In this blog, I would want to liken schools in Nigeria with what happened in Nigerian banking industry mid 2000s. In early 2000, we have more than 70 commercial banks operating in Nigeria. Today we have less than 28 commercial banks operating. No body closed them down unnecessary.
In the cause of operations, banks that were able to fit in to developments in the sector were able to scale through the shaken. Those banks with “this is how we use to do it here” mind set, even when they are behind in the sector were nowhere to be found today.
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Comparing banks with school, schools may not close down as many banks did, but pupil reduction in number will be the case, community/parent may see your school as less in quality and will not recommend your school to people.
Also, parent would not want their children to be left out in this era of information technology.
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Technology has pervaded every sphere of industry and business. But schools are still lagging behind. In the internet era where most students and parents own smartphones or at the very least a feature phone with data connectivity, schools can’t afford complacency – not even in Nigeria.
Where schools that don’t adapt to the changing environment will soon become lost, those leveraging smart technology solutions will take it all away with better services for parents, students and their employees – teaching and non-teaching staff.
Challenges faced by schools
Schools are typically resistant to change. Their administrative staff and faculty are already overburdened and operational staff is constantly multi-tasking. As a result, errors are commonplace as are parent grievances over inefficient processes. Schools are just too busy keeping up with everyday tasks to be future ready.
Educators in schools need to think differently today. Evaluate the impact of change. What if a change could optimize existing workflows with near minimal effort? What if the change creates efficiencies that allow staff and admin to focus on core tasks – teaching, management and the growth of the school?
It’s not a pipe dream, believe me. What ails traditional school management?
The traditional education system suffers from:
Tremendous paperwork
Manual labour
Overburdened staff
Communication lapses between school and parents
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Lack of transparency
Pros of technology in education
Many educational organizations in Nigeria are adopting technology in the form of:
On premise management systems (software installed on school servers, accessible only within school)
E-learning
Visual learning aids
SMS campaigns
Video lessons
But what’s the most revolutionary?
It’s the cloud based ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) or cloud based school management software. This system has universal application across schools of all sizes, regions, and economic brackets.
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