Educational Technology for Improvement of Teaching and Learning Environment in Nigeria

Abstract

The desire for qualitative and quantitative education have increased the need for providing an efficient and effective teaching-learning environment in Nigeria.The increases in enrolment figures of students coupled with shortage of qualified teachers and instructional materials have increased the potential contribution of education technology in the improvement of the teaching -learning environment. In modern day Nigeria, educational technology is still beclouded by a number of problems, principal among them is that of resources which includes human and materials. Specifically, the paper highlights the contribution of instructional materials to the improvement of the teaching-learning environment. Also conclusion and recommendations were made among which is the establishment and procurement of the right instructional materials that would invariably ensure right attitude towards good technological training that would helped in the improvement of teaching-learning environment.