ICT AFFORDANCES AND UTILIZATION CHALLENGES IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS: A SETBACK TO ATTAINING NIGERIA VISION 20:2020

C. N. Ementa, J. I. Ezenwafor

Abstract


ICT utilization in tertiary institutions is essential for promoting teaching and learning. It is also needed go overcome surmount barriers of time and place as it provides teachers and students opportunities for endless research and learning via the internet. The study x-rayed Nigeria development plans from independence to Vision 20-2020. It examined the contributions of ICT to tertiary education, reviewed the status of Nigeria with respect to ICT development index, challenges of ICT utilization in Nigerian tertiary institutions. The study further surveyed the implications of these challenges to tertiary education and proffered solutions to the setbacks stated.

Keywords: ICT utilization, Tertiary institutions, Vision 20-2020


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