Impact of Higher-Institution-Organised Training and MOOCs on Academic Staffs’ Innovative Skills Acquisition

Integrating and Developing Sustainable Digital Pedagogical Online-Learning Resources

Abstract

The teaching and learning innovations in this post-COVID pandemic study focus on improving content knowledge, pedagogy, instructional resources, the learning environment, and learning outcomes. Using technologies to provide sustainable interventions is good, but adopting innovative digital pedagogical resources to facilitate instructional activities for the future is challenging because of digital skills required. Lacking this knowledge could lead to inappropriate integration for pedagogical practices and problems for learners. In this research, among the massive open online courses (MOOCs) that the academic staff used to acquire the digital skills for online learning were two Commonwealth of Learning MOOCs: Introduction to Technology-Enabled Learning and Using Open Education Resources for Online Learning. Considering training and standards, this study investigated innovative pedagogical digital skills acquired by academics participating in higher-institution-organised training, compared to those participating in MOOCs in Nigeria. Purposive sampling was used for the descriptive survey. A validated questionnaire, ASOLICQ (0.86 reliability co-efficient), was used for data collection. Data were analysed using frequency, percentage, correlation, and chi-square. Findings revealed a significant difference between levels of skill acquired by staff trained with the two different methods. Based on the findings, recommendations emphasise provision of quality assurance, engaging hands-on practices, participatory learning reflection sessions, and friendly monitoring.