Title / Role
Curriculum Specialist and Instructional Technologist/Designer
Subject(s) I Teach or Learning Interest Area
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
eLearning
Teaching and Learning Online
Personal Interests and Passions
1. Bridging the Digital Divide in the use Educational Technology to increase access
2. Leverage the Use of Information and Communication Technologies to provide equity in education
3. Distance Education/Hybrid/Blended Learning
Personal Website / ePortfolio / Personal Web Presence (PWP)
https://sites.google.com/site/gainfordkofiamponsah/
Twitter Handle (@yourtwitter)
@gkofidesign_fan
More About Me
Mr. Gainford Kofi Amponsah is Instructional Technologist and Designer in the School of Continuing and Distance Education, College of Education. In this capacity, he works on Instructional Technology and Curriculum Design, in support of the University’s Distance Education programme, by assisting faculty and students to bridge their digital literacy and ICT skills gaps, and advising on how to integrate technology into instruction and best practice in the classroom and online.
He has a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Art (Textile Technology & Design) from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), a Master’s Degree in Curriculum Development and Instructional Technology from the State University of New York, School of Education, Department of Education Theory, and Practice; and a second Master’s Degree in Global Textile Marketing from the Philadelphia College of Textile and Science (now the Philadelphia University).
Mr. Amponsah has extensive experience in the educational enterprise, particularly in Distance and Online Education. Prior to joining the University of Ghana, he worked with various educational institutions and bodies in New York, United States of America, to provide professional development training for teachers to challenge them to think “outside of the box”, when designing curricula, and to integrate multimedia technologies in their teaching. He has held several workshops to help teachers adopt best practices and strategies that are effective for integrating technology tools in their day-to-day operations to improve and enhance teaching and learning, and to more effectively engage students in the learning process.
Mr. Amponsah was also Statewide Coordinator for the Advanced Technology Training and Information Networking (ATTAIN) Project, a network of educational technology laboratories that promotes digital inclusion and increased access to training in under-served communities located in some of New York State’s most economically challenged communities. In this capacity, he was responsible for managing field operations of these labs, by developing plans, strategies, coordinating and overseeing implementation of ATTAIN's workforce training and Microsoft IT Skills Program in the New York State
In the course of his career, Mr. Amponsah has been a member of various professional bodies, including the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education American (AACE), Association of Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE), National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP), American Educational Research Association, (AERA), American Association of Computing in Education (AACE), American Computers and Machinery (ACM) and Educause.
