APPRAISAL OF VERSATILITY LEVELS IN E-LEARNING AMONG COLLEGES OF EDUCATION LECTURERS IN SOUTH-WEST, NIGERIA

GANIYU R. Sade, Ph.D

Abstract

Historically, strong connections exist between education delivery and the technology of the era, thus, as, technology evolved, so did delivery methods. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) therefore, have affected the way people learn. E-learning adoption is driven by stakeholders’ versatility level, e-learning facilities among others; hence, the need to examine COE lecturers’ versatility levels in e-learning in the southwest, Nigeria. The objectives of this study were to investigate the colleges of education lecturers’ versatility levels in e-learning, and influence of gender. The research adopted a descriptive survey method, with a sample drawn from 11colleges of education in South-west, Nigeria. Respondents were 1,088 lecturers. A researcher designed questionnaire titled colleges of education lecturers’ versatility levels in e-learning was used for data gathering. The instrument was validated by experts and the reliability index was determined using Cronbach Alpha, the value was 0.93. Mean score was used to answer research question while independent t-test was used to test a hypothesis. Findings showed that lecturers’ versatility level in e-learning was low with a mean score of 1.06 out of the benchmark of 2.00 and that no significant difference was observed between male and female COE lecturers’ versatility levels in e-learning. It was recommended among others, that College management should allocate both financial and material resources in such a way as to promote the professional development of lecturers thereby providing sustainable overall institutional development of technical skills and versatility needed for e-learning.