Abstract:
The study investigated the utilization of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in teaching and learning LIS undergraduate degree programmes in universities in South – South, Nigeria. In conducting this study, two research questions were posed and two hypotheses formulated to guide the study. A survey research design was adopted for this study because it sought the opinions of LIS lecturers on the extent of utilization of ICT facilities in teaching and learning of LIS courses. The entire population of 86 lecturers from the six universities offering LIS in South–South Zone was used. A structured questionnaire titled, Utilization of ICT in Teaching and Learning was the instruments used for data collection. The instrument was validated by five experts. Reliability coefficient of 0.91 was obtained using Cronbach Alpha method. Data collected from the study were analyzed using mean and standard deviation in answering the research questions(s), while the hypotheses were tested using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) at .05 level of significance. Findings from analyzed data revealed that: Lecturers strongly agreed that ICT can be utilized in teaching and learning in various aspects of LIS undergraduate programmess; that ICT facilities to a very great extent could be utilized in teaching and learning the various aspects of LIS undergraduate degree programmes. Further analysis using analysis of variance revealed significant difference in the mean scores of lecturers from Federal, State and Private Universities in the South-South Nigeria on the extent of ICT utilization in the teaching and learning of LIS. Significant difference in the mean scores of lecturers from Federal, State and Private Universities in the South-South Nigeria on the extent of ICT utilization in the teaching and learning of LIS was also found. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended among others that, training and retraining of lecturers on utilization of ICTs in teaching and learning LIS should also be encouraged; and LIS classrooms and lecturers’ offices should be equipped with modern ICT facilities for teaching and learning.
