Availabilty Of E-Learning Technologies In Business Education Programme In Colleges Of Education In South-South, Nigeria
Crossdale Ovwido Josephine
Department Of Business Education, School of Secondary Education (Business Education), Federal College of Education, (Technical), Asaba, Delta State
Prof. Basil O. Nwosu
Department Of Business Education, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State
Keywords: Availability, Business Education, E-learning Technologies
Abstract
The study focused on availability of e-learning technologies in business education programme in colleges of education in south-south, Nigeria. Two purposes with two research questions and one null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Descriptive research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study consisted of two hundred and forty-one (241) lecturers in colleges of Education in South-South, Nigeria. The entire population was used. Researcher’s Checklist tagged availability of e-learning technologies in business education programme in colleges of education in South-South, Nigeria, (AETBESSNQ) was used to elicit responses from the subjects. The instrument was validated and the reliability of the instrument was determined using Cronbach Alpha reliability which yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.82. Frequency table and percentage was used to answer question, while t–test statistics was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings from the study showed that: e-learning technologies like digital library, electronic board, electronic communication tools, including e-mail and discussion board, chart facilities and video conferencing, virtual learning environment, media player, Microsoft excel application, educational website, use of YouTube, use of scanners to capture images and ensuring securing of data had less percentage. Based on the findings of the study, the researcher recommended that Nigerian Government and National Commission for Colleges Education (NCC) should ensure to supply and make e-learning technologies available for teaching and learning purposes in Business Education programmes in Colleges of Education in South-South, Nigeria