Enhancing technical vocational education via multimedia presentation for sustainable economic recovery in Nigeria

Abstract

This paper focuses on the role of technical vocational education via multimedia presentation for sustainable economic recovery in Nigeria. One of the most important uses of vocational and technical education is that it makes it easy for instructors to incorporate multimedia into their teaching. There are different multimedia tools. Three of the most popular ones are Multimedia on Television, Multimedia Websites and Multimedia Information Kiosksin which students take in information. Multimedia technology empowers the educational process by means of increased interaction between teachers and the students. Apart from the fact that multimedia can provide educators and students with endless possibilities of quality teaching and learning, taking vital considerations of the pedagogical strengths and limitations of Multimedia, it can be used to its fullest potency, and reach the eminence of New Educational Technology tool1. Technical and vocational education is based on the needs of the labour market and that government responds to the needs of Vocational and Technical Education through sufficient provision of adequate facilities, equipment and resources. Recommendations were given for further improvement.