Al-Hikmah University Journal

Quality education, which remains the key to sustainable development globally, is under threat sequel to Covid-19 pandemic that has bedeviled the academic activities owing to its social distancing rule. This study examined ICT, Education and Post Pandemic Realities: An Assessment of Colleges of Education in North Central Nigeria. This study adopted descriptive survey design. A total of 571 lecturers and 975 students randomly sampled from Colleges of Education in north central, Nigeria. The instruments used for data collection was a checklist for both the lecturers and students titled ‘Availability, Status, Adequacy, Awareness, Accessibility, and Utilization of ICT Facilities Questionnaire (ASAAAUICTF) and developed by the researchers. The questionnaire was validated by two experts in the Department of Computer Science and one specialist in educational technology from University of Ilorin. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was established using Cronbach alpha and it yielded an index of 0.88. Copies of the questionnaire were administered with the help of research assistance to seven colleges of Education in north central, Nigeria. The data collected were collated and analysed using means and percentage in answering the six research questions. A benchmark of 2.0 and 2.5 was adopted for a 3 and 4 likert scale responses and 50% for percentage. Findings reveals that in colleges of education in Post pandemic era, desktop computer, laptop computers, computer printers, photocopier, tape recorder, radio set, television, handheld tablet and mobile smart Phone were available to both lecturer and students; desktop computer, laptop computers, computer printers, tape recorder, radio set, television, handheld tablet were in functional state; ICT facilities were grossly adequate to both lecturer and students; lecturers and students were partially aware of all the ICT facilities; lecturers and students had no access to ICT facilities; and lecturers and students rarely utilize facilities. The study therefore among others recommended that Lecturers should utilize available ICT facilities whenever they are teaching to keep students abreast of how these facilities are used.