EXTENT OF UTILIZATION OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING OF BUSINESS EDUCATION PROGRAMMES IN UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTHWEST NIGERIA

Abstract

This study examined the extent of utilization of emerging technologies for teaching and learning of business education programmes in universities in South West Nigeria. Three research questions were raised, while three hypotheses were formulated. The study employed a descriptive survey research design. The population consists of 64 business educators in the seven public universities offering business education programmes in the Southwest, Nigeria. There was no sampling for this study because of the manageable size of the population. A validated instrument titled “Emerging Technologies in Teaching and Learning Business Education Programme Questionnaire” (ETTLBEPQ) was structured by the researcher. To ascertain the internal consistency of the items of the instrument, a pilot test was conducted, and the Cronbach Alpha Method was used to obtain an overall coefficient of 0.78. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions posed, while an independent samples t-test was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 alpha level. The finding revealed that business educators, to a great extent, integrated learning management systems in teaching and learning of business education programmes at universities in Southwest Nigeria. It was also found that business educators to a low extent integrated adaptive learning systems and flipped classroom technologies in teaching and learning of business education programme at universities in Southwest Nigeria. It was recommended that university management should institutionalize LMS best practices by developing standardized course templates, mandating consistent LMS-based assessments, and facilitating advanced training for lecturers