2023 EMTSAN Awards: Uniuyo first female VC, others bag EMTSAN awards
The first female Vice-Chancellor of the University of Uyo, Professor Comfort Ekpo recently received the ‘commander order of EMTSAN’ award from the department of Educational Technology in conjunction with the Educational Media and Technology Students’ association of Nigeria (EMTSAN), University of chapter at the Onyema Ugochwuku auditorium, Akwa Ibom State.
The event which was aimed at bringing together prominent individuals in the University community, student leaders and influencers from various walks of life to acknowledge excellence and innovation also featured beauty pageantry and keynote address on the theme ‘The Impact of Educational Technology on Education in the 21st century’
Under the academics awards category, Prof. Paulinus Etim, Prof. Idongesit Udosen, Prof. Sylvester Akpan, Prof. Thelma Ekukinam, Prof. Okworo Gibson, Prof. Halo Eton, Prof. Essien Akpanuko, Engr. Aniekeme Bassey, Dr. Idongesit Udi, Dr. Xavier Ekong and Dr. Ijeoma Ofem all went home with phenomenal awards for their overwhelming contributions to the growth of the association. Others that smiled home also from the student leaders awards category were, Comrade Idara Archibong, Comr. Samuel Brownson, Comr. Joseph Michael, Comr. Samuel Effiong, Comr. Kopuko King, Comr. Omofon Edet amongst others.
In his address, Prof. Sylvester Akpan explained Educational Technology to be a problem-solving discipline in human learning. “It has the potential of identifying and proffering solutions to educational problems through its systematic approach to the design, development and improvement of instructional systems”.
He furthered that, Educational Technology educates a large number of students with optimal efficiency as greater learning opportunities are provided for all students, regardless of their physical location within the school system as in distance and open learning; internet based learning environment, web-based courses, virtual schools, computer-based residential courses and most recently, Artificial Intelligence studies.
Highpoint of the event saw the emergence of Utibe-Abasi John & Ndifreke Inemesit as Mr. & Miss EMTSAN while Joy Okon & Unah Daniel as faces of EMTSAN respectively.
