Vocational and Technical Education Journal

The world of today is technology driven; it is required that students acquire digital skills to be able to fit into the changing world. Information and communication technology (ICT) has become a more systematic concept in the educational field. Considering the role of ICT in improving teaching and promoting quality learning, disseminating knowledge, facilitating feedback between teachers and students, the utilization of ICT in the delivery process of agricultural education in colleges of education is still not effective due to the fact that some teachers still make use of the traditional method of teaching students. This paper identifies ICT devices, ICT in teaching and learning, use of ICT in Agricultural education, challenges in using ICT in teaching and learning agricultural education. This paper also reviewed the various steps that can be taken to integrate the use of ICT in the delivery process of agricultural education in Colleges of education in Nigeria and came to a conclusion that the use of ICT in teaching and learning can help bridge the gap that exist between students and teachers, bring the students closer to authentic learning materials and in general improve the result gotten from the teaching and learning process. This paper recommends that policies should be made by the government to further enhance the utilization of ICT, the improvement of the knowledge of ICT among lecturers in colleges of education by organizing seminars, training and workshop and also government should ensure that colleges of education are properly funded with ICT devices and ensure that management staffs of ICT are employed to keep ICT centres running.

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