LEVEL OF DIGITAL RESOURCES UTILIZATION IN OFFICE TECHNOLOGY AND MANEGEMENT PROGRAMME IN PUBIC POLYTHENICS IN ANAMBRA AND IMO STATE

Abstract

The need to improve the teaching of OTM courses for students’ skill acquisition necessitated this study. The study examines the level of digital resource utilization for effective instructional delivery of OTM courses towards students’ acquisition of employability skills for self-reliance. One research question and two null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted survey research design with a population 65 OTM lecturers in public polytechnics in Anambra and Imo Sates studied without sampling. Structured questionnaire containing 21 items were used for data collection. Face and content validity of the instrument was ascertained using three experts in the field of OTM and Measurement and Evaluation. The reliability of the instrument was established using pilot-test and data calculated with Cronbach Alpha yielded correlation coefficient of .91. The researcher with the help of two research assistants adequately briefed administered the instrument to the respondents. Mean, standard deviation and t-test were used for data analysis. Findings revealed that OTM lecturers lowly utilize digital resources for instructional delivery of OTM courses towards enhancing students’ acquisition of employability skills. It was also found that age and years of teaching experience were not significant factors on the extent OTM lecturers utilize digital resources for instructional delivery of OTM courses. Based on the findings of the study, the researcher concluded that OTM lecturers in polytechnics in Anambra and Imo States are not utilizing digital resources to the fullest extent possible to give their students the employability skills they need for self-reliance. It was recommended among others that; management of polytechnics should encourage all OTM lecturers in the study area who lack digital literacy to pursue training in order to improve their ability to deliver high-quality instruction