Adoption of E-Learning as Instructional Media in Secondary Schools: Challenges and Prospects

Abstract

That the standard of Education has fallen; that the teachers no longer posses sufficient requisite knowledge, moral integrity nor required teaching ethics and attitude; that the government do not adequately fund the educational system in which the major stake holders do not allow their children to participate in but prefers to send them abroad to study where there is better standard; that the children of the present age no longer study the way and manner their parents did; and many more, are the criticisms or rather condemnations against the Nigerian Educational system. The extent to which these criticism hold water may not be clear but that not with standing they suggest one thing; there is an immense need for a hard look and a radical review of the Nigerian educational system. The review will naturally analyze the prevalent practice and Identity the short falls as well as sources of improvement. Currently, there is craze for ICT and its facilities-the computer systems; tablets, laptops, palm tops, and others. This is with particular reference to the children and youth of the student age. One of the sources of improving the standard of our educational systems, thus could be the adoption of E-Learning as a major instructional media at all levels of the educational system. Thus this paper considers the impacts, challenges and prospects of adopting E-Learning as a major instructional media as a contribution towards the improvement of secondary school education in Enugu State.

Keywords: E-learning, Information and communication technology, Instructional media, Secondary schools.