Speaker
Description
O, U. L.
Ebonyi State College of Education Ikwo
obyunugo@gmail.com
Track: Digital Pedagogy and Teaching Innovation
The study investigated utilisation of digital media for innovative learning in teacher education among students of Ebonyi State College of Education Ikwo, Ebonyi State Nigeria. Two research questions guided the study and two hypotheses were formulated and tested for the study. The study adopted correlational survey design. The population comprised 300 academic staff. A sample of 200 academic staff were randomised selected using simple random sampling techniques. The instrument used for data collection was utilisation of digital media questionnaire (UDMQ) and innovative learning in teacher education questionnaire)ILTEQ). The instruments contained 15 items. The instruments were tries tested on 30 academic staff using Cronbach Alpha and a reliability coefficient of 0.87 was established. The instruments were structured on 4-Likert scale of Strongly Agreed,(SA,) Agreed (A,) Disagreed (D)and Strongly Disgreed (SD). Data collected were analysed using pearson product moment correlation to answer the research questions and test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance.The findings of the study showed significant relationship of utilisation of digital media with innovative learning in teacher education among students of Ebonyi State College of Education Ikwo. The study concluded and recommended that administrators of teacher education institutions should encourage utilisation of digital media in order to enhance students' innovative learning.