EDUCATION CONSULTANT, FASHINA, A. ADEBAYO TO SPEAK AT THE GOOGLE CS4HS 2015 WORKSHOP AT NILE UNIVERSITY

It's barely two more days to the kickoff of the long awaited Google CS4HS 2015 Workshop that will running for one week (24th-28th August) at the Nigerian Turkish Nile University, Abuja, Nigeria. We indeed can boast of a very impressive list of speakers who are ready to give their all for the participants. I believe without a shadow of doubt that it will be the best workshop anyone can attend this 2015. We have relaxed on the rules a little bit. Earlier on we tied it down to only Secondary School teachers but due to the volume of genuine requests that came in from Non-Secondary School teachers who are active in STEM and CS initiatives, we decided to relax the rule a little bit and get such people involved.

So if this describes you and you haven't yet filled the online registration form, please endeavor to do so before Sunday evening. With that said, I'll like to introduce to you our third speaker, Mr. Fashina A. Adebayo, an Education Consultant and soon to be PhD holder. Who is this great man? 

FASHINA, A. ADEBAYO BIO

FASHINA, A. Adebayo is a young professional researcher, educator and education consultant with over four years of significant experience working on child education, science research and capacity building at various levels of education. As an Education Consultant for Comprehensive Educational Consult, he conducts teachers’ training and evaluation exercises that help teachers and students identify their strengths and weaknesses. This allows him to adequately provide the teachers and students with the necessary counseling services that include teaching techniques, learning abilities, educational objectives and college choices. 

He has also conducted training workshops and seminars, given speeches/talks/presentations to various audience types on innovative approaches to teaching and class management etc. He is presently a consultant to Voluntary Service Organization (VSO): a UK based International Non-governmental Organization that is presently intervening in the education of Nigerian students in the rural area across the 37 states in Nigeria.

From 2012 to 2015, Adebayo worked as a Researcher/Graduate Teaching Assistant for African University of Science and Technology where he served as a Member of the Editorial Board of A-MRS AUST Chapter and as a Committee Member & Volunteer Fellow of the A-MRS STEM club and Girl in Science and Engineering (GISE) group. His research interests include innovative approaches to teaching, learning abilities, female education, educational planning, solar energy materials, Si-MEMS structures, and organic electronic devices. He has published articles in national and international journals including the Journal of Materials Research, Journal of Applied Physics and Perspective on Global Development and Technology. 

He is also a Professional Member of the Institute of Planning, Nigeria. He is proficient in communication, organization, child mentoring, the use of social media outlets, and the use of Microsoft Office packages such as MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Power point. Adebayo received the B.Tech. degree in Physics/Electronics from the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria in 2008, the M.Sc. degree in Theoretical Physics and a Certificate in Business Innovation from the African University of Science and Technology, Abuja, Nigeria in 2011 and he is currently a Ph.D. Candidate in Theoretical and Applied Physics at the African University of Science and Technology, Abuja, Nigeria.

He will be speaking on Enhancing the learning abilities of students via innovative teaching approaches.

GOOGLE DEVELOPER GROUP MANAGER, ABUJA TO SPEAK AT CS4HS 2015 AT NILE UNIVERSITY

As we count down to the D-Day, it is with great joy that I present to you the second speaker for our Google CS4HS 2015 event at the Nigerian Turkish Nile University, Abuja, Nigeria. He is a personal friend of mine and a very smart human being. The first time we met was at the Presidential Villa for the National Youth Online Protection Summit organized by the Office of the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in collaboration with the International Telecommunications Union. He is an amazing person. I present to you Mr. Bulama Yusuf. He will be speaking to the teachers on the topic, Opportunities presented by Mobile Leaning: Transform, Engage, Improve.

His BIO

Mr Bulama Yusuf is an enthusiastic application developer with over 6 years experience in building applications. Currently his core interests are cloud computing and mobile application development. He has built and deployed several cloud connected mobile applications in the past among which is an application that lets users engrave their signatures at places they visit, an application that monitors and reports the electricity status of a given location. Mr. Bulama has entered and won several mobile application building contests such the Google Android Challenge for Sub-Sahara Africa and Samsung Mobile Application Development Challenge. He has also lead several web development teams that built customized solutions for specific clients.

