Desire Mawuko Komla Ayite

Tutor, Head of ICT

Profile

Desire M. K. Ayite is a computer science educationist that is enthused about the contribution of emerging technologies in education. I am passionate about working collaboratively with colleagues to bring about the best performance in learners by integrating technological tools in the teaching and learning process. Also, I have conducted research in areas of technology use in education.

In addition, I have interest in conducting research in the implementation of machine learning to cloud learning, predicting the effectiveness of cloud learning using machine learning among others. I am zealous about how to collaborate with others to research into the effective ways of using IT tools to predict events in education, health, social issues, technology adoption. Currently, I am pursuing a PhD in Information Technology.

Further, I serve as the Head of ICT at the Kibi Presbyterian College of Education overseeing the deployment and maintenance of ICT tools to aid in the smooth running of academic and other curricula activities, making recommendations to the management, and monitoring of IT infrastructure on campus.

Some of the Courses I handle include:

Computer Networking
Office Suite Applications
Information Systems
Curriculum Studies in ICT Education
Integrating ICT in Education
Fundamentals of IT Education
Information Literacy
Methods of Teaching Computers

Education

Master of Education (Information Technology)University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast (Ghana)
Bachelor of Education (Computer Science)University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast (Ghana)

Workshops Attended

Date: May 8, 2023 – Venue: New Leader Hotel and Event centre, Tontro-Akyem Tafo Leadership Seminar organised by Kibi Presbyterian College of Education
Date: October 14th, 2022 - Venue: Kibi Presbyterian College of Education, Kibi AcessSTEM Workshop organised by Siemens Stiftung-BlueTown, Ghana.
Date: 20th June, 2022 – Venue: Kibi Presbyterian College of Education, KibiTraining on Photovoice project from partners from the University of Ghana, and the University of York, UK on using pictures from participatory people who are excluded from decision making to talk about the strengths and challenges of their community.
Date: 9th to 13th May, 2022 – Venue: Kibi Presbyterian College of Education, KibiCapacity Building on data entry and analysis in SPSS for Tutors in University of Cape Coast Affiliated Colleges of Educations.
Date: October 11 to 13, 2021 - Venue: Kibi Presbyterian College of Education.Research and Publication workshop organised by the University of Cape Coast
Date: 9th to 13th November, 2020 – Venue: Blue Royal Hotel, LartehWorkshop for Master Trainers that will in turn train Trainers of Teachers on the new curriculum; Common Core Programme from JHS1-SHS1. Organised by the National Council for Curriculum & Assessment (NaCCA) in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service, and the Ministry of Education – Ghana.
Date: 2nd to 6th March, 2020 – Venue: Blue Royal Hotel, LartehDevelopment of standard-based curriculum for the Common Core Programme from JHS1-SHS1. Finalisation of the Content Standards and Indicators as part of the 5th curriculum review workshop organised by the National Council for Curriculum & Assessment (NaCCA) in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service, and the Ministry of Education – Ghana.
Date: 10th to 14th January, 2020 – Venue: Blue Royal Hotel, LartehDevelopment of standard-based curriculum for the Common Core Programme from JHS1-SHS1. Development of exemplars for the Content Standards and Indicators as part of the 4th curriculum review workshop organised by the National Council for Curriculum & Assessment (NaCCA) in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service, and the Ministry of Education – Ghana.
Date: 11th to 20th December, 2019 – Venue: Blue Royal Hotel, LartehDevelopment of standard-based curriculum for the Common Core Programme from JHS1-SHS1. Development of exemplars for the Content Standards and Indicators as part of the 3rd curriculum review workshop organised by the National Council for Curriculum & Assessment (NaCCA) in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service, and the Ministry of Education – Ghana.
Date: 2th to 6th December, 2019 – Venue: Beulah Hotel, AshaimanDeveloping test items for the standard-based subject curricula (KG-B6). Development of computing test items at the workshop organised by the National Council for Curriculum & Assessment (NaCCA) in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service, and the Ministry of Education – Ghana.
Date: 20th to 24th November, 2019 – Venue: Green Height Hotel, AdaDeveloping test items for the standard-based subject curricula (KG-B6). Development of computing test items at the workshop organised by the National Council for Curriculum & Assessment (NaCCA) in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service, and the Ministry of Education – Ghana.
Date: 20th to 23rd August, 2019 – Venue: University Basic School, UCC GhanaTraining on the new curriculum introduced by the Ghana Education Service
Date: 14th to 21st March, 2013 – Venue: University of Cape Coast (Ghana)Workshop organised by the Department of Computer Science and Information Technology on the theme: Building Entrepreneurial Skills under the following;
Personal and Project Time Management
Entrepreneurship Models and Tools

Workshops Organised

Date: 27th to 31st December, 2020 – Venue: Ho Technical UniversityTraining for Trainer of Trainers that will in turn train teachers on the new curriculum; Common Core Programme from JHS1-SHS1. Organised by the National Council for Curriculum & Assessment (NaCCA) in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service, and the Ministry of Education – Ghana.
Date: 16th – 18th November, 2020 – Venue: University Junior High School – South Campus (UCC)Teaching using Google Classroom. In this workshop, we took teachers through how to use Google Classroom to teach students online.
Date: 7th January, 2020 – Venue: University Basic School – North Campus (UCC)Developing test items. In this workshop, we took teachers through the rules in setting objective test items such as multiple-choice questions, constructed response etc.
Date: 24th January, 2020 – Venue: University Basic School – North Campus (UCC)Developing lesson plan using Microsoft Office Word. This workshop equipped teachers with the skills necessary for working with tables in Microsoft Word.

Publications

Conference Attended

Date: 26th to 30th September, 2016 – Venue: University of Cape Coast (Ghana) 5th International Conference organised by the Global Education Network (GEN) and the Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (IEPA) on the theme: Education, Leadership, Security Management & National Development.
Date: 18th to 20th November, 2024 – Venue: Accra College of Education (Ghana) 1st National Research Conference on Teacher Education; organised by college of education principals on the theme: Teacher Education in Ghana: Prospects, Challenges and Way Forward.

Reviewer of Article

Ayite, D. M. K. (2023). Review of article in Education and Information Technologies (Springer Nature).
Ayite, D. M. K. (2021). Review of article in Online and Distance E-Learning at European Journal of Educational Research, Vol.10, Iss.2., ISSN: 2165-8714.