Title: E-LEARNING AND DISTANCE LEARNING IN TEACHING AND LEARNING OF HOME ECONOMICS PROGRAMMES

Authors:
Ogbonna, Kemi Priscillia, Abiamuwe, Ngozi Obukwor, Udeagha Scholastica

Abstract: Abstract Social and economic dynamism in the society today suggest the increasing need for e-learning and distance learning. E-learning programs, as the name implies, incorporate electronic or instructional technology while distance learning may require textbooks, e-learning programs typically function fully online. This study reviewed information from Internet sources, textbooks, journals and conference papers and identified some benefits of e-learning and distance education in teaching and learning of Home Economics Education to include assisting teachers in the preparation of teaching materials and demonstration of practical classes to learners; providing relevant information needed for research and acting as an aid to teaching. Among the challenges of e-learning and distance education in Home Economics Education are inadequate software for teaching and learning and attitude of school management towards procurement and installation of technological devices. It was deduced that the strategies for integrating e-learning and distance education in Home Economics courses included ICT training for Home Economics teachers; provision of adequate ICT facilities and software for teaching of Home Economics courses and curriculum review in Home Economics to embed e-learning. Keywords: E-learning, Distant Learning, Home Economics, Education

Publication Date: 2016-12-14