Dear Content Contributor, I am using this medium to welcome all into the Second Semester 2014/2015 academic session. As we are all preparing to make this semester eventful and impactful, there is the need for us to plan our lectures in such a way that we will have pre-determined objectives of what we want our students to learn in setting a realistic learning outcomes for each topic in the syllabus…

Dear Content Contributor, I wish to congratulate the entire FUNAAB community on the successful completion of the 2014/2015 First Semester examinations, which would lead to students’ assessments while the lecturers would be required to go through the students’ answer scripts submitted during the examination. However, it is normal at this stage to see students that will perform excellently with good…

Dear Content Contributor, In a bid to promoting quality culture in our teaching and learning processes, there is need for us to look into a concept called “mentoring”, which is a strategic way of ensuring and maintaining quality in teaching and learning in higher education. What is Mentoring? According to the Macmillan English Dictionary “mentoring is the use of an experienced person who helps or …

Dear Content Contributor, I believe we are all having exciting moments in this examination period after a rigorous teaching and learning session. However, the next assignment is the marking of examination scripts. Meanwhile, there are other activities that need to be considered after marking which many teachers in Higher Education (HE) always overlook during the assessment of our learners. Let us…

Dear Content Contributor, I sincerely congratulate the Management and staff of this great citadel of learning for the smooth running of the first semester of the 2014/2015 academic session and the preparation for examinations, which marks the end of the semester. Assessment of teaching and learning involves proper organisation of continuous assessment (CA), setting of examination questions that wi…

Dear Content Contributor, This is to bring to your notice, the first edition of ranking of scientists in Nigerian institutions,according to their Google Scholar Citations (GSC) Public Profiles, as published by “WebometricsRanking of World Universities”, an initiative of the Cybermetrics Lab, a research group belonging to…

Dear Content Contributor, As we progress towards attaining a world-class status in FUNAAB, the issue of efficiency and effectiveness in our teaching, learning, and research and extension services can be enhanced through genuine Quality Assurance (QA) strategies. In this series, I would like to discuss QA Readiness in our University.   What is Quality Assurance (QA)? Quality Assurance in Higher Edu…

Dear Content Contributor, This week, I will like to once again present a thought on the guide to effective teaching and learning by presenting certain questions and concerns that should be sorted-out if a teacher is to teach effectively and for students to learn effectively. However, it is worthwhile for the teacher/lecturer to adequately prepare, confidently go and teach in the classroom. It i…

Dear Content Contributor, In the last episode, we emphasized on instilling the necessary “practical thinking” in our students in order to improve their intellectual ability. It is our responsibility as lecturers to set achievable goals of instructional standards when planning to teach our students. Let us take a look into an article published by Maryellen Weimer titled: “Our Ongoing Quest to Impro…

Dear Content Contributor, I quite appreciate you for taking your time to regularly read our Weekly Tips. We believe that adapting some of the innovations into our classrooms activities will instill the necessary practical thinking in our students. Maryellen Weimer, in her published article titled “Finding a Place for Creative Assignments in Your Course", further asks this question: Can you teach s…

Dear Content Contributor, In our last episode, we encouraged Colleges and Departments to start thinking of engaging the services of Business Managers that will act as the link between the industries and the academia by translating research into classroom experience. John Clayton corroborates this when he said, “In general, research should be teaching-fed, and teaching should be research-led” I wil…

Dear Content Contributor,   With the recent happenings in the world economy, there is the need for Higher Educational institutions to start thinking of how to sustain their finances and meet up with their financial obligations. Few weeks ago, a regional conference was organised in Lome, Togo, where discussions were held on the Innovative Approaches to Funding Higher Education and Research in Afric…