Assessment of Lecturers’ Knowledge and Usage of e-Learning for Academic Purposes in Federal College of Education (Technical), Umunze, Anambra State, Nigeria

Dr Muhammed-Sanni Abubakar, Dr Hussein Abdulkareem Bibire, Elizabeth Gabriel Ufot & Dr Rakiya Maiwada Abubakar

Abstract

This study assessed the lecturers’ knowledge and usage of e-learning for academic purposes in Federal College of Education (Technical), Umunze, Anambra State. Descriptive survey research design was adopted. 340 teachers were sampled through proportionate and simple random sampling techniques. Questionnaire on the knowledge and usage of e-learning mode was adapted to elicit information for the study. The two research questions raised were answered using percentage and the two hypotheses formulated were tested using Chi-square. Findings of the study revealed that there was a moderate knowledge and low level of e-learning usage among the lecturers; a positive significant difference existed in the knowledge of e-learning and a negative significant difference existed in the usage of e-learning between the junior and senior lecturers in the college. Based on these findings, it is recommended that workshop should be organized for all the lecturers on e-learning, and the college authority should encourage the use of e-learning by the lecturers in order to enhance effective teaching and learning activities in the college.

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