REVOLUTIONALISING TEACHING IN OFFICE TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME FOR ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN EKITI STATE. NIGERIA

Abstract

This study assessed revolutionizing teaching in office technology and management programme for academic development in tertiary institution in Ekiti State. Descriptive design was adopted for this study to accurately describe the characteristics of the population and establish baseline understanding. Two research questions guides the study and two null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The population will consist of all lecturers in tertiary institutions in Ekiti State, while the target population will be lecturers’ from four selected tertiary institutions in Ekiti State where Office technology and management programme is offered. The entire 35 lecturers was adopted as sample for the study because of the manageable size. The instrument used for the study was a structured questionnaire tagged questionnaire on the revolutionizing teaching in office technology and management programme for academic development (QROTMPAD). The instrument was validated by experts in business education and test and measurement. Cronbach Alpha was adopted for the reliability and 0.81 reliability coefficient was obtained. Data obtained from the respondents were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings revealed that majority of the lecturers do not make use of Google application for academic activities. Steam and virtual learning management system was not fully adopted by the lecturers to facilitate teaching and learning activities. Augmented and virtual reality were not fully utilized by OTM lecturers for instructional delivery. It was therefore concluded that OTM lecturers did not use maximally latest technological pedagogy modern technologies for teaching and learning activities. The study recommended that management and educational stakeholder in the field should infuse new technological pedagogy system of learning in OTM programme for instructional delivery. The latest information technology available in 21st century business environment should be provided for instructional delivery. OTM lecturers should be upskill on how to utilize the new pedagogical system for teaching and learning activities