ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATORS’ PERCEPTION OF THE IMPACTS OF ICT IN TEACHING AND LEARNING OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN SOUTH-SOUTH DURING AND AFTER COVID-19 GLOBAL CHALLENGES

Abstract

This study was to investigate entrepreneurship educators’ perception on the impact of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) in teaching and learning of entrepreneurship education in tertiary institutions in Nigeria during Covid-19 global challenges. Three research questions directed the study. A descriptive survey research design was adopted while the population comprises 50 entrepreneurship education lecturers in 5 public tertiary institutions teaching entrepreneurship education programme in South-south The main instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire titled “Impacts of Information and Communication Technology the Teaching of Entrepreneurship Education Questionnaire (IICTTEEQ). The questionnaire has 35 items based on four points. The instrument was validated by 3 experts and has the reliability coefficient value of 0.86. The data was analyzed using mean. The findings if the study revealed among others that multimedia projector, projector screen, electronic notice board, digital model office, interactive white board, internet facilities, e-mail, laptops and desktops computers, scanner, satellite disc, electronic library, classrooms and workshop are available for the teaching of entrepreneurship education while multimedia projector, electronic notice board, digital mode office, interactive white board and many others are used to a low extent. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that information and communication technology resources for teaching students need to be adequately provided for lecturers utilization during and after Covid-19 epidemic global challenge.