SUSTAINING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING IN AN UNSECURED EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

Abstract

Academic excellence is the expected outcome of educational practices such as teaching and learning.
In the past, insecurity in education was quite unexpected. According to Isah (2016) religious places
and educational institutions were not included in the terror war as they were seen as sacred places. In
recent times, terror attacks have focused on the vulnerable society such as women and educational
institutions. Recently, the Nigerian mass media reported the attack and abduction of 6 secondary
school students in Epe, Lagos. In 2014, over 200 Chibok School Girls were abducted and detained for
many months. Despite these attacks and abduction, academic excellence must be sustained in teaching
and learning in this unsecured educational environment. Information and communication technology
usually abbreviated as ICT is needed to sustain academic excellence in this unsecured educational
environment. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) closes the problematic gap in
teaching and learning which the insecurity creates. Hence, this situation emphasizes the need to
examine how to sustain academic excellence in teaching and learning in unsecured educational
environment. It is recommended among other things that government at all levels should incorporate
clear strategies to ensure that both teachers and students are equipped with necessary skills,
knowledge and competencies to engage in teaching and learning in unsecured educational
environment