The Atebubu College of Education in the Bono East Region has held its 12th graduation, with a total of 471 passing out from the college.

The graduates comprise 205 males and 266 females and each of them earned Bachelor of Basic Education certificate.

It was on the theme “Exploring Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its applications in teacher education”.

Addressing the graduates at a ceremony held at Atebubu, Professor Eric Daniel Ananga of the University of Education, Winneba, noted that AI was already advancing teaching and learning.

He said: “AI is not just about machine thinking like humans, but about augmenting human capabilities to solve emerging problems, from virtual assistants to predictive analytics”.

Prof Ananga said AI was reshaping industries and thereby prompting critical discussions about ethics and governance, highlighting the relevance of technology and how it could transform education.

He urged the graduates and educators to leverage AI potential to create more inclusive classroom work, translate lessons in real-time to multilingual students, personalized learning applications and support students with different learning needs.

Alhaji Ali Amadu, the Chairman of the Governing Council of the College congratulated the graduates and urged them to use their connections and network to tackle some peculiar challenges confronting the college.

He said the deplorable condition of the college’s access roads as well as the perennial acute water shortage ought to be fixed.

Alhaji Amadu expressed appreciation to the college’s alumni association, the Atebubu Traditional Council, college staff and the Atebubu/Amantin Municipal Assembly as well as all stakeholders for helping to tackle some of the college’s challenges.

Dr Samuel Addae Boateng, the Principal of the College called on the graduates to leverage on the potential of AI to improve their professional skills and conduct, urging them to remain selfless, truthful and accommodating.

He said the poor access roads and water problems remained daunting challenges and appealed for support to tackle them.