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Who invented the CTC Approach?

The CTC approach was invented by Peter A. Okebukola in 2015 after over 40 years of researching with colleagues on how the confluence of culture, technology and context influences students learning of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

Peter A. Okebukola the first African to win the UNESCO Kalinga Prize for the Communication and Popularisation of Science in 1992, is a Distinguished Professor of science and computer education at Lagos State University, Nigeria. He had his higher education at the University of Ibadan where he obtained his Bachelor’s degree in 1973 followed by Master’s and Ph.D degrees in Science Education in the same university. He had specialised science and technology training at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.), and Harvard University, both in Cambridge, USA. He is a Fellow of the Science Association of Nigeria (SAN), Fellow and President of the Nigerian Association for Environmental Education and Fellow and past President of the Science Teachers Association of Nigeria (STAN).

He is a Fellow of the International Academy of Education and between 1998 and 2007 was the African Representative on the Executive Committee of the International Council of Associations for Science Education. He has won several international gold medals in science, environmental and computer education. He has served as team leader of several quality assurance projects involving UNESCO, the African Union, the World Bank, Association of African Universities and the Global University Network for Innovation (GUNI-Africa). He was concurrently the Chairman of Council of four Nigerian universities. He is currently the Chairman of Council of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Chairman, Board of Trustees of Crawford University, Chairman, Board of Trustees of Caleb University. He is the Executive Chairman, Okebukola Science Foundation. He was Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission. He has been awarded a number of honorary D.Sc degrees. He is the recipient of the National Honour of the Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic- OFR. He chaired the Advisory Council of the American Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) International Quality Group (CIQG) whose mandate is observatory of quality assurance of higher education practices across the world.

Between 1994 and 1997, he served on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Research in Science Teaching. He was also the contributing Editor for West Africa for Science Education. At numerous times from 1987 to date, he serves(d) as Editor or member of the editorial board of several national and international journals in science, computer, and environmental education.

He has been involved in popularising science in Africa since 1986 and served as consultant to many African countries in popularising science especially among the youth and underserved communities, notably girls, nomads and rural dwellers.

His research efforts have gravitated around five central themes – computers in education and e-learning, co-operative learning, metacognitive strategies in science education, environmental education, and eco-cultural influences on the learning of science concepts. These efforts have resulted in over 160 internationally published works and over 200 national and international conference presentations.

Some of his works on co-operative learning, metacognition, and eco-culture and science have appeared in the American Biology Teacher, School Science and Mathematics, Science Education, Journal of Research in Science Teaching, European Journal of Science Education (International Journal of Science Education) Journal of Social Psychology, International Journal of Educology, Research in Science Education, Human Relations, Educational Research, Journal of Biological Education, Journal of Chemical Education, Educational Perspectives, Instructional Science, and Research in Science and Technological Education, among several others. Some of the major finding of my research in computers in education have appeared in Educational Research, and Journal of Educational Technology Systems.