Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed Prof. Medinat Folorunsho Salman as the pioneer Acting Vice Chancellor of the newly established Kwara State University of Education (KWSUED) Ilorin.
Emmanuel Kehinde, Ilorin
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed Prof. Medinat Folorunsho Salman as the pioneer Acting Vice Chancellor of the newly established Kwara State University of Education (KWSUED) Ilorin.
A professor of mathematics education, she was until the appointment a lecturer at the department of science education and coordinator of the Educational Technology Centre at the University of Ilorin.
Folorunsho Salman had her Bachelor of Education from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria in 1985; a Master’s degree in Mathematics Education at the University of Ilorin in 1990; and a doctoral degree in Mathematics Education from University of Ilorin in 1998.
She is the first female professor from Ilorin Emirate.
Her research interests are Mathematics Education, gender issues in mathematics and science education, and innovation in mathematics education in the developing world.
The appointment is with immediate effect.
Biography
SALMAN, is a Professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin with over two decades of university teaching, research, and administrative experiences.
She has served as Coordinator Educational Technology Center, Head of Department of Science Education, Dean of the faculty and member of Senate Representative on Academic Planning and Curriculum Committee among others.
Her areas of research interest covers Curriculum Evaluation, Gender Issues in Mathematics, use of ICT, Mathematical language, bilingual instructions, and Ethnomathematics.
She has to her credit over ninety publications in reputable outlets covering technical reports, edited conference proceedings, chapters in books and articles in local, national and international journals.
She has successfully supervised over 56 Masters dissertation and 18 Ph.D. these. Professor Salman is a member of many learned societies and professional bodies such as Mathematical Association of Nigeria, National Association of Educational Researchers and Evaluators among others.