Educators

Educators
Each Lecturer is entitled to a desktop and some have personal laptops. To support use of technology in teaching and learning, the university has introduced a scheme where educators get personal laptops from the institution and pay for them on a long term basis and so far most educators have begun acquiring laptops. Also workshops are offered by the Information Communication Technology (ICT) department and the Computer Science department to train staff on effective use of technologies in teaching to help equip all educators with the necessary skills. It has been noted that there is high response from those educators who have access to the technology equipment which is the reason why the institution try to find ways to make educators access the equipment.

Internet connectivity is through the Local Area Network (wireless and wired). The wireless is accessible on a 200 meter radius around the two campuses. The two campuses are joined by a radio link. At the moment the signal fluctuates but the university is looking into introducing fibre optic cable connection with the service provider to improve on connectivity and bandwidth.

Some educators have personal Smart phones which are an opportunity with potential for taking technology further to mobile applications but so far a few lecturers have started using and are still researching on it. However most all educators in the Computer Science department can use a range of technologies, some of which are available to students.

The following is a screenshot for some educators at Bindura University.  

Problems noted by educators in the computer programming practical courses are as follows:
 * Students do not have a good practical base even after they have finished the course. This is a critical concern as they have other practical courses on computer programming which build up from the introductory one.
 * Students are not getting enough ‍practical experience ‍that will help them when they go for industrial attachment in their third year of study.