Aduba, Doris Emetarom

2 Publications in AERD

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Online Platforms Used for Teaching and Learning during the COVID-19 Era: The Case of LIS Students in Delta State University, Abraka

By Aduba, Doris Emetarom

The purpose of the study is to investigate the online platforms used in the teaching/learning during the lockdown period caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The study adopted a survey method and data were collected from students of the Department of Library and Information Science, Delta State University, Abraka. Second year (200 level) students in the second semester of 2019/2020 academic session were purposely selected for the study. Online Questionnaire was designed on survey monkey and the link forwarded to the students. In total, 187 students participated in the study. To supplement data collected from the students, 3 lectures were engaged in an open-ended interview using WhatsApp chat. The study found that WhatsApp, telegram are platforms used for delivering online lectures by the LIS educators during the period of general lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Lecturers are always available, opportunity to store lectures and files for re-use at convenience, collaborative learning, sharing learning materials, freedom in asking lecturer questions, and conducive learning at home were indicated as some of the benefits of receiving lectures through online platform. While, not having smartphone or android phone, making huge amount of learning materials available, too many messages coming during the lecture, buying data for each lecture is expensive, time consuming, eye straining, and network failure were indicated as some challenges associated with receiving lectures through online platforms in Nigeria. The LIS lecturers interviewed also mentioned the cost of paying for data, network failure, laxity of students, and unable to conduct exams, and nonchalant attitude of students toward lectures as some challenges associated with teaching using the online platform. Teacher/students relationship can be improved significantly with use of social media platforms like WhatsApp in the academic environment. The adoption and use of social media platforms like WhatsApp will make the teaching/learning process an interactive, collaborative, and participatory activity for all students. © 2021 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

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An investigation into information literacy education in library schools in Nigeria

By Eze, Monica Eberechukwu

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate information literacy (IL) education in library schools in Nigeria, to establish whether they are in line with international and national library and information science (LIS) standards (‘library schools’ here indicates departments offering LIS qualifications within higher education institutions). The study used document analysis and qualitative methods. First, departmental documents from heads of department and students’ handbooks containing the LIS curriculum were collected from thirty (30) library schools in Nigeria and analyzed. Secondly, lecturers in the department of LIS from the thirteen (13) library schools offering an IL course were engaged in an interview. The study revealed a significant improvement compared to previous studies as 13 out of the 30 Nigerian universities surveyed offered the course ‘information literacy’ as a stand-alone course in the department of LIS. Unfortunately, the study found that majority of the LIS departments do not have IL laboratories for students to acquire practical skills. These findings will provide useful data for stakeholders in the university system such as supervising bodies, university management, heads of department, and library associations and regulatory bodies, assisting them in the creation of policies related to the integration of IL courses into the school system and in enforcing the implementation of these policies. © 2022, CILIP Information Literacy Group. All rights reserved.

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