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ICTs in Education Industry: Understanding Virtual Learning Pedagogy: Evidence from Literature
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It will be observed that before the COVID-19 pandemic, online education was not popular in Nigeria’s higher and lower educational institutions of learning, either due to a lack of awareness, finance, or outright negligence by the authorities concerned. During the pandemic, most educational institutions were directed to study virtually (online), even when there were no previous plans. The remote learning idea failed to meet the needs of many students/learners in Nigeria, and some other parts of the globe alike. Many schools in Nigeria, if not all were shut down, and many educators noticed that the emergency virtual/remote learning option negatively influenced students’ and teachers’ social, emotional, and academic well-being. Because of these problems encountered, the Nigerian government cannot just watch, because online learning has become the in-thing, and has the potential to unlock every possibility in the Nigerian education system. So, the technological innovations of the 21st century have entrenched into most of all modern life activities, of which the education sector is now embedded in technology. Therefore, human beings need to keep pace with social change by adapting to the availability of these new technologies. Virtual learning has become one of these outcomes of technological innovations/inventions of the century in the field of education that has come to alleviate many educational challenges of citizens, especially in the Nigerian education system. Consequently, this paper, based on the evidence from the literature attempts to find out the importance, benefits, and pitfalls of a virtual learning environment in the Nigerian educational institutions’ context. Finally, the four learning theories that enhance or enable electronic learning were discussed, and in an attempt to discuss the characteristics of virtual learning, the author concisely highlighted the futuristic of online learning in Nigerian educational institutions.
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