Lecturers Proficiency in the Use of Information and Communication Technology in Colleges of Education in Lagos State

Abstract

This study examined the proficiency level of lecturers in the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in College of Education COE) in Lagos State, Nigeria using the UNESCO competency framework for teachers (Technology Literacy, Knowledge Deepening, and Knowledge Creation). The cross-sectional survey method was adopted for the study. Respondents were 112 lecturers randomly selected from the three purposively selected from ten Colleges of Education in Lagos State, Nigeria. Questionnaire was adapted from Adeyanju (2015). Mean was used to answer the research questions with a benchmark of 2.50. The study found out that the proficiency levels of lecturers are moderate in terms of (Technology Literacy, Knowledge Deepening, and Knowledge Creation). The study concluded that lecturers in colleges of education are developing their proficiency in the use of ICT for instruction ICT. It was recommended that lecturers should be exposed to more training on the use of emerging technologies for instruction regularly to increase their proficiency level.