Technophobia and Use of ICT Tools in Teaching and  Learning: Academic Staff of Nigerian Universities in  Focus

Suleiman Alhaji Ahmad; Muhammad Usman

Volume : III, Issue : XII, December - 2013

Technophobia and Use of ICT Tools in Teaching and Learning: Academic Staff of Nigerian Universities in Focus

Suleiman Alhaji Ahmad, Muhammad Usman

Abstract :

This paper x–rays the importance of ICT as a tool for teaching, learning and research that is dramatically changing the landscape of educational development since the last two decades. The incorporation of ICT in educational sector is rendering plethora of opportunities for higher institutions to integrate ICTs in teaching, learning and research. The findings of the study indicates a significant relationship between availability, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and intention to use, whereas, ICT anxiety, mediated the relationship. The study concludes that technophobia has been the major problem hindering academic staff to effectively use ICT for teaching and learning process, thus, it is hoped that the study will open more gaps for future researches that would enhance efforts in educational development, thus, idging the digital divide in the country.