Perception of Teachers in the Use of Social Media in Teaching Technical Subjects in Technical Colleges in Enugu State

This study was conducted to determine the perception of teachers in the use of social media in teaching technical subjects in technical colleges in Enugu State. Two research questions and two corresponding null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design with the population of 44 respondents (33 male and 11 female teachers) sampled purposively from four technical colleges (T.C Ihe Achi, C.T.C Ahani Achi, GTC Enugu and C.C.T.C Ngwo) out of 29 technical colleges in Enugu State. The instrument for data collection was a structured 21-item statement questionnaire developed by the researcher sectioned A & B. The instrument was validated by three research experts while the reliability index of 0.79 was obtained using Cronbach’s Alpha reliability estimate formula. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the two research questions while the null hypotheses were tested using t-test statistics at .05 level of significance and appropriate degree of freedom. The result of the analyses showed that; integration of social media into the curriculum of technical colleges would have a long term benefit as it triggers interest of students, allow assignment setting, provide access to quality educational materials and others. On this note, it was therefore recommended that Social media should be incorporated into the curriculum of technical colleges for effective teaching and learning as it is perceived very highly influential by the respondents.