Integration of ICTto Learning in Nigerian Universities with Active Pedagogy
Abstract
Integration of (ICT) and Educational development needs has dramatic and direct influence in all aspect of humanity. Online tools are web-based software’s that run in a web-supported programme language and rely on common web browser to render its utilization's. Findings revealed that Nigeria Universities Education Students seldom utilize ICT tools for learning, despite the availability of many social networking tools at the disposal of students. Hence, this study investigated the integration of ICT to enhance quality education in Nigerian Universities with active pedagogy hinged on Theoretical framework of Adapted Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology Model (AUTAUT) as a panacea. Six research questions with one hypothesis were involved in the study.A descriptive research of survey type was used. The population of University of Nigeria Usukka (Ikere-Ekiti Campus) education students selected was 1,320 and 255 returned completed instruments from the 258 distributed. The Multi-stage sampling procedure was used in selecting samples with (182 females, 73 male students). Descriptive statistics were used to answer research questions while the hypothesis was tested using inferential statistics of Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) Bonferonis’ post-hoc analysis was used to locate sources of difference where significant differences were established.Findings revealed that: students had active pedagogy, relevant ICT competency and positive attitude towards integration of (AUTAUT) for learning with weighted means of 2.53, 3.17 and 3.13, respectively as 2.50 was set as bench mark; students’ gender had no influence on integration of ICT tools but area of specialization and Academic Level influenced active pedagogy of (AUTAUT) with (ANOVA F =0.024 and MANOVA F= 0.000 and where p< 0.05 respectively). The study concluded that students’ active pedagogy usage of UTAUT could be a panacea to integrating ICT tools, and it was recommended that (AUTAUT) could be incorporated into learning process in Nigeria Universities.
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