DIGITAL INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR TEACHING AND SELF-LEARNING IN OFFICE TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT COURSES BY LECTURERS IN KANO STATE POLYTECHNIC.
Abstract
Use of Digital Technology is an individual's ability to find, evaluate, and compose clear information through writing and other media on various digital platforms. The research aimed at determining the level of utilization of digital instructional resources for teaching and learning office technology and management courses by lecturers in Kano state Polytechnic. The study was a descriptive type with two research questions and four null hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance. The population and sample comprised of 38 lecturers. The questionnaire was the instrument used and collected the data from the respondents. It has section A for personal data and section B for 22 items on a 5 point rating scale duly validated by expert. Cronbach alfa was used to obtain a reliability coefficient value of 0.86. Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions and determine the homogeneity of the respondents’ views. T-test was used to test the hypotheses. The finding revealed that lecturers in Kano State Polytechnic do not utilize both hardware and software instructional technologies for teaching and learning OTM courses. The paper concluded that utilization of digital instructional technology is still in its infancy stage particularly in the department of office technology and management in Kano State Polytechnic. Experiences of the respondents have no influence regarding their rating of digital instructional technology for teaching and learning of OTM courses. The study recommends that, lecturers in Kano State Polytechnic should go for in-service or self-sponsored training programme so as to improve their exposure on utilization of digital instructional technology.
Keywords: Hardware, Software, Instructional technology, Teaching and learning, Office Technology and Management
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