Investigation on awareness and readiness towards the adoption of WizIQ platform for instructional delivery among education lecturers in tertiary institutions of Niger State, Nigeria.

Abstract

WizIQ is an interactive cloud-based instructional delivery platform that connects a teacher and students in a virtual classroom environment. It has potentials to enrich teaching and learning if adopted. Hence, this study was carried out to investigate the level of awareness and readiness of lecturers to adopt WizIQ in teaching and learning process. A descriptive survey research was adopted and two research questions guided the study. The study target population comprised all education lecturers in tertiary institutions in the study area, and 66 lecturers constituted the sample of the study. Researchers-structured questionnaire which was subjected to validation and reliability checks and interview were used for data collection. Mean, Standard Deviation and Report method were used to analyze and present answers to the research questions raised.. Findings that emanated from the study revealed that the level of awareness of lecturers on WizIQ is low, however, in another finding, lecturers indicated readiness to adopt the platform should they be enlightened on its instructional significance. It was therefore recommended among others that, sensitization trainings should be carried out to enlighten lecturers on the benefits of the platform and on procedural steps for effective adoption and utilization of WizIQ platform for instructional delivery in institutions of higher learning.