ENHANCING THE FRONTIERS OF ADULT AND NON-FORMAL EDUCATION PRACTICE THROUGH DIGITAL LEARNING IN NIGERIA

Abstract

This study focused on Enhancing the Frontiers of Adult and Non-Formal Education Practice through Digital Learning in Nigeria. Adult education has permeated into all sectors of human existence and practice with its increased scoped and usefulness. As an emerging discipline, adult education can play remedial, developmental, civic and social functions aimed at empowering adults to continue in their functional roles in society. The continuous societal changes such as COVID-19 pandemic has continued to affect human interactions within the society, changing operational procedures, with adults regularly putting up strategies to mitigate these changes. Adult education programmes, as the pivot for development can play a key role, imparting functional skills. This can be facilitated using digital learning as an online environment that utilizes the technological affordances of a system to enhance learning. Software-based environments are available for used, to facilitate instructional experiences. Online digital learning have considerable potential to create room for all adults learners using electronic technology.  This paper examined the potential uses of digital technology to promote adult education practice in Nigeria, through the Paragogy theory of peer assisted ICT learning platforms and will be achieved through improved digital pedagogical skills, provision of ICT infrastructure, adult sensitization and regulations on the use of these infrastructure based on national set goals.