Authors :
Asaju Opeyemi Adeola
Volume/Issue :
Volume 6 - 2021, Issue 12 - December
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Abstract :
Education is the process of transmitting,
enlightening, imparting, and acquiring systematic
instruction/knowledge on a profession/topic. United
Nations Goal 4 of the Sustainable Development Goal
(SDGs) talks about “Inclusive and equitable quality
education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities
for all”. Learning could be formal, informal and nonformal. Higher institution system of education is formal
with majority done through physical traditional style.
The sudden advent of COVID-19 pandemic in 2020
distorted academic calendar all over the world and over a
year down the line, most institutions in Nigeria especially
government-owned are still struggling to maintain
balance. The need to switch from traditional style of
learning to virtual or combination of both as the need
arises brought about different challenges and the pace of
migration differs. Most private institutions were recorded
to have migrated almost immediately thus exhibiting
levels of ICT readiness. This research investigated into 15
selected institutions in the Southwest, Nigeria comprising
of 10 public and 5 private institutions with a view to
determine the pace of migration and effectiveness of the
new style. Mixed methods of qualitative (interviews) and
quantitative (questionnaires) were adopted to extract,
verify and analyze the data generated from the study.
Findings revealed 65% of students were of the opinion
that virtual classes was mildly effective as knowledge
were not well communicated while 19% believed that it
was effective with only 15% disagreeing totally. However,
given the revolution that have occurred in the educational
sector, institutions and government need to arise and
chart the new path forward to remove the country from
the primitive system and place into a global classroom in
which information is available and accessible to all from
anywhere.
Keywords :
Education, Institutions, Learning, New-normal, Virtual.
Education is the process of transmitting,
enlightening, imparting, and acquiring systematic
instruction/knowledge on a profession/topic. United
Nations Goal 4 of the Sustainable Development Goal
(SDGs) talks about “Inclusive and equitable quality
education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities
for all”. Learning could be formal, informal and nonformal. Higher institution system of education is formal
with majority done through physical traditional style.
The sudden advent of COVID-19 pandemic in 2020
distorted academic calendar all over the world and over a
year down the line, most institutions in Nigeria especially
government-owned are still struggling to maintain
balance. The need to switch from traditional style of
learning to virtual or combination of both as the need
arises brought about different challenges and the pace of
migration differs. Most private institutions were recorded
to have migrated almost immediately thus exhibiting
levels of ICT readiness. This research investigated into 15
selected institutions in the Southwest, Nigeria comprising
of 10 public and 5 private institutions with a view to
determine the pace of migration and effectiveness of the
new style. Mixed methods of qualitative (interviews) and
quantitative (questionnaires) were adopted to extract,
verify and analyze the data generated from the study.
Findings revealed 65% of students were of the opinion
that virtual classes was mildly effective as knowledge
were not well communicated while 19% believed that it
was effective with only 15% disagreeing totally. However,
given the revolution that have occurred in the educational
sector, institutions and government need to arise and
chart the new path forward to remove the country from
the primitive system and place into a global classroom in
which information is available and accessible to all from
anywhere.
Keywords :
Education, Institutions, Learning, New-normal, Virtual.
