PEDAGOGY OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY FOR DIGITAL TEACHING AND LEARNING OF BIOLOGY IN NIGERIA

PEDAGOGY OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY FOR DIGITAL TEACHING AND LEARNING OF BIOLOGY IN NIGERIA

¹Mathew, B. A., ²Onimisi, A. O., ³Salifu, M., ⁴Fakolade, B. A . & ⁵Abuh, S.J⁴

Integrated Science Department¹, Biology Department^{2, 3, 4 & 5}

Federal College of Education, Okene, Nigeria ²

Air Force Secondary, Markudi, Benue State, Nigeria⁴

Kogi State College of Education, Ankpa, Nigeria^{1, 3 & 5}

E-mail: mathewaledare44@gmail.com

Corresponding Author: Mathew, B. A

ABSTRACT

Teaching and learning in the 21^st century, an ICT- driven age is undergoing innovations as a result of the changing demands in the education enterprise. Classrooms have become more inclusive with respect to the diverse needs of gender, cultural and individual differences. Also classrooms have become largely ICT integrated and the norm is towards effective use of ICT materials to enhance teaching and learning. Emphasis, therefore in this computerized age is on life-long learning and the learners are expected to do this using new technologies. These changing dynamics of classrooms situations have also made way for teachers and students to interact using various strategies. accordingly, emphasize is being laid on specific learning theories that are cognitively oriented, addressing, in teaching, new ways of preserving learning behaviors and learning strategies. This motivates teachers and trainers to make the test pedagogical use of ICT in their own teaching and to encourage the development of high quality digital teaching and learning materials. Teleconferencing, webhosting, videoconferencing etc. are example of ways by which ICT has extended human experience in learning.

Keywords: ICT Education, E- learning, Internet, Digital