EXTENT OF AWARENESS AND ADOPTION OF ZOOM TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING AND LEARNING AMONG LECTURERS’ IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION, ANAMBRA STATE

Abstract

There is need for lecturers of Colleges of Education to enjoy the enormous benefits of Zoom technologies and tools which students use mainly for entertainment and recreation. This necessitated this investigation on the extent of awareness and adoption of zoom technology in teaching and learning among lecturers in colleges Education in Anambra State. Three research questions guided the study. A survey research design was adopted for the study. Population of the study was 1050 lecturers with a sample size of 50 lecturers in the two Colleges of Education (one State and one Federal ) in Anambra State. The research instrument was a structured 4-point scale questionnaire validated by two experts in science Education and one from measurement and evaluation. The instrument was analyzed using mean and standard deviation. The study found out that the respondents were highly aware of Zoom technologies and adopt Zoom technologies for teaching and learning to a very low extent. It was recommended, among others, that management of Colleges of Education should organize seminars, workshops and training for their lecturers on the usage of Zoom for educational activities.