A paradigm shift for higher education: strategies for incorporating information technology into Nigerian higher institution

Abstract

Information Technology is not widely accepted in the higher institutions in Nigeria, due to the numerous reasons. This paper tries to provide the strategies for which Information Technology can be widely accepted in Nigerian higher institutions. It also focuses on the advantages that the Nigeria higher institutions can yield from incorporating the IT into higher institutions. The paper also used the adopted model of innovation as a strategy for which if followed will graduate Nigerian higher institutions to fully engage themselves in the incorporation and use of the new technology for teaching, learning and research.