HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT ON EDUCATION

HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN NIGERIA.

INTRODUCTION

In this discussion the historical development of education technology in Nigeria, it is natural to narrate how the discipline emerged into the education practice in the country. The development of educational technology in Nigeria. The disciple emerged into the educational practice in the country before the incoming of missionary. In the north and southern part of Nigeria. The society has been educating its citizen before the establishment of school system in what we regard as informal education.

PRE-MISSIONARY ERA

As suggested by the name this referred to the period before the arrival of the missionary and the introduction of Qur’anic school in Nigeria. For the clear understanding this would recall that the Nigerian society had been educating its citizens before the establishment of the school system in the form of informal education. During the day effort were made by the adult member of the society, family member e.t.c they provide opportunities in order to sends their newly born child to grow up and acquire the fundamental basic and necessary knowledge skills and education, they will make he/her to be responsive and regard him in the society and adult who would be taken good care of him/her self and contribute positively toward the development in isolation and so peer-group and teamwork were highly encouraged.

          The curriculum though not written was quite extensive an in terms of treatment intensive. The curriculum covers modern day subject like history, geography, social studies, religious knowledge, sciences, fine art craft e.t.c acquisition of knowledge skill and the right types of behavior were the central focus of the curriculum.  

POST MISSIONARY ERA

The incoming of the missionaries to the southern and northern part of Nigeria marked a new wind shed in the historical development of educational technology in Nigeria. The Christian missionaries came and realize that the only way to achieve their goal or aims and objective of evangelism mission is establishing school to enable them achieve the desire goal. In 1842 the first school was established in Badagry Lagos, and subsequently prominent mission state establishing school. In the north however Qur’anic school were established in terms of introduction of aspect of technology, the western education seems to supports its integration into the curriculum then the Islamic education, it should be mentioned that the establishment of teacher  training college that prepared teachers for the primary school system in particular St. Andrew teacher training college Oyo and Wisley College Ibadan among others were a great sources of advancement for the entrenchment of educational technology

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY

On its own part, I addition towards the support that government and contribution in supporting the development of education technology, Government play a significant role. It development and production of education radio and television programs for primary and secondary and also teachers training, In colleges of education government give attention in building of technical college and as well as teacher colleges, also, the development and production of in structural teaching aids for use in school using local materials, the creation of ICT centers in most science and technical colleges in various most of the colleges, training of specialist in the field of educational broadcasting e.g Radio, Television, audio visual aids, organizing of seminal conference for teachers and teachers trainees on the application of educational technology to class teaching, the provision of consulting service to the federal and state government in the field of the broadcast media, audio-visual aids and in structural system technology.

          In some years back the National open university of Nigeria (NOUN) was established. The function of this centre is as follows:

1.     Production and transmission of in structural programs in radio and learning package, models, audio visual in structural material e.g over head projector, charts and other non book instruction support materials for various subject that can serve the learning environment.

CONTRIBUTION OF FOREIGN INVENTORS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY

The history of educational technology will not be concluded without making a comment of the contribution and support from the international organization, thus they contribute a lot in making sure that this project went smoothly and benefited by the beneficiaries.

          The contribution of foreign bodies and organization towards the advancement of the cause of educational technology in the country are given attention. The most prominent body among these foreign bodies are United Nations educational scientific and cultural organizations. (UNESCO) the centre for educational development overseas (CEDO) as well as the British council specifically the ford foundation and the British broadcasting corporation assisted the old Nigerian broadcasting corporation now federal radio corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) another aspect of education technology they enjoyed it entrenchment into the teacher educational curriculum in Nigeria is micro-teaching, with the assistance receive from the Unisco and UNDP in term of fund, equipment and persons assistance e.g Alaun Ikoku college of education Owerri in Imo state  became the home of micro teaching in Nigeria. In 1962 the University of Ibadan was be able to establish it own audiovisual aid unit of its institute of education. The unit benefited from the goodwill of the United Kingdom ministry for overseas. Development and the Canadian university overseas

TODAY’S REALITIES

Today the development of educational technology in Nigeria has assumed a multi dimensional form as the federal and state governments are making effort to integrate technology into the educational system. The institutions of high learning as well as other levels of education are seriously committed to the same purpose through the various agencies, e.g Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) as well as the Nigeria educational research and development council, (NERDC) National Universities Commission (NUC) National Commission for College of Education (NCCE) e.t.c