21 Sep, 2023
TedPrime Hub
We aim to bridge the gap between education, technology and Skills between the Global North and Nigeria by providing schools, teachers, students and policy administrators the necessary skills through sustainable partnerships. As an educator himself with over 17 years’ experience in classroom, Olalekan understands the struggles that education spectrum in Nigeria face including dearth of skills, innovative practices that could revitalize education policies, connectivity and learning resources. In 2016, he co-founded TedPrime Hub with Co-founder Ayodele Odeogbola and since then, the organization has trained thousands of teachers through its Teach Right Program, Codeliners Project, STEM Her and Girls Can Code to train STEM Teachers in Ogun State and other neighbouring states on coding, robotics with over 300 coding clubs in these states through United States Embassy, IREX US and other global organizations.
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Startup Guide
March, 2024
Why Python in Excel?
Many people do ask me why Python in Excel. I hear it at conferences, in training rooms, on X, and during those quiet moments when an Excel power user bumps into the limits of VLOOKUP and starts dreaming in pandas. The question isn't just about a feature. It's about a shift. A new way of working where two different worlds—Python and Excel—meet in the same workbook. And the real question hiding behind that first one is this:
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Olalekan Adeeko
March, 2024
The Evolving Role of Teachers in an AI-First Classroom: Microsoft Copilot in Education
Education is shifting. Not incrementally, but fundamentally. As schools around the world grapple with the realities of teacher shortages, rising administrative loads, and the growing demand for personalized learning, one question echoes louder than most: what does it mean to be a teacher in the age of AI? At the heart of this transformation is Microsoft Copilot, the AI-powered assistant woven into Microsoft 365.
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Olalekan Adeeko
1 June, 2024
Examining artificial intelligence literacy among pre-service teachers for future classrooms
In the context of global integration and increasing reliance on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education, evaluating the AI literacy of pre-service teachers is crucial. As future architects of educational systems, pre-service teachers must not only possess pedagogical expertise but also a strong foundation in AI literacy. This quantitative study examines AI literacy among 529 pre-service teachers in a Nigerian university, utilizing structural equation modeling (SEM) for comprehensive analysis. The research explores various dimensions of AI literacy, revealing that a profound understanding of AI significantly predicts positive outcomes in AI use, detection, ethics, creation, and problem-solving.
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Olalekan Adeeko, Musa Adekunle, Owolabi Paul, Adebayo Monsur
August, 2024
Education 4.0: Exploring computer science teachers' readiness
Due to the pivotal roles played by Education 4.0 in reshaping the skills necessary for sustenance in the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR), we investigate computer science teachers' preparedness to acquire the requisite skills for effectively equipping students with skills, especially technology skills for the life and work of 4IR. Teachers play crucial roles in preparing students for a technology-driven world. Examining their readiness to acquire skills for effective delivery of Education 4.0's skills-based content becomes imperative. Prior to data collection, the teachers underwent a tailored professional development training focusing on 4IR, Education 4.0, and the required skills.
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Olalekan Adeeko, Musa Adekunle, Owolabi Paul, Adebayo Monsur
September 2021
Development and Validation of Instructional Package for Teaching and Learning of Genetics in Senior Secondary Schools
The sound knowledge of Biology is, to date, is a strong prerequisite to study many Biological and Life Sciences, examples of which include Physiology, Forensic Science, Pharmacy, Medicine, Nursing, Biochemistry, to mention a few. These fields, amongst others, rely on a very important aspect of Biology known as Genetics, which is the study of heredity and variation in living organisms. The field of Genetics intersects with many other life sciences. However, students' attempts of questions on Genetics in internal and external examinations in senior secondary schools in Nigeria have been very poor over the years because they find the concepts of Genetics hard to understand. The need, therefore, arises to look for ways of dealing with this prolonged problem. This study, therefore, attempted to develop an institutional package and also surveyed the extent to which it is adequate for instructional delivery.
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Olalekan Adeeko, Owolabi Paul, Adebayo Monsur
28 Oct, 2024
AU Teacher Prize winner, Adeeko, bags Microsoft most valuable professional award
A multiple-award winning teacher, Olalekan Adeeko, has been declared by Microsoft as the Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in Africa. MVP is one of the most reputable honours in the tech community globally and the award is given out annually to celebrate individuals, who are deeply committed to sharing their expertise and helping others make the most use of technology in various fields. Since the maiden edition in 1993, no fewer than 4,000 individuals around the globe have received the award so far. Speaking on the award, Adeeko, who is an African Union Continental Teacher Prize winner (2020) and co-founder of TedPrime Hub, expressed happiness over the honour. He revealed that within the last six years, he had before now, bagged two different awards from Microsoft-Microsoft Innovative Educator, which he received in Singapore in 2018 and Microsoft Fellow in Paris in 2019, even as he described the latest recognition as a major milestone in his career.
