23-01-2012
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| Senior Lecturers present at the function (Middle: Prof Haruna) |
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| Section of participants at the workshop |
Narration: The Head of the Applied Sciences Department of the University for Development Studies, UDS, Bayor Jude Simons, has called on teachers to encourage students to study physics as a subject. He dismissed the widespread notion that physics is a difficult subject and needed critical study of mathematics to be able to excel and perform better in its study. Mr. Simons made the call at a training programme organised for teachers specialising in physics at the Navrongo campus of the UDS. According to Mr. Simons, countries like UK and the US have skills of manpower and technology due to the great importance they attach to the study of science particularly, physics. Our Upper East Regional correspondent Isaac Asare was at the workshop and has the rest of the story for Radio Ghana.
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| Mr Sam Dotse, Lecturer at the Dept. of Applied Physics |
Mr. Simons emphasized the need for us as a country to invest in science by putting in more resources towards its development. Mr. Simons said physics teachers and lecturers have exceptional task of adapting to practical and pragmatic instructional strategies that will whip student’s interest in the subject particularly at the Junior High School level. The training programme will enhance the teachers’ knowledge and give them practical skills to better show students the myriad of applications in physics. He hoped participants will come out with modern and innovative ways of teaching physics to allay fears and misconceptions about its study. He announced that his department seeks to educate students and to unearth and disseminate knowledge through research, saying the only program carried out in the department, which is BSc Applied Physics, has recently been assessed by the National Accreditation Board is receiving favourable response from the board in line with their previous accreditation. Mr. Simons also announced plans by the department to offer BSc in Meteorology and Climate change. He said though a proposal and course synopsis have been developed to that effect, plans are also underway to start short courses in Field Practices for Hydrologists and geologists. Additionally, the school and for that matter the department is looking forward to an expanded academic staff and more experienced senior lectures in order to start postgraduates programs. The Vice Chancellor of the UDS, Prof. Haruna Yakubu encouraged the school to support the effort of the sponsors of the training programme, the UK Institute of Physics to ensure its sustainability. Prof. Haruna therefore entreated the university to work towards the institutionalization of the program and intensify its teaching to attract other lecturers from other universities. According to him physics cuts across all disciplines and requires sacrifice and dedication to enhance its effective teaching and learning. The National Coordinator, UK Institute of Physics, Mr. Charles Appiah re-echoed the need for participants to prioritize such training workshops since similar programmes conducted over the past ten years was yielding fruitful results. He moreover called on participants not to concentrate solely on the theory aspect of physics but rather come out with interventions and methods to help address problems facing the teaching and learning of physics in schools. Participants at the end of the workshop commended the effort of the sponsors and pledged to impart the knowledge they have acquired to benefit other lecturers and students. The workshop attracted lecturers from various second cycle, tertiary and teacher training institutions across the region. Other senior lecturers including Prof JJ Fletcher of the UDS and Dr. Nana Ama Brown of the UCC were present at the function.
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