An Overview of Technology Integration in Nigerian Colleges of Education
The influence of digital technology in society has made ICT literacy a basic requirement needed by all to survive the challenge of living in the 21st. The education industry is now faced with the challenge of helping learners to acquire this literacy. Coping with this challenge requires breeding t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universitas Ahmad Dahlan
2013
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/38313/1/An_Overview_of_ICT_Integration_in_Nigerian_Colleges_of_Education_and_the_Implications_on_Social_Studies.pdf |
| Summary: | The influence of digital technology in society has made ICT literacy a basic requirement needed by all to survive
the challenge of living in the 21st. The education industry is now faced with the challenge of helping learners to
acquire this literacy. Coping with this challenge requires breeding teachers’ with high level of proficiency in ICT
literacy and competence. This study investigates the readiness of Nigerian Colleges of Education toward breeding
social studies teachers with ICT literacy and competence. It is an exploratory conceptual study that is literaturebased
(document-based qualitative study approach). The study therefore explore literature to find out the benefit of
ICT integration in social studies teacher education; the preparedness of Nigerian Colleges of Education for ICT
integration; and the implications of the current state of technology integration on social studies objectives. Findings
from this study indicated that, Colleges of education in Nigeria are not readily prepared for effective technology
integration; much is still needed in terms of infrastructure and manpower development. |
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