FG urged to include artificial intelligence in school curriculum

The Head of Operations/Program, Afrelib Academy, Abuja, Joyce Gomina, has urged the Federal Government to include Artificial Intelligence (AI), one of the global emerging technologies, in school curriculum across the country.

This, she said, would save teachers’ time and at the same time make learning fun.

According to her, it would also help expose the students and the entire country to opportunities that AI presents.

Gomina made the call at the press briefing in Abuja on Friday, while discussing some of the academy’s initiatives aimed at promoting literary and technology appreciation for improved education outcomes in West Africa, starting from Nigeria.

She said: “Instead of a teacher using two hours to research and finding all the different tools he or she needs to teach a particular topic, with technology and the use of Artificial Intelligence, the teacher can have all responses or the research done in a very short time.

“For example, a teacher that uses ChatGPT can create a lesson plan in less than 10 minutes. Once the lesson plan has been created, it can be customized in another 10 minutes or even less. So, if the government allows technology and the use of artificial intelligence it will save teachers time, while making teaching and learning fun.

“Our way in Afrelib Academy is to do to hard work of monitoring the trajectory of where the future is going and then ensure we provide the teaching and learning skills required for educators and learners to be ready for that future. The fundamental difference is that, at Afrelib Academy, we would not compromise the future of our children by being afraid to confront what is needed to squarely face that future today.”