CHALLENGES OF ADOPTING ICT IN TEACHING HISTORY IN HIGHER INSTITUTIONS: A CASE STUDY OF UNIVESITY OF BENIN

This study assesses challenges of adopting Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in teaching history in higher institutions. Four research questions were raised to guide the study. The population comprised of history education students in University of Benin, Benin City. A sample of 150 was selected for the study. A descriptive survey research design was adopted. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire. The reliability of the instrument was ascertained and Cronbach alpha coefficient of 0.82 was obtained. The online survey method using Google Form was adopted in collecting data from respondents. Data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation). Results indicated that Internet and online databases did not constitute challenges to adopting ICT in teaching and learning history, there are qualified ICT instructors, however there are experiences/incidences of untrained ICT instructors and shortage of qualified ICT instructors, there are sufficient ICT classrooms/Building, there are occasions of poor teaching methods in using ICT for teaching history. The study recommended that university authorities should as a matter of policy provide regular training and retraining for ICT instructors, government should endevour to improve on manpower (ICT instructors) in other to ensure sufficiency and effective teaching and learning of history using ICT, instructors should endevour to engage the best teaching method so as to achieve the learning objectives and stimulate students’ interest in learning