Ghana's ICT teacher attends Microsoft Education Summit in Singapore

Ghanas information and communication technology (ICT) teacher, Richard Appiah Akoto, who drew the

2018 Microsoft Education Exchange (E2) is currently taking place in Singapore, Tuesday, March 13 through Thursday, March 15, 2018, with about 310 educators across 91 countries as participants.

Akoto, 33, got social media attention in February 2018 with Microsoft Africa promising to equip him with a device from partner, and access to Microsoft's MCE program and well as free professional development resources on education.microsoft.com

“Just arrived in Singapore for the Microsoft Global Education Exchange Summit. Looking forward to learn something new,” Akoto nicknamed Owura Kwadwo Hottish wrote on Facebook on Wednesday, March 14.

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The Microsoft Education Exchange (E2) event has been in existence for more than a decade and serves as an opportunity for teachers to come together and explore industry trends – including emerging technologies that support teaching, skills development, modern pedagogies, safe school environments, and predictive analytics that identify at-risk students.

It’s an event for education leaders who help transform today’s teaching systems into learning organizations.