INFLUENCE OF LECTURERS’ VARIABLES ON THEIR VERSATILITY TO INTEGRATE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY FOR INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY IN OGUN STATE

Abstract

The integration of ICT facilities for learning, particularly in institutions of higher learning in Nigeria requires skills, competency and versatility from lecturers. However, most of the teachers in Nigeria institutions at all levels do not have the needed experience and competence in the use of ICT facilities for educational purposes. The study employed descriptive research of the survey type. A total of 261 (125 males, 131 females) lecturers were purposively sampled from colleges of education in Ogun State. A researchers-designed questionnaire was used to elicit information from the respondent and the instruments was tested for reliability using Cronbach Alpha and 0.71reliability coefficient was obtained. The research questions was answered using percentage while independent t-test statistics was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that lecturers are versatile in the integration of ICT facility for instructional delivery, there was no significant difference between male and female lecturers on their versatility to integrate and there was no significant difference between experienced and the less experienced lecturers on their versatility to integrate ICT facilities for instructional delivery. Based on the findings, it was recommended that female lecturers are to redirect their focus on the use of ICT for instructional delivery and not for entertainment alone.