Adoption of Information and Communication Technology: a Strategy For Promoting Lecturers’ Effectiveness in Nigerian Universities

Abstract

Information Communication and Technology has become a global requirement to replace the traditional teaching methods with a technology-based teaching tools and facilities at all levels of education. It is on this premise that this study examined adoption of ICT as a strategy for promoting lecturers' effectiveness in Nigerian universities. To this end, the concept of information and communication technology with relevant theories and models were examined. Concept of lecturers’ effectiveness, usefulness of ICT and their challenges were critically examined. The challenges include inadequate power supply and poor funding. The study concludes that the importance of ICT in Nigerian universities cannot be underestimated, hence the need for integration of ICT for effectiveness of lecturers. The study suggests that adequate ICT facilities should be provided for lecturers to be efficient and effective in terms of teaching, research and community development.

The influence of digital competence of academicians on students’ engagement at university level: moderating effect of the pandemic outbreak

“…Hence, world education system needs to be restructured with state-of-the-art digital technologies, online resources and pertinent knowledge, skills and attitudes (Boca, 2021). In the face of given circumstances, goals of quality education can be achieved when faculty have adequate digital competence to realize the transformation of the education system from traditional to digital mode (Boca, 2021;Yusuf and Iyabo, 2022). Thus, digital competence has become indispensable as a result of social distancing and has made it a compulsion for academicians to gain the set of skills, knowledge and attitude required for the incorporation of information Digital competence of academicians and communication technology into the educational system (de Freitas Langrafe et al, 2020;Zhao et al, 2021).…”