Virtual Learning Environment: A Sustainable Alternative Strategy for Teaching Business Education amid Covid-19 Pandemic

Umar Buba, Lukman Suleiman, Adamu Ladan Adamu, Abubakar Idris

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This paper reviewed virtual Learning Environments as alternative teaching and learning strategies for teaching Business Education during and after COVID-19 crisis in Tertiary institutions in Nigeria. The sudden disruption caused by COVID-19 on academic activities in Nigeria came as a shock to many tertiary institutions as the academic session was abruptly halted. Most the tertiary institutions if not all, were not prepared for the abrupt disruption. As tertiary institutions in Nigeria remained closed, it is imperative to look at how Online Learning Environments can be used to ensure that teaching and learning activities continue in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and afterwards. There is a need for a shift from the traditional face-to-face teaching strategy to alternative teaching and learning strategies. The paper identified some Virtual Learning platforms that are aimed at delivering ICT-supported remote learning such as Webex, Google Classroom, Telegram, Google Hangout Meet, Microsoft Teams, Blackboard, Video Conferencing, WhatsApp and Facebook that provide a different type of learning experience than traditional face-to-face context. Nigerian tertiary institutions must face the realities of the present-day global system of education, because learning activities may not simply return to the business-as-usual; face-to-face method of lecture delivery.


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