– Igwebuike, Osedumme (PhD), Monity, Flora Michael (PhD) & Abam, Oyobo-Gladys T om (PhD)
Abstract
The present study evaluated the influences of seminar/workshop on educational technology curriculum implementation in tertiary institutions in Cross River State, Nigeria. To achieve the purpose of this study, one research question and one null hypothesis were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted the ex-post facto research design. The population of the study comprised of two thousand seven hundred and seventy-one (2,771) students of educational technology studying in the University of Calabar; the Cross River University of Technology, Calabar; College of Education Akamkpa and College of Education Obudu, all in Cross River State. A total sample of 682 students was used for the study. The instrument for data collection was a 40-item structured questionnaire developed by the researcher. The instrument was titled “Seminar/workshop and educational technology Curriculum Implementation in Tertiary Institutions Questionnaire (SWEDTCITIQ)”. One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to analyze the hypothesis and result confirmed using LSD Post-hoc test. The findings of the study revealed that students Seminar/workshop significantly influence educational technology curriculum implementation in tertiary institutions in Cross River State Nigeria. It was recommended there is need for every school to make it compulsory to have regular seminars/workshops to intimate the teachers and students on the new methods of teaching and learning and other needs for educational development of students and teachers alike.