By Marvis Osiobe-Eterigho
The Vice Chancellor of Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro, Prof. Jacob Snap Oboreh, represented by Deputy Vice Chancellor (DVC), Academics, Prof Esagha has professed that a University is a city that exist for knowledge, incubate knowledge and a market for knowledge wherein lecturers dispense different commodities of different programmes for students to acquire .
He stated this yesterday at the University New Auditorium while declaring open a Seminar Series Two tagged: “Lecture Delivery and Effective Use of Databases” as part of capacity building efforts of the University, organised by the Faculty of Computing of the University.
The DVC, speaking further noted that the theme of the seminar is apt and encouraged participants to deploy the benefits of the training to their lectures delivery.
In a separate statement, the Chairman of Research and Seminar Committee of the Faculty and Chief Liberian of the institution, Associate Prof. Ugochukwu Emiri, CLN, stated that what informed organizing the programme was to equip the teachers to be better dispensers of knowledge.
He added that it is also part of the university efforts to encourage scholarship, being the second in the series of seminars and to validate or demistify the schools of thought that argue that Teachers are made, not necessarily Born.
Delivering his paper, titled ‘Lecture Delivery’, a trained teacher and an Environmental Management and Toxicology expert, and Director of Centre for Entrepreneurial Education and Development of the university, Dr. Chukwudi Ogwu, stated that teaching is a goal directed activity in imparting knowledge into the unlearn to become knowledgeable, adding that a good teacher must make concerted efforts to understand students, imparts knowledge in diverse methods and avoid utilising sterotypic methods and strategies.
According to him, ” A good teacher is one who is able to explain and demonstrate concepts in a variety of ways for a variety of different learners and learning styles. A good teacher modifies his teaching as the situation demands, clarifying that the lecturing method is the commitment adopted by lecturers in most Nigerian universities especially in Laboratory based courses.”
Speaking further he laid emphasis on basic steps for an effective lecture delivery, stating that lecturers must know their students, understand lecture outline and have a mastery of the topic.
Other steps include to stimulate the students interest through exciting entry behaviour, usage of audible and visual aids.
“A good teacher must be patient, know how to manage time, have empathy, be creative, prepare adequately for lecture and be enthusiastic”.
Dr. Ogwu also stated that for effective lecturing, audibility of the teacher is key as students do not have equally hearing abilities while emphasising that the teacher should take charge of their teaching materials.
He emphasised the virtue of exercising patience with the students as one of the vital parameters for good lecture delivery while emphasising on adequate preparations for lectures by lecturers, and avoidance of wrong concepts, he state
Present at the programme are Prof. Arthur Josiah Esagha, Dr. Ogochukwu Emiri, Dean of Faculty of Computing, Dr. Pascal Chinedu, Dean of Faculty of Medical Science, Emeritus Prof. Peter C.Aloamaka, Dr. Chukwudi Ogwu, and Associate Dean of Faculty of Computing, Dr. Duke Oghorodi.
Others were the heads of department, lecturers and students
