RELEVANT DIGITAL SKILLS NEEDED BY BUSINESS EDUCATION LECTURERS FOR EFFECTIVE DELIVERY IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN IMO STATE
Abstract
The study x-rayed relevant digital skills needed by Business education lecturers for effective delivery in tertiary institutions in Imo State. The researchers used two (2) research questions and a null hypothesis to guide the study. The descriptive survey design was adopted for the study, while the population under study comprised eighty six (86) Business Education lecturers in three tertiary institutions in Imo State namely Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education, Owerri; Federal Polytechnic, Nekede; and Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo. The entire population was used by the researchers since the population was manageable. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents. The questionnaire was validated by two experts, while the reliability test used yielded a coefficient of 0.78. Mean and Standard Deviation were used to analyse the data collected and the t-test statistics was used to test the null hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. It was found out among others that, digital skills are highly needed by Business Education lecturers for evaluating and enhancing classroom instruction delivery in tertiary institutions in Imo State and that Business education lecturers' gender did not significantly influence the ratings of the respondents. It was recommended among others that, Business education lecturers should engage in digital skills training and re-training for effective delivery and have to utilize such digital skills in delivering their lecture.
Keywords: Digital Skills, Business Education Lecturers, Effective Delivery, Tertiary Institution.
Full Text:
PDFReferences
Ajie-Uche, G., Efughi, S.A. & Ajaero, O.O. (2018). Capacity building needs of business education lecturers in ICT-based teaching in tertiary institutions in south-south Nigeria. Nigeria Journal of Business Education, 5(1), 322-334.
Akanne, A. (2022). Academy. https://akanne.om.blog, digital.
Anyaeneh, V.K & Nkegwu, R.C (2015). The Role of Business Education in Realization of sustainable development in Nigeria. Beyond 2020, UK Journal of knowledge Review, 33 (3) 116-130.
Bupo, G. O. (2011). Business education students' awareness and utilization of e-learning in Anambra State tertiary institution. Unpublished Master Thesis, Department of Vocational Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. List of digital skills you should learn in 2022.
Digital Literacy (2017). Welcome to ALA's Literacy Clearinghouse. Retrieved from https://literacy.ala.org/digital-literacy/
Edokpolor, J. E. & Egbri, J. N. (2017). Business education in Nigeria for value re-orientation: a strategic approach for poverty alleviation and national development. Journal of Educational Research and Review. Vol. 5(3), pp. 41-48
Esteve-Mon, R, Cela-Ranilla, J. M. & Gisbert-Cervera, M. (2016). ETeachSD: Designing a 3D virtual environment for evaluating the digital competence of pre-service teachers. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 54(6), 816 -839.
Insteford, E. J. & Murithe, E. (2017). Educating digitally competent teachers: A study of integration of professional digital competence in teacher education, teaching and teacher education, 67, 37- 45. https://doi.Qm/WAQ1M,M^2Q17,_Q5,Q16.
Jenkins, H. (2009). Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century (PDF). Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press. Retrieved from https://web.archive.org/web/20131203213008/http://mitpress.
National Commission for Colleges of Education (2020). Minimum Standards, Vocational and Technical Education. Abuja: NCCE.
Njoku, J.U., Chukwumezie, F.U & Ani, C.N (2017). Quality Assurance in the management of Business Education in Tertiary Education in Nigeria. Conference Proceedings, Vol.4(1).
Nwafor, G. (2021). Close education, employment gap to prepare youth for 4IR. Retrieved from: https://guardian.ng/appointments/close.education-employment-gap to prepare youth for 418.
Obi, B. I. & Arhueremu, M. V. (2020). Extent of availability and utilization of information and communication technology resources in business education programm of colleges of education in Delta State. NAU Journal of Technology and Vocational Education, 5(1), 128-140.
Ovute, A.O & Ovute L.E (2015). Extent of ICT software availability and teacher trainers’ ICT literacy level in Vocational Education Department: A casestudy of two federal colleges of education in Nigeria. International Journal of Current Research and Academy. Review 3 (5), 314-318.
Pangrazio, L. (2020). What is digital literacy? A comparative review of publications across three language contexts. E-learning and Digital Media, 17(6), 442 - 459. https://doi.org/10.1177/2042.753620946291.
Satin, S. & Mahmor, N. (2018). Improving student teachers' digital pedagogy through meaningful learning activities. Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 15(2), 143-173.
Selwyn, N. (2016). Digital Downsides: Exploring university students' negative engagements with digital technology. https://www.tandfQnline.cQm,abs
Turner, L. (2005). Technology skills every educator should have. Retreived from https://Ihejournal.com.
Udo, U. (2014). Acquisition of OTM skills for self reliance: A step toward curbing unemployment in Nigeria, Asia Journal of management and science education, 3 (4), 179-184.
UNESCO (2006). Education for sustainable development Toolkits, Retrieved September 2, 2020. https://scholar.google. Con/scholar?9=Education: org.
Wordu, H., Akor, V. & Ojorka, V. (2018). Instructional delivery models and academic performance of agricultural science students in senior secondary schools in Rivers State, Nigeria. Internationals Journal of Education an Evaluation, ISBN 2489-0073, 4(9), www.iiardpub.org. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
Refbacks
- There are currently no refbacks.
Copyright © 2018 -2024. The Nigerian Journal of Business Education (NIGJBED) All Rights Reserved.Â
ISSN: 2408-4816 (PRINT) |Â ISSN: 2756-5912 (ONLINE)