Blended Learning as antecedent to Human Capital Development in Nigeria
Keywords:
Blended learning, human resource, human capital development, educationAbstract
This paper examined blended learning as a sine qua non to human capital development within the Nigerian context. Blended learning denotes a pattern of learning that embraces online courses in addition to the face-to-face contact. Blended learning is a model of instruction offering both flexibility and convenience to students. It also promotes economic growth and develops student's potentials. As a window for working adults to explore postsecondary degrees and improve on their knowledge and skills, blended learning is a viable option for actualizing human capital development in Nigeria. Quality education as a means of development is ingrained in human capital development considered as very critical to inculcating skills in learners. It is also noteworthy that human capital resource is an important factor of production. Blended learning contributes to national development, Nigeria inclusive, by speeding up the pace of her much needed manpower needs for economic growth. This paper explored blended learning and its contributions to human capital, advantages of blended learning, challenges of blended learning, as well as the influences of blended learning and human capital development in Nigeria. Conclusion was made with useful suggestions including among others, that policy makers in educational sectors in Nigeria should prioritize blended learning to improve her human capital. Stakeholders in education should involve public and private sectors, the communities and the civil society in blended learning. Nigerian universities should be empowered to operate blended learning programmes and that Government should increase funding to universities to enable them purchase necessary tools to implement blended learning programmes.
Résumé
Cet article examine l'apprentissage mixte comme une condition sine qua non du développement du capital humain dans le contexte nigérian. L'apprentissagemixtedésigneunmodèled'apprentissagequienglobedes coursenligneenplusducontactenfaceàface.L'apprentissagemixteestun modèle d'enseignement offrant à la fois flexibilité et commodité aux étudiants. Il favoriseégalementlacroissanceéconomiqueetdéveloppele potentiel des étudiants. En tant que fenêtre permettant aux adultes qui travaillent d'aspirer à des diplômes postsecondaires et d'améliorer leurs connaissances et leurs compétences, l'apprentissage mixte est une option viable pour actualiser le développement du capital humain au Nigéria. Une éducation de qualité en tant que moyen de développement est ancrée dansledéveloppementducapitalhumainconsidérécommeessentielpour inculquerdescompétencesauxapprenants.Ilconvientégalementdenoter que les ressources en capital humain sont un facteur de production important. L'apprentissage mixte contribue au développement national, leNigériacompris,enaccélérantlerythmedesesbesoinsenmain-d'œuvre indispensables à la croissance économique. Cet article a exploré l'apprentissage mixte et ses contributions au capital humain, les avantages de l'apprentissage mixte, les défis de l'apprentissage mixte, ainsi que les influences de l'apprentissage mixte et du développement du capital humain au Nigéria. Des suggestions utiles ont été faites dans conclusion, il s'agit entre autres de celles indiquant que les décideurs des secteurs de l'éducation au Nigéria devraient donner la priorité à l'apprentissage mixte pour améliorer son capital humain. Les acteurs de l'éducation devraient impliquer les secteurs public et privé, les communautés et la société civile dans l'apprentissage mixte. Les universités nigérianes devraient être habilitées à gérer des programmes d'apprentissage mixte et le gouvernement devrait augmenter le financementallouéauxuniversitéspourleurpermettred'acheterlesoutils nécessairesàlamiseenœuvredesprogrammesd'apprentissagemixte.
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