Exploring Sustainable E-Learning Platforms for Improved Universities’ Faculty Engagement in the New World of Work
No Thumbnail Available
Date
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
MDPI Switzerland
Abstract
Description
The familiar places where faculty and students engage, collaborate, debate, interact and exchange viewpoints appear
to have been improved by introducing digital technology. This study investigates the influence of e-learning
opportunities on faculty engagement in Nigerian universities. Five hundred faculty members were surveyed across
eight private universities in Nigeria using purposive and convenient sampling techniques. Only 431 copies of the
questionnaire, representing 86.2% response rate, were analysed with Smart PLS 3.0. The results show that virtual
learning platforms, digital databases, online short courses and webinar learning platforms significantly influenced
teaching, research, administrative and community engagements. The study concludes that the faculty of various
universities should leverage e-learning platforms to be more engaged. The study recommends the machinery needed
by the faculty members of Nigerian universities during the COVID-19 lockdown that challenged the conventional
practice. The study empirically contributes to strengthening the current teaching, research, partnership and
collaboration trends for improved faculty engagement in the new-normal world of work.
Keywords
H Social Sciences (General), HE Transportation and Communications