Speaker
Description
Thomas, K.
Adamawa State College of Education,Hong
thomaskefas186@gmail.com
Track: AI, Emerging Technologies and Future Learning
This study assessed future learning in the era of digital innovation in Colleges of Education in North-Eastern Nigeria. The study was guided by three objectives, to examine the level of digital innovation adoption, determine the influence of digital innovation on future learning and examine the challenges affecting digital innovation adoption. A sample size of 246 respondents comprising lecturers and students was selected using stratified and simple random sampling techniques and data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation, with a criterion mean of 3.00 for decision-making. The findings revealed that the grand mean score of 3.23, indicating that digital innovation adoption is at a moderate level, however, internet adequacy and AI-supported technologies recorded low ratings. The study further revealed a grand mean of 3.81, indicating that digital innovation significantly influences future learning. The results show that all the identified challenges recorded mean scores above the criterion mean of 3.00 WITH unstable electricity supply had the highest mean score (M = 4.25, SD = 0.58), indicating that respondents perceived it as the most critical challenge affecting the implementation of digital technologies. This was followed by poor internet connectivity (M = 4.18, SD = 0.63) and inadequate ICT infrastructure (M = 4.12, SD = 0.66 and insufficient funding recorded a high mean score (M = 4.07, SD = 0.72). The respondents also agreed that the high cost of digital technologies (M = 3.94, SD = 0.79) and the lack of technical support personnel (M = 3.88, SD = 0.77) constitute major barriers to digital innovation adoption. Furthermore, limited digital competence among lecturers (M = 3.71, SD = 0.81) and resistance to technological change (M = 3.54, SD = 0.88) were accepted as challenges. Based on the findings, the study concluded that digital innovation is a critical driver of future learning and has significant potential to improve teaching and learning. The study recommended increased investment in ICT infrastructure, provision of reliable internet services, continuous training of lecturers and students, integration of emerging technologies into educational practices, and strengthened policy implementation to support digital transformation in Colleges of Education.