Information and Communication Technology Skills Retraining Needs of Technology Education Lecturers for E-Learining in Universities

Abstract

The study is necessitated by the emerging modern approach to learning through information and communication technology. It specifically investigated the information and communication technology skills retraining needs of technology education lecturers for implementation of e-learning in universities. The study was conducted in all the public universities in northern Nigeria that have degree programmes in technology education. One hundred and seventy five lecturers made up of 83 technology education lecturers, 42 computer science lecturers and 50 information and communication technology lecturers. A descriptive survey design was used for the study. A 68-item questionnaire developed on a five point rating scale was used for data collection. The instrument was trial tested in University of Nigeria Nsukka on 30 lecturers. Cronbach alpha was used to compute a reliability and a coefficient of 0.91 was obtained. Three research questions and one null hypothesis guided the study. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions. The hypothesis was tested at 95% confidence interval using z-test. Findings indicated that technology education lecturers lack the requisite ict skills to use the e-learning platform. Among the recommendations made was that, universities in collaboration with NUC should organize workshops and seminars for technology education lecturers to avoid extinction in the nearest future.

Keywords: information and communication technology, lecturers, learning, e-learning, skills, technology education