Mr. Bulama has keen interest in understanding how systems work and even more in building systems. He has recently picked up a new hobby which is programming micro-controllers and hopes to build useful things. With certifications such as Sun Certified Web Component Developer, Sun Certified Java Programmer and Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist Bulama has a wide exposure to several technologies and has held numerous training sessions within and outside Quanteq Technology Services. He is the current coordinator for the Google Developer Group and Java User's Group in Abuja which are both groups for technology enthusiast. He is also an Enterprise Application Developer & Solution Architect on the Sun Java Platform. 

Connect with Bulama on G+ https://plus.google.com/+BulsYusuf or visit http://www.bula.ma

ANDELA CO-FOUNDER TO SPEAK AT THE GOOGLE CS4HS 2015 WORKSHOP AT NILE UNIVERSITY, ABUJA

It's 3:42 a.m. and I have been awake since 1:00 a.m (one of the perks of not being married I guess) after a long day of meetings, meetings and more meetings. I don't think I have driven around the city of Abuja in the past one year like I have in the past 2 days. Winning a grant is one thing and I must let you know that execution is ANOTHER THING! However, that's what makes it beautiful. 

When I won the Google CS4HS grant on behalf of my University, the Nigerian Turkish Nile University, it really didn't occur to me then what it was going to take to pull an event of the kind that I had imagined during the penning down of my proposal. I knew it was going to be tedious but that reality didn't really dawn on me until about a week ago. So far so good I am glad to say that things are going very well. It's been raining cats and dogs here in Abuja but that has not in anyway stopped me from going about to get the things that need to get done before Monday 24th when we kick off. I was so touched when I received emails from a couple of young teachers in Lagos and Katsina State informing me that they will be coming for the program regardless of the distance. It made me want to do more and I know that they won't regret going out of their way to travel such distances to be here. 

My speakers' list is a very impressive one. I am so glad to announce our Keynote Speaker, Iyinoluwa Aboyeji who against his very busy schedule with the software engineers at Andela decided that he was going to clear up his schedule to come speak at our event. He will be speaking to the teachers about the future of education and the role teachers have to play in strategically positioning their students to take advantage of that bright future. He will also be talking about the kind of talent they hire at Andela and why it's important for teachers to get their students deeply engaged in STEM and CS Education (a little bird whispered to me that he will also be telling us why they pay people to learn Computer Science!). So who is this young and smart education technology entrepreneur?

BIO OF IYINOLUWA ABOYEJI

Co-Founder and Director, Recruitment, Andela

Iyinoluwa is a Nigerian serial entrepreneur with several years of experience running social ventures in education technology and publishing. When he was 18, he worked as an intern for the World Youth Alliance in the United Nations Headquarters. He went on to run one of Canada’s largest student-owned publishing houses, Imprint Publications as President of the Board. Iyinoluwa helped found and run Bookneto Inc, a social e-learning platform for university professors to teach online courses. Bookneto Inc. was acquired in 2013.

Iyinoluwa holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Studies from the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Iyinoluwa is a recipient of several awards and honors including the John C Holland Award for Youth Leadership (awarded by JC Holland Foundation in 2010), Nigeria’s top 20 under 20 (awarded by Ynaija! in 2011) and World Economic Forum Global Shaper in 2012.

If you are a Secondary School teacher involved in teaching Computer Science, Information Technology or any other ICT related field and you haven't yet registered for this event, please send an introductory email with the subject CS4HS 2015 to tabotarreytambe@gmail.com. Limited travel support for participants is available. In addition to this, coffee breaks and lunch will be catered for by the Organizers. 

I think there are very few Conferences and Workshops where people get "funding" to attend especially in Nigeria so why don't you jump on the train and let's change the face of education in this Nation together! Can't wait for Monday 24th to come! Please don't miss it.