LECTURERS’ PERCEPTION TOWARDS INTEGRATING ICT INTO TEACHING AND LEARNING DURING THE POST-COVID ERA

Abstract

The COVID-19 outbreak caused a major shift in the field of education, as it moved from the conventional traditional classroom to an online virtual classroom, which was novel to both teachers and students. This significant change has emphasized the need for incorporating technology in education, and teachers are now expected to adapt to the new mode of teaching. In this regard, the study investigates lecturers’ perceptions towards the integration of ICT for teaching in Nigeria during the post-COVID-19 era. A descriptive survey research design was employed for the quantitative analysis of 138 Lecturers from the three federal colleges of education in Southwest Nigeria. The findings of the study present a constructive summary of teachers’ perception towards the integration of ICT in teaching and learning in the post-covid era. The results revealed that lecturers had a positive perception towards integrating ICT into their teaching activities because it increases their productivity in lesson presentation, makes learning more concrete and interesting, enables them to manage instructional time very well, makes learning more engaging and diverse as well as helping students understand what is been taught. The finding also shows that lecturers do not have adequate ICT tools such as online assessment tools, video collaboration tools, internet, presentation software, learning management systems and interactive whiteboards readily available for effective teaching and learning. Significant differences in perception were found among teachers based on age, gender and teaching experience and educational qualifications. Therefore, heads of institution should make ICT tools readily available to support teaching activities. Also, the Federal Ministry of Education and TETFund should continuously fund the acquisition and build a good ICT infrastructure in Colleges of Education.