Integration of Modern Educational Technologies in Teaching and Learning of Secretarial Education in Tertiary Institutions in Sokoto State

This study investigated the integration of Modern Educational Technologies in Teaching and Learning of Secretarial Education in Nigerian higher institutions. Descriptive survey research design was adapted where three objectives and research questions were formulated to guide the study. Population of the study consists of 8 lecturers from Sokoto Polytechnic, 12 lecturers from Shehu Shagari College of Education sokoto and 120 secretarial students from polytechnic and college of education were randomly sampled. A total of 140 respondents were employed to form the sample size. A validated questionnaire adapted by the researcher and vetted by experts. The reliability was established through Cronbach Alpha formular. Three instruments namely the modern office technology needed availability (MOTA), modern office technological Usage (MOTU) and Secretarial lecturers competent (SLCT)were used to elicit information from the respondents. The data collected was analysed giving a 95 percent response rate using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS 22.0 version). A narrative approach and quantitative tools such as frequency tables and percentages were used to arrange and present the result. The findings of the study revealed that tertiary institutions teaching Secretarial Education/OTM in Sokoto state are lack of modern educational technologies to equip their students and which led most secretarial students have not use to modern office technological gadgets in their institution. Finally, the researcher recommends some points from the conclusion that secretarial education has to make adequately modern office gadgets and curriculum of secretarial administrator and secretarial educator in higher institution of learning should be reviewed to accommodate modern educational technological gadget for effective teaching of secretarial course in tertiary institution in the country.