Adebayo Anthony Adeyemi

Typology of Social Media Platforms used for Teaching and Learning after COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions

By Kolawole Taiwo Olabode

The benefits of the application and use of relevant social media in any organisation cannot be overstated especially in the areas of work structure and change. However, this descriptive study discovered that the sudden shift from traditional method of teaching to the use of social media as an urgent directive from the COVID-19 pandemic taskforce in Ekiti state, Nigeria, without the management of Federal University Oye-Ekiti providing an empowering environment was not all right. This study was carried out on five purposefully selected campuses with a sample size of 597. Findings showed that almost 90.0% of the respondents were aware of the fact that management had told the school to embark on the use of social medial for lectures; 63.8% said both methods are used for teaching, 19.10% said lectures were delivered through the use of social media, while 17.1% receive lectures traditionally. Furthermore, when asked which social media platforms they use for lectures, 55.3% said they use voice notes, 28.1% said they use materials, and only 13.6% said they use Zoom classes. The study concluded that there is nothing inherently wrong with using social media whenever it is required; management of organisations or institutions should create an enabling environment for social media to deliver optimal results for the purpose of its adoption and uses. © 2023 Typology of Social Media Platform. All rights reserved.