Incorporating Information Technology in a Nigerian Learning Environment: the case for a Courseware Solution
One common phenomenon in the administration of pedagogy in a typical Nigerian educational setting is the use of traditional and manual methods in teaching and assessment of students at all levels of education leading to inaccuracy in students assessments, delayed feedback on assessments, time wasting, inefficient use of paper resources, lack of privacy and confidentiality of records. In this paper, we developed a robust and simple tool that reneges on the power of technology in the administration and management of a course electronically. The solution developed not only proved robust and easy to use, but successfully improved students cognition and desire to study, improved timeliness in assessment submissions, reduced delay in feedback, enhanced access to course materials, and improved student and staff use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in learning in Bowen University Iwo, Nigeria.
Keywords: ICT, Pedagogy, Nigerian Education, Courseware, Traditional, Manual.
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Denye .N. Ogeh
Denye .N. Ogeh received his B.Sc. in Computer Science and M.Sc. in Bioinformatics. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Bioinformatics at the University of Leicester, UK. His research interests includes; the development of computational tools for bioinformatics research, expert systems, e-Learning solutions, Artificial Intelligence, and Telemedicine.
Segun .A. Fatumo
Segun .A. Fatumo received his B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science and postgraduate degree in Applied Bioinformatics from University of Cologne, Germany. His main areas of research include expert system, e-health, computational biology, system biology and bioinformatics. He has published a good number of papers in outstanding journals and learned conference articles and also made useful contribution to many books. He has organised and attended many international conferences.
Denye .N. Ogeh
Denye .N. Ogeh received his B.Sc. in Computer Science and M.Sc. in Bioinformatics. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Bioinformatics at the University of Leicester, UK. His research interests includes; the development of computational tools for bioinformatics research, expert systems, e-Learning solutions, Artificial Intelligence, and Telemedicine.
Segun .A. Fatumo
Segun .A. Fatumo received his B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science and postgraduate degree in Applied Bioinformatics from University of Cologne, Germany. His main areas of research include expert system, e-health, computational biology, system biology and bioinformatics. He has published a good number of papers in outstanding journals and learned conference articles and also made useful contribution to many books. He has organised and attended many international conferences.
