Speaker
Description
Ajaps, C. I.
Federal College of Education (Technical), Akoka Lagos Nigeria
ujuajaps@yahoo.co.uk
Track: AI, Emerging Technologies and Future Learning
The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into higher education is rapidly transforming teaching, learning, research, and administrative processes globally. This study examines the role of Artificial Intelligence in shaping the future of higher education in selected higher institutions in Mainland Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria. The study is anchored on the is anchored on the Technological Acceptance Model (TAM) and Diffusion of Innovation Theory to understand how lecturers and students perceive, adopt, and utilize AI tools. The research adopts a mixed method design, combining quantitative survey questionnaires with qualitative interviews to gather data from lecturers and students across selected higher institutions – Federal College of Education (Technical), University of Lagos and Yaba College of Technology. The study investigates the extent of AI adoption, its impact on personalized learning, assessment automation, academic research, and challenges to implementation such as digital literacy, infrastructure deficit, cost, and ethical concerns. Findings reveal that while AI tools like chatbots, adaptive learning platforms, and plagiarism detection software are gradually being adopted, the level of integration remains uneven due to poor internet access, inadequate training, and resistance to change. The study concludes that AI has significant potential to enhance access, quality, and relevance of higher education in Mainland LGA, but requires strategic investment in infrastructure, policy reform, and capacity building. It recommends curriculum redesign to embed AI literacy, collaboration between institutions and tech firms, and development of ethical guidelines to ensure responsible use. This research contributes to literature on digital transformation on Nigerian tertiary education.