International Journal for Tourism and Technology (IJTT)
This paper examined the relevance of innovative technological approaches for enhancing teaching and learning towards sustainable development in Nigeria PostCovid-19 Nigeria using the descriptive qualitative research method. The paper provided sound clarification on the concepts of teaching, learning, technological innovations and sustainable development, and revealed that due to the corona virus pandemic, a lot of human activities were disrupted including teaching and learning processes which brought about the adoption of the use of technology in teaching and learning processes. The paper emphasizes the need for all educational institutions, educators, and learners to adopt the use of technology in order to improve their digital skills in line with the emerging global trends and realities in education. Hence, the paper recommends among others that the integration and adoption of technology in our educational institutions is no longer a choice, but a need to enhance teaching and learning processes or sustainable development.
The spread of corona virus also known as Covid-19 has caused fear, anxiety and various concerns among citizens around the world. The corona virus has no boundaries and its effect is large and fast. The corona virus pandemic is novel, but it already has noxious effects on humanity. As at now, no nation or race across the world is immune from the corona virus pandemic and the entire world is overwhelmed by the speed of the spread and the devastating effects of covid-19.Various countries have taken preventive measures (such as isolation, use of face mask, use of sanitizer, etc.) In about 188 countries around the world, it is reported that the preventive measures taken to curb the spread of the virus, including closure of schools; from primary to university levels, has affected teaching and learning processes grossly. However, in order to promote the process teaching and learning during the andemic, the use of technology has been considered the most appropriate (if not the only) alternative in many
parts of the world, and Nigeria is no exception.
The introduction of technology in teaching and learning processes has improved teaching and learning outcomes. Using technological devices invented by technologists and to promote teaching and learning processes has helped to make our understanding, retention and application of knowledge easy and simple. It has helped to improve relationships between educators and learners, reinvent our approaches to learning and collaborations, shrink long standing equity and accessibility gaps, and adapt teaching and learning experiences to meet the needs of both educators and learners. This paper therefore is an attempt to examine some of the innovative technological approaches for enhancing teaching and learning processes and its impact for sustainable and social development in a Post Covid-19 Nigeria. In order to achieve this goal, a conceptual analysis of such concepts like Teaching, Learning, Technological Innovations and Sustainable Development is given to strengthen the discussion.
Innovative, Technology, Teaching, Learning, Sustainable Development, Covid-19