STRATEGIES FOR UTILIZING SYNCHRONOUS AND ASYNCHRONOUS E-LEARNING IN TEACHING AND LEARNING BUSINESS EDUCATION COURSES IN UNIVERSITIES IN KWARA STATE
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This study explored strategies for utilizing synchronous and asynchronous e-learning technologies in teaching and learning business education courses in universities in Kwara State, Nigeria. A descriptive study design was selected. This study was guided by two objectives, two research questions, and two null hypotheses. The survey sample included 686 lecturers and students in business education at universities in Kwara State. There was no sample due to the sizeable study population. A questionnaire checked by three experts served as a means of data collection. Instrument reliability was assessed using the Cronbach alpha method, yielding an r-factor of 0.78. Data for the research question were reported with mean and standard deviation. An independent-sample t-test was used to test the null hypotheses 1 and 2 at the 0.05 significance level. Lecturers’ positive attitude on the relevance of e-learning technologies, adequate provision of interactive whiteboards by school authorities, provision of adequately equipped offices for lecturers in business education, and adequate provision of blogs and podcasting by school authorities among others are strategies used in utilizing synchronous and asynchronous e-learning technologies in teaching and learning of business education courses. Based on this result, this study leads to the conclusion that lecturers and students need to get familiar with and adopt the various synchronous and asynchronous e-learning technologies to enhance the teaching and learning of Business Education courses. For business education to maximize its goals in an era of rapid technological change, business educators should apply e-learning technologies to the teaching and learning of business education and the need for proper provision of ICT laboratories and equipment to curb the e-learning challenges faced by students who use e-learning to study business education courses in universities.
Keywords: Strategies, Synchronous, Asynchronous, E-Learning, Teaching, Learning, Business Education.
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