I am Dr.  Peregrine Kibuuka, (Ph.D). I am a career and professional educationist since 1972. I taught Language, Literature up to 1978. I became headteacher in 1979 and headed the following Secondary Schools:

• St.John’s SS. Nandere,
• St. M. Kalemba Nazigo,
• Namilyango College,
• St.Peter’s S.S. Nsambya.

Currently I am the University Secretary, Muteesa I University.

What motivated me to join SchoolNet Uganda

I joined SchoolNet  Uganda, because I was lucky to have headed one of the pioneer schools, Namilyango College which had been chosen to be one of the pilot secondary school in the Internet project by World Bank in Uganda.

At first I had fears that being an arts academician, I would never be able to use the computer because I presumed that it was a scientific tool that needed a background of science in order to operate it.

How you managed to overcome the initial inertia, challenges in adapting to Information Communication Technology (ICT).

I eventually conquered my fears and erroneous conceptions by going for computer training. I have never looked back. The computer has become an essential tool in my career, research and teaching.

The enabling environment & support , I  provided to teachers & students to encourage them to adapt ICT in their lives:  

Once I trained and saw the immense benefits of the computer and ICT, I made sure that the students under my care got access to same at an early age. I constructed a computer Laboratory at Namilyango College for the students. I also forced the teachers to become computer literate. I told them I would no longer read any hand written document .It had to be word processed. We initiated collaborative studies with students in other schools that saw us travel to Perth, Australia, to Oregon, US, California, and Toyama in Japan between 1999 and 2002. At St. Peters Nsambya, I found a computer Laboratory but without Internet. I immediately connected it to the Internet and set the same conditions for the teachers that I had set at Namilyango College.

Lessons I have learned regarding the integration of ICT in the teaching and learning process from attending International conferences (Australia, Japan & USA).

 The students got more access to global knowledge. They no longer had to depend on the textbooks alone. They searched the WWW for more knowledge to enrich themselves. Secondly they learnt to get friends all over the world and continue collaborative learning, even when the trips were no longer possible.

The trips were an eye-opener to the use of ICT in the Teaching/learning process. The animated CDs in teaching are particularly exciting. It opened my eyes to the wide use of the computer even in the teaching of technical subjects like metalwork, woodwork, technical drawing.