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Tribune - Tunbosun Ogundare
31 Dec, 2020
Olalekan Adeeko wins 2020 AU Continental Teacher Prize
Olalekan Adeeko, a teacher at Baptist Boys’ High School, Ogun has won the African Union Continental Teacher Prize 2020 for his work and dedication to the teaching profession. He is the first Nigerian to win the prestigious award at the virtual event held in Addis Ababa on the 21st of December, 2020. For the 2020 edition of the African Union Continental Teacher Awards, prizes of $10 000 each were awarded to top African teachers at the secondary school level.
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Vanguard
4 June, 2018
MEADOW HALL FOUNDATION REWARDS INSPIRATIONAL TEACHERS
The second edition of the Inspirational Educator Awards (INSEA), organised by Meadow Hall Foundation, a non-profit organisation and a member of Meadow Hall Group, took place on Saturday 21st April 2018 at the Landmark Event Centre in Lagos. The INSEA is a merit-based award ceremony aimed at elevating the teaching profession and motivating teachers and school leaders to continue to strive for excellence in their profession. The event was attended by captains of industries, philanthropists, educators and high networth individuals.
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Meadow Hall Group
13 June, 2023
This teacher-turned-Tiktoker is simplifying tech in Yoruba
Learning tech skills in indigenous languages can potentially increase access to digital education. Olalekan Adeeko, a teacher-turned-TikToker is making this happen. In September 2022, armed with his camera, Olalekan Adeeko recorded a humble introduction video where he shared his idea to teach tech in his native language—Yoruba. To his surprise, about three hours after posting the video on TikTok, he got several “We can’t wait” comments. At that point, he knew there was no going back. Before then, he had quit his teaching job to focus on TedPrime Hub, an ed-tech firm he co-founded in 2017.
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Techcabal - Ganiu Oloruntade
22 August, 2024
Teachers tasked on impact, service delivery
Teachers in the country have been urged to always think outside the box and ensure they impart not only knowledge and skills on their students, but also make significant contributions to the growth and development of communities they work. Multiple-award winning educators, including Olalekan Adeeko, Adeola Adefemi, Rasheedat Sadiq, and Chidiebube Esomnuofu, gave the charge as panelists at the second edition of the yearly Phenomenon Impact Edu Conference held in Abuja.
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The Guardian - Iyabo Lawal
24 June, 2024
Ogun tech community endorses TedPrime Hub’s digital platform for artisans, others
The Ogun tech community has thrown its weight behind TedPrime Hub’s innovative digital platform, TACBay, designed to empower artisans and informal sector workers in Nigeria. The Ogun tech community, comprising stakeholders in the technology sector, endorsed the platform, commending its user-friendly interface, multi-lingual support, and interactive features like TecvoAI. The platform, which provides a robust digital marketing tool for artisans to showcase their skills and products, has been hailed as a game-changer for economic empowerment and digital inclusion.
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The Nation - Alao Abiodun
21 June, 2024
Firm unveils platforms to empower artisans
A Nigerian ed-tech organisation, TedPrime Hub, has unveiled a digital platform tailored to uplift Nigeria’s artisans and informal sector as a move towards fostering economic empowerment and digital inclusion. The initiative aims to empower artisans, technicians, and craftworkers across the country by providing them with the tools and resources needed to thrive in an increasingly digital world. The co-founders of TedPrime Hub, Olalekan Adeeko and Odeogbola Ayodele, in a statement they jointly signed on Thursday, said on the new TACBay platform, artisans would have access to robust digital marketing tools, allowing them to showcase their skills and products to a wider audience.
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Punch - Adetutu Sobowale
25 October, 2021
University of Delaware Horn entrepreneurship Diamond Challenge 2022 begins
For four consecutive years running, TedPrime Hub is proud to partner with the University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship based in Delaware, USA for the annual Diamond Challenge competition as Horn Entrepreneurship announces Diamond Challenge 2022 launched on September 10, 2021. The Diamond Challenge is a top-rated global high school entrepreneurship competition that provides opportunities for high school students to compete for $100,000 in cash and awards that may be used to support their entrepreneurial endeavors or to pursue higher education.
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Business Day - Adetutu Sobowale
4 July, 2022
Microsoft, Sterling Bank, NITDA announce Nigeria’s Agro Digital Platforms for next decade
The Nigerian agricultural sector, achieved yet another milestone as tech giant, Microsoft, in collaboration with Sterling Bank, NITDA and TedPrime Hub has announced three agro-digital solutions as winners at the just concluded Microsoft Agro-Tech Hackathon. The grand finale, which was held at the Microsoft Office, Lagos Nigeria featured 10 solutions by 27 Nigerian youths from Abuja FCT, Benue, Enugu, Jos Kaduna, Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Oyo and Sokoto.
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