The Vice Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria, Professor Olufemi Peters, is calling for stronger efforts to preserve and promote African knowledge traditions as artificial intelligence becomes more widely used in open education.
Professor Peters made the call at a two-day regional workshop on Open Educational Resources in the age of Artificial Intelligence, held in Abuja.
Represented by the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academics, Professor Chiedu Mafiana, the VC said AI has the potential to transform the development of digital learning materials—but warned that cultural and ideological diversity must be protected.
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Earlier, Adviser on Higher Education at the Commonwealth of Learning, Professor Jane-Frances Agbu, said the workshop aims to review the current state of OER practice in the region, identify new opportunities, and assess both the risks and emerging best practices introduced by AI in the creation and sharing of open educational resources.
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The workshop drew participants from six Commonwealth West African countries—Togo, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Ghana, The Gambia, and Cameroon.
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