Awareness and Perception of the Use of Artificial Intelligence for Learning Among Select Communication Undergraduates in Nigeria.

Abstract:

Artificial Intelligence has come to life and is part of our everyday lives. It has disrupted and will continue to have tremendous impacts across sectors, including education. To meet the recent demands, undergraduate students in Nigerian universities need to be at home with ICTs. Thus, this study examined awareness and perception of the use of artificial intelligence for learning among select communication undergraduates in Nigeria. The study was anchored on the Technology Adoption Model (TAM). The researcher adopted survey research method and communication undergraduates were selected from two universities in Anambra State (private and government owned universities). The researcher found that majority of respondents have a low level of awareness on the use of artificial intelligence for learning and 82% of the respondents do not have access to artificial intelligence for learning. Further finding showed that most of the respondents are not competent in the use of artificial intelligence for learning. The researcher concludes that competency in technological innovation is dependent on the knowledge of, availability, and access to the technological innovations. Thus, the study recommends that efforts should be made by the school authorities to create awareness to students on the use of artificial intelligence for academic purpose and also, the universities should consider including AI course in the syllabus to encourage the students to know and explore more about AI.