Bello Ali
Availability, Accessibility and Utilization of Information and Communication Technology in Teaching and Learning Islamic Studies in Colleges of Education, NorthEastern, Nigeria
1402 - 1410
2018
12
10
International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10009678
https://publications.waset.org/vol/142
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in tertiary institutions by lecturers and students has become a necessity for the enhancement of quality teaching and learning. This study examined availability, accessibility and utilization of ICT in TeachingLearning Islamic Studies in Colleges of Education, NorthEast, Nigeria. The study adopted multistage sampling technique, in which, five out of the eleven Colleges of Education (both Federal and State owned) were purposively selected for the study. Primary data was drawn from the respondents by the use of questionnaire, interviews and observations. The results of the study, generally, indicate that the availability and accessibility to ICT facilities in Colleges of Education in NorthEast, Nigeria, especially in teachinglearning delivery of Islamic studies were relatively inadequate and rare to lecturers and students. The study further reveals that the respondents’ level of utilization of ICT is low and only few computer packages and internet services were involved in the ICT utilization, which is yet to reach the real expected situation of the globalization and advancement in the application of ICT if compared to other parts of the world, as far as the teaching and learning of Islamic studies is concerned. Observations and conclusion were drawn from the findings and finally, recommendations on how to improve on ICT availability, accessibility and utilization in teaching learning were suggested.
Open Science Index 142, 2018