In teaching, as in other professions, there are no universal solutions that will help us to address challenges. Diversity in teaching methods and content will help avoid standardization of learning and inevitable sclerosis. New educational methods emphasize the importance of learner motivation and engagement, individualized and self-directed learning, as well as opportunities for learners to work collaboratively. In this new model, teachers respond to individual learner needs in creative ways. They are seen as facilitators rather than transmitters of knowledge. Teachers also need skills to collaborate to develop new knowledge and to innovate.

Facilitator: Mr Didier OILLO, Director of Educational Innovation and the Knowledge Economy, Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), France

Contributors: 

• Prof. Christian DEPOVER, Professor of Educational Sciences, University of Mons, Belgium 

• Prof. Emmanuel TONYE, Professor in Telecommunications and Remote Sensing, National Advanced School of Engineering - Polytechnic, the University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon