ONLINE INSTRUCTION: PANACEA TO INSECURITY IN NIGERIAN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS

Abstract

Educational institutions in Nigeria are striving to convert their face-to-face sessions to virtual ones as tertiary schools across the country migrate from onsite to online instruction in a bid to decrease the impact of insecurity and the evolving coronavirus pandemic. The need for online education is currently on the rise. Academic institutions that do not provide this choice risk losing potential students to other schools that use innovative educational methodologies, particularly at this era of uncertainty. As a result of this shift, universities are scrambling to find new ways to give lectures online or virtually. Many instructors and teachers are now pondering how to provide pupils with a positive learning experience. It is critical to comprehend measures that will prepare academic institutions to handle the challenges posed by this transformation. In this era of danger, developing high-quality online programs that are tailored to the needs of Nigerians while also keeping students off the highways and campuses that have become hideouts for kidnappers, herders, gunmen, and terrorists is critical. The purpose of this article is to examine the various ways in which insecurity impacts schools, how it can harm students and the entire society, and how Nigerian education can shift from the classroom to the internet to address insecurity.