Information Communication Technology (ICT) Integration to Educational Curricula

Cosmas UchennaNwokeafor is professor of mass communication at Bowie State University where he currently serves as dean of the graduate school. He has also served as provost fellow and assistant provost for graduate studies at Bowie State University.

• FOREWORDPREFACEACKNOWLEDGMENTSINTRODUCTIONOVERVIEW OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY’S (ICT) IMPACT IN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN AFRICACosmas Uchenna Nwokeafor, Bowie State University CHAPTER 1THE IMPERATIVE OF DEALING WITH SOME FUNDAMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURAL CHALLENGES AS A PREREQUISITE TO THE INTEGRATION OF ICT TO EDUCATIONAL CURRICULA IN AFRICAMatt Mogekwu, Department of Journalism, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY 1CHAPTER 2USAGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA AS PEDAGOGICAL TOOLS AMONG LECTURERS IN NIGERIAN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONSIfeoma T. Amobi, University of Lagos, Lagos, NigeriaCHAPTER 3INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) INTEGRATION IN AFRICAN EDUCATION: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR STUDENTS, EDUCATORS AND THE GOVERNMENTFidelis Kpaduwa, Systems Engineer, Loudoun County, VirginiaCHAPTER 4E-LEARNING AS A VEHICLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL GIRLS IN GHANA, WEST AFRICAKristie Roberts-Lewis, Troy University, Troy, AlabamaMichael E. Orok, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TennesseeCHAPTER 5IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA: BEST PRACTICES IN TEACHING, LEARNING AND TRAINING AFRICAN STUDENTS IN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIESCosmas U. Nwokeafor, Bowie State UniversityCHAPTER 6CHALLENGES FACING THE AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF ICT RESOURCES IN POST PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN NSUKKA EDUCATIONAL ZONE OF ENUGU STATE, NIGERIAChijioke Jonathan Olelewe, Federal College Of Education, Enugu State, NigeriaAugustina C. Nzeadibe, University of Nigeria, NsukkaCHAPTER 7THE PROMISE, PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) UTILIZATION IN AFRICAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS: CONTINENTAL, NATIONAL AND INSTITUTIONALREALITIESJustin U. Harris, University of the District of ColumbiaChapter 8CLOUD COMPUTING IN EDUCATION—A STUDY OF TRENDS, CHALLENGES AND AN ARCHETYPE FOR EFFECTIVE ADOPTION IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIESFagbola Temitayo Matthew, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti StateChapter 9THE ROLE OF ICT IN CHANGING ACADEMIC CURRICULA: A REVIEW OF THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND INTEGRATION APPROACH IN SCHOOLS IN AFRICACosmas U. Nwokeafor, Bowie State UniversityChapter 10MODELING DATA PRIVACY IN AFRICAKato Mivule, Bowie State UniversityChapter 11ICT INTEGRATION AND APPLICATION IN KENYA’S EDUCATION SYSTEM: AN ASSESSMENT OF POLICIES, STRATEGIES AND CHALLENGESAlex Sekwat, Tennessee State UniversityChapter 12ICT AS A FACILITATOR OF A NEW BREED OF EDUCATIONAL MODALITIES: A REVIEW OF CURRICULA REFORMS, IMPROVING IN-SERVICE TEACHER TRAINING, AND REINFORCING NON-FORMAL AND DISTANCE EDUCATIONAPPROACHES IN GHANAMatilda Yeboah-Fofie, Bowie State UniversityChapter 13CLOUD COMPUTING AS AN ENABLER FOR GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESSFelix Njeh, Bowie State UniversityChapter 14ASPECTS OF LANGUAGE CHANGE: A STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF NEW INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ON THE SOCIOLOGY OF LANGUAGE IN CENTRAL AFRICAIsaiah Ayafor, Bowie State UniversityChapter 15NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING: CHALLENGES FOR HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIESElizabeth O. Yoloye, Lead City University, Ibadan, NigeriaINDEXCONTRIBUTORSEDITOR

Volumes of this nature are timely because within the past decade ICTs have become an essential part of the fabric of society. . . .Nwokeafor’s book is very welcome, as an ICT driven social and economic development in Africa is urgently needed. . . .Cosmos Uchenna Nwokeafor’s book adds to the few studies on the integration of ICT into African educational curricula by scholars outside South Africa and it is to be commended.