Not only does ICT create a better learning environment in and out of class, but also eases the management of the school, which trickles back to the student through quality education. This observation was made Tuesday as 750 computers were distributed to public secondary schools that are part of the ‘leading, teaching and learning together,’ a programme operational in 14 districts. Equipped with modems, the computers are distributed to head teachers to pursue online courses on the management of schools. The programme is to help school leadership improve their management skills, which they will then transfer to teachers through training and mentorship of subject leaders in science subjects. Aloys Kagimbura, the Head Teacher of Liquidnet Family High School in Rubona Sector, Rwamagana District, said the computer and the online courses will help him implement better the new curriculum. “Head teachers need to see how school management is practised elsewhere, in developed countries; we will use different models of education available online to train ourselves,” he added. Every head of school needs to know how they will manage their staff and students’ learning activities, he explained. Kagimbura said many people like him went to school when ICT was not there, “but now we are where ICT is on top,” he said. Diane Sengati Uwasenga, the Head of Digital Content and Instruction Technology Development at REB said having a computer and unlimited access to internet connection will boost the productivity of school managers. It will help information sharing as well, she noted. “Sometimes we ask for reports from them and they are forced to make long journeys to district offices where they can access such facilities as computers and internet,” she said, adding that this will help bring efficiency because they will be able to do that at their places of work.
