Richard Appiah Akoto
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Richard Appiah Akoto | |
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| Other names | Owura Kwadwo Hottish |
| Alma mater | UNICAF University (scholarship, 2018) |
| Occupations | Educationist, ICT teacher |
| Employer | Betenase M/A Junior High School |
| Known for | Teaching ICT without computers; viral blackboard lesson (2019) |
Richard Appiah Akoto (also nicknamed Owura Kwadwo Hottish),[1] is a Ghanaian educationist at Betenase M/A Junior High School who received attention for his innovative approach for teaching students Information and Communications Technology (ICT) without a computer.[2][3]
In 2019, he shared of photo of himself on Facebook sketching the features of Microsoft Word on a blackboard to teach students in his class went viral highlighting issues with the Ghanaian educational system.[4][5] Since the event, Akoto's school have been given financial and technology support, particularly from Microsoft, and from others around the world. Akoto has spoken at global conferences on the challenges teachers face teaching ICT in the Ghanaian educational system.[6][1]
He is an ICT teacher at Betenase M/A Junior High School in the town of Sekyedomase, which is about two and half hours drive from Kumasi, Ghana. He has been at post in the school for 6 years, and was 33 at the time of the photo.[6][1] In September 2018, he was given a full scholarship to pursue a master's degree in education with UNICAF University.[7]