Abstract:
This study examined the relationship between e-learning facilities and lecturers job productivity in Federal Colleges of Education in North Eastern Nigeria. Three research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. Correlational research design was adopted for this study. The population of this study is 805. The sample size for this study is 365. Multi-stage sampling procedure was adopted for the study. The instrument to be used for data collection is a self-structured questionnaire titled “E-Learning Facilities Questionnaire (ELFQ)” and Lecturers Job Productivity Questionnaire (LJPQ) with a total of 15-items. The items are structured on a five-point rating scale of VHL=Very High Level (4), HL=High Level (3), ML=Moderate Level (3), LL=Low Level (2) and VLL= Very Low Level. The reliability co-efficient of (ELFQ) and (LJPQ) yielded 0.84 and 0.86 respectively.
Description:
The introduction of Information Technology tools such as multimedia technologies and the internet in todays classrooms has greatly improved learning situations in tertiary institutions of learning as Information Technology has improved accessibility and quality of instructional delivery among lecturers and students. Thus, e-learning is a new paradigm shift in higher educational sector purposive geared towards advancing the knowledge base of the 21st Century learner. The beginning of 21st Century has heralded the educational technology that has facilitated e-learning among secondary and tertiary institutions in the developing countries. The influence of e-learning is increasingly dominating the current educational style as the influence of technology increases dominating our day to day activities worldwide. As one of the major sectors of technological influence is education it is assumed the vanguard for developmental change of all countries in the contemporary world.
