers as they learn how to adapt and use online learning systems for their, and their students, digital inclusion.
KW - Digital Inclusion
KW - Educational Attainment
KW - Ghana
KW - Internet Backpack
KW - Teacher Training
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U2 - 10.1109/GHTC56179.2023.10354622
DO - 10.1109/GHTC56179.2023.10354622
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85182726212
T3 - 2023 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2023
SP - 378
EP - 385
BT - 2023 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2023
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 13th Annual IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2023
Y2 - 12 October 2023 through 15 October 2023
ER -