E-Learning and Academic Staff Development in Nigeria: A Study of selected Universities in the Southeast Zone

Abstract

Academic Staff Development through electronic learning in Nigeria Universities, was
undertaken with a view to explore the extent with which e-learning have improved on the
academic staff development in Nigeria universities towards effective teaching and learning. The
study adopted descriptive survey method. The study was carried out with the population of
fourteen thousand, five hundred and sixty academic staff drawn from the five federal universities
in the south east, Nigeria. Taro Yamani formula was used to determine the sample size of three
hundred and eighty nine (389) academic staff. Pearson Moment Correlation Coefficient of
determination was used to determine the relationship training on e-learning has on developing
the academic staff of Nigeria universities. While t T-test was used to analyze the tested
hypotheses to show the extent dependent variables have affected independent variables. From the
data analyzed, the study revealed that the activities of the ICT specialist in the development of
academic staff of these federal universities have not been fully achieved as compared with other
universities in the western world, the result showed that there is significant correlation between
inadequate funding and provision of ICT facilities in these which have not developed as new
federal some of these universities in the south east, and the study showed that e-learning have
done well to certain extent in developing the academic staff of other universities, but more
efforts needed to put in improving academic staff performance in these universities The study
concludes that the successful development of academic staff through e-Learning training in
Nigeria universities largely depends on the degree of supports system from the government in
order to boast their performance effectively. The further recommend that Government should
provide Information Communication Technology facilities through effective funding to boost
training on e-learning process in order to develop academic staff to perform optimally, Federal
government through their network agency should work on their network service provider to
ensure adequate and steady network services to the users, Federal government through
universities governing council should take adequate measure in providing conducive working
environment that can drive the activities of the ICT specialists to have impacted on the
development of the academic staff.