Digital Technology for Capacity Building in Teaching Arts and Social Science Education in Tertiary Institution in Delta State

Abstract

This study reviewed digital technology for capacity building in teaching Arts and Social Science education in tertiary institutions in Delta State. Lack of adequate information, communication and technology hinders growth and performances on the part of the teacher and students especially in tertiary institution.The design of the study was a descriptive survey research design. The population for the study comprises all lecturers in the University of Delta Agbor, Delta State University Abraka and College of Education Warri. Three (3) research purposes and Three (3) research questions guided the study.A sample size of one hundred and two (102) Lecturers were randomly selected through simple random sampling technique. Three (3) research questions guided the study. The instrument use for the study was the questionnaire titled “Digital Technology for Teaching Arts and Social Science Education in Tertiary Institutions in Delta State” (DTFTASEITIDS). The instruments were validated and the reliability obtained was 0.87 using crombach Alpha coefficient. Data was collected and analyzed using chi-square analysis. The result obtained from the study shows that lecturers have no positive attitude towards digital technology in teaching. Based on the above finding, it was recommended that administrators/government should indicate more interest in the use of digital technology for effective teaching