Abstract
The use of ICT in educational settings is a catalyst for change. The paper has sought to explore the role of ICT in education as we progress into the 21st century. The first phase focuses on the conceptual framework of the use of ICT in education. In this model the dependent variable is education and its sub variables are educational level of teachers and students which is directly affected by the independent variables which are the use of ICTs, ICT infrastructure and staff development. The second phase is the pilot study to answer two major questions: (i) Is ICT mandatory or voluntary at your institutions? (ii) What are the greatest barriers to using ICT to you as an academician? The results show that majority of the academic staff (86%) responded that ICT is mandatory. However, the survey revealed that most of the part-time lecturers ticked the use of ICT as voluntary. Some of these part-time lecturers in the cadre of professors, responded to Q32 as (do not fit my program). Actually in their dispensation, lecturing was done using the chalk board only. The research confirms that two major barriers affect the use of ICT; they are lack of time to use ICT the systems and training opportunities. Respondents on these are 38% and 32% respectively. Based on these findings, the paper recommended that, all employed teachers in Federal, State and Private institutions should undertake mandatory training and retraining on ICT programmers. The government should develop ICT policies and guidelines for the application of ICT in education.
Highlights
Information and communication technologies (ICT) have become commonplace entities in all aspect of life
The implementation of the use of ICTs in education was and is essential to address the issues of how ICTs is used as object of learning and as a tool for realizing particular educational objectives, especially the ones that are believed to be associated with the learning society, efficiency, competitiveness, effective learning, print content delivery, and distance education
The finding of this study shows that Nigerian HEIs are lagging behind in the application of ICT to teaching and learning
Summary
Information and communication technologies (ICT) have become commonplace entities in all aspect of life. Across the pass twenty years the use of ICTs has fundamentally change the practice and procedures of most forms of endeavor within business and governance. With the world moving rapidly into digital media and information, the role of ICTs in education is becoming more and more important and this importance will continue to grow and develop in the 21st century. In our society information and communication technology (ICT) places an important role. It is impossible to imagine life today without computers. Government of most country has understood this development and has realized the influence of ICTs on the economy. Various departments have drawn up policy document with regard to ICTs
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