AWARENESS AND UTILIZATION OF ZOOM TECHNOLOGY FOR LEARNING AMONG UNDERGRADUATES: EVIDENCE FROM PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN EDO STATE
Keywords:
Awareness, Public Universities, Undergraduates, Utilization, Zoom technology.Abstract
The purpose of this study is twofold. First, to examine the level of awareness of zoom technology by undergraduates in public universities in Edo State. Second, to examine the level of utilization of zoom technology by undergraduates in public universities in Edo State. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The study population was 4,987 with a sample size of 380. The data was collected using a structured survey questionnaire. Data collected were analyzed using frequency counts, percentages (%), mean () and standard deviation (SD). The results revealed that the level of awareness of zoom technology among undergraduates was high. Zoom technology were used by undergraduates to interact with lecturers for instructional delivery, for cloud meetings and for video conferencing. Despite the high level of awareness, there’s low level of utilization of zoom technology among undergraduates. Finding also revealed that the benefits of using zoom technology were to facilitate discussions between lecturers and students and to foster students’ understanding of the interrelationships of students worldwide. Findings also revealed that the challenges in using zoom technology by undergraduates include high cost of internet facilities and high cost of internet access. The authors concluded that despite the high level of awareness of zoom technology among undergraduates, the utilization of zoom technology is low. It was recommended, among others, that university managers and administrators should endeavour to provide adequate and reliable zoom technology learning platform or software to interconnect students’ and lecturers’ for effective application of zoom instructional technology.
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