Revolutionary Integration of Information and Communication Technology in Nigeria's Higher Education System

2021 ◽  
pp. 210-229
Author(s):  
Okanlade Adesokan Lawal-Adebowale ◽  
Olalekan Oyekunle
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Education System ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
The Face ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Ict Tools

Emergence and integration of information and communication technology (ICT) in the global education system has significantly enhanced intelligible teaching and learning, particularly in the developing countries. Among the developing countries, Nigeria has equally integrated ICT in its educational system. While the information driven technology has little or no integration in the lower level of education, it is intensively integrated in the higher education system. Although the Nigerian education system lacks integration of robust ICT tools to support virtual and in learning, the installed basic ICT tools such as computers, multimedia projectors, process, and internet have greatly changed the face of the country's educational administration and teaching and learning from the traditional practice. Effective and efficient use of ICT are however affected by extrinsic and intrinsic barriers. The need to strengthen the ICT framework and deployment for a more robust teaching and learning process in the country's education system is emphasized.

Policy and Practice Challenges for Equality in Information and Communication Technology Education

2022 ◽  
pp. 56-77
Author(s):  
M. E. Kamogelo Setati-Legodi ◽  
Leila Goosen
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
School Based ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Ict Tools ◽  
Research Questions

The purpose of online learning is for learners to be able to access their learning material remotely and teachers to be able to facilitate learning and teaching with the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in education. The research reported in this chapter introduced the limited use of ICT tools and resources for teaching and learning at a primary school based in Tsakane township and explored the policy and practice challenges for equality in terms of community engagement. The chapter will introduce the purpose of the research, as well as the objectives and research questions, and will then proceed to provide background in terms of a detailed literature review. This chapter will proceed to identify limitations and assumptions, outline the problem statement, as well as the research methodology used in the study, together with a discussion of the results collected towards solutions.

Managing Perceived Challenges of E-Learning in Nigerian Higher Education

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adams O. U Onuka ◽  
Esther O. Durowoju
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Power Supply ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Ict Infrastructure ◽  
The Government

Higher Education is the climax of the process of providing knowledge, changing learners attitude and inculcating specialized skills in individuals preparatory to taking a life-long employment with intent to earning a living and equally contributing to national economic growth and development. The Teaching and learning process is cardinal to the realization of the educational objectives of any nation. The advent of information and communication technology has made teaching and learning easier and beyond the traditional face to face interaction between the teacher and the learner. E-learning basically involving the transfer of skills and knowledge through an electronic device aims at improving the teaching/learning process. In spite of the benefits of e-learning to both regular students and distance learners, e-learning has been fraught with some challenges in Africa. Therefore, this paper discusses some of the challenges facing e-learning in Africa particularly in the Nigerian higher education system. These among others are epileptic power supply, high cost of procurement of computer hardware, inadequate infrastructure, and resistance to change on the part of the instructors, inability of learners to make use of ICT infrastructure, inadequate skilled manpower ICT, and corruption of computer storage device through viruses. Effectively managing the identified challenges means that the government would have to ensure regular power supply, lecturers and learners should be trained in the use of ICT infrastructure, and the government should evolve viable ICT policy as well as control or subsidise the price of the s of ICT infrastructure to make it affordable for both lecturers and learners. Keywords - Education, Challenges, Information and Communication Technology, National Educational Objectives, University system, Descriptive Research, Ibadan, Nigeria

scholarly journals Assessing the Need for and Constraints to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Integration in the Teaching and Learning of Tourism at Higher Education Institutions in Kenya

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. N. Kinyanjui
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Tourism Education ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Way

