Digital Pedagogical Approach for Effective Teaching and Learning Process in Tertiary Education System in Nigeria

Abstract

Education system is continually witnessing pedagogical transformation in recent time. This paper
thus delves into some concepts relating to effective adaptation of digital tools in teaching
learning process in the ever-evolving landscape of tertiary education in Nigeria. It posits that
digital pedagogical skills are characterized by the ability to use and learn through ICTs in an
academic environment and highlights key ways in which digital tools enhance pedagogical
practices in tertiary education. Obstacles to effective implementation of digital tools in
educational institutions such as inadequate funding, poor curriculum development, rapid pace of
technological change, reluctance to change, insufficient professional development opportunities,
among others, were identified. It concludes that effective application of digital tools in teaching
has the capacity to eliminate some barriers that lead to poor achievement and ineffective
teaching-learning process. Adequate funding of tertiary institutions and investment in the latest
technological tools are thus recommended, among others, to facilitate effective digital teaching
learning process in tertiary institutions in Nigeria.