INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE UTILIZATION AND LECTURERS PRODUCTIVITY

Abstract

Information and Communication Technology is essential to our very existence and thus permeate all aspects of our lives most importantly the world of work and particularly the education industry responsible for the generation and transfusion of new knowledge. Consequently, the adoption of ICT resources in education has ushered transformed learning, teaching, and information engagement that are inevitable in the realization of stated educational goals and objectives. Thus, this paper examined Information and Communication Technology Resource Utilization and Lecturers Productivity. The study employed a descriptive survey design. Three research questions guided the study, the study's population consisted of eighty-two (82) lecturers from the Faculty of Education, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ebonyi state. The census sampling technique was adopted due to the manageable of size of the population. The data were collected using a validated and modified four (4) point Likert scale structured research instrument titled "Information communication technology resources utilization and lectures productivity (ICTRULPQ)" with a reliability test of 0.78 Cronbach alpha. Findings revealed low availability of ICT resources among lecturers, low level of ICT resources utilization among lecturers and the challenges facing information and communication technology resource utilization among lecturers in AE-FUNAI was discovered to be high. It was recommended that they should be increased investment in ICT resources, digital literacy programs and improved internet facilities.