The aim of the current paper is to provide an extensive review of the theoretical and empirical literature that justifies the need for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the teaching and learning of tourism in the Kenyan institutions of higher learning. Further, a review of existing constraints is also explained using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) which has proved to be a suitable theoretical model in helping to explain and predict user behaviour of information technology and subsequently proposes the way forward towards enhanced integration. This study examines literature review that reveals the different points of view in relation to the integration of ICT in teaching and learning in tourism higher education institutions in Kenya. Specifically this paper sought to establish the various ICT resources applicable in tourism education, determine the benefits of integrating ICT in tourism education and lastly establish the external factors and user based factors that influence or constrain acceptance of ICT in tourism education in higher institutions and recommend the way forward. The findings from the literature reviewed indicates that, the use of ICTs transforms the teaching and learning experience by changing the manner in which the tourism and hospitality skills and knowledge is acquired.  However, the need for more appropriate modes of delivery to make the tourism education programmes more convenient for the modern student is quite crucial. Findings further showed that students are willing to adapt and use ICTs for learning but there are numerous barriers that are either user or institutional based. It was established that institutions are slow to implement their use while lecturers are slow to adapt to their use. Other barriers to the integration of instructional technology into higher education that were identified included poor technology infrastructure, lack of proper institutional policies on ICT use and minimal low computer use competency. Further, many higher online educational institutions had failed due to the high cost of technology, poor decisions, competition, and the absence of a business strategy.  Consequently, many universities that provide e-learning face enormous difficulty in achieving successful strategies, including the delivery, effectiveness, and acceptance of the courses. To effectively utilise ICT in tourism teaching and learning in Higher Education Institutions (IHEIs) will require proper network infrastructures, increased computer to student ratios, good Internet connectivity speeds with high availability as well as technical support for the users. There is also a need for a change in the tourism curriculum to integrate the use of ICTs in teaching and learning while at the same time, enhance policies that recognise and award those who use of ICTs for teaching.

Information and Communication Technology in Teaching and Learning

2014 ◽  
pp. 164-175
Author(s):  
Xiaobin Li
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Current Development ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Elementary And Secondary Education ◽  
Technology In Teaching ◽  
Information And Communication

This chapter provides an overview of the current development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) utilized in teaching and learning in the People's Republic of China. Specifically, the chapter describes and discusses the effects contemporary ICT has on Chinese elementary and secondary education, as well as the existing challenges in ICT applications. The chapter also examines ICT's application in higher education, particularly in distance education, and the issues that have to be dealt with. The chapter discusses the potential for further developing education with ICT. In addition, it makes recommendations with regard to providing better education with ICT in China.

Modelling the Effect on Quality of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) facilities in Higher Education

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-30
Author(s):  
Reem Aly Elharakany ◽  
Alfredo Moscardini ◽  
Nermine Mohamed Khalifa ◽  
Marwa Mohamed Abd Elghany
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Quality Of Information ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Market Requirements ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Vital Factor

This article contends that to modernise the nation, the higher education system must fulfil the community expectation of perceived quality and have a distinguished balance in graduate output relative to labour market requirements. Better finding strategy for information and communication technology (ICT) facilities should be adopted to enhance the performance of the HE institutions. The availability of (ICT) facilities act as the vital factor in choosing to apply to a certain university in accordance to students. Hence, these facilities in Egyptian Universities were synthesised to establish the effect of the resources provided by Egyptian HE institutions in the context of the quality of the education through the enrichment of student experience.

scholarly journals Sustainable Higher Education and Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL)

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 3883 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Daniela ◽  
Anna Visvizi ◽  
Calixto Gutiérrez-Braojos ◽  
Miltiadis Lytras
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Initial Point ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Technology Enhanced Learning ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Enhanced Learning ◽  
Point Of Departure

The field of education is not immune to advances in sophisticated information and communication technology (ICT). Going beyond the ICT-hype, the objective of this paper is to examine to what extent and how technology-enhanced teaching and learning (TEL) can enhance teaching and learning and, hence, turn them into levers of sustainable socio-economic growth and development. To address these questions, a multidimensional survey was developed and distributed internationally to lecturers/professors active in the field of higher education. The initial point of departure for this study was consistent with the well-referenced in the literature thesis that TEL has profound value added in view of enhancing the teaching and learning process. Yet, as the outcomes of the survey underpinning the discussion in this paper suggest, there is much more is at stake than that. Indeed, it is argued that several conditions need to be fulfilled if technology is to serve as a benefit, and not an obstacle to teaching and learning, and thus boost the delivery of quality education. This paper outlines them.

EMPIRICAL STUDY ON INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AND YOUTH IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY: NIGERIA AS A CASE

2005 ◽  
Vol 04 (02) ◽  
pp. 297-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. O. IDOWU ◽  
PETER ADEBAYO IDOWU ◽  
E. R. ADAGUNODO
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Social Life ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Internet Connectivity ◽  
The World ◽  
The Face ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
E Mail

The phenomenal growth of information and communication technology (ICT) especially the Internet has affected youths in developed and developing countries alike. Although progressing at a slower rate in developing countries than in any other parts of the world, Internet connectivity is also transforming the face of Africa. This paper presents a study that examines what Nigerian youths use Internet for and which of the Internet use has adverse effect on the youth's social life. It reveals that majority of youths use Internet for e-mail, making use of Yahoo followed by Hotmail, and the study also reveals that over 50% of youths interviewed visit pornographic sites.

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