UTILIZATION OF E-LEARNING PLATFORMS AMONG FINE ART STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITY OF BENIN IN EDO STATE

ABSTRACT

This study was carried out to access utilization of e-learning platforms among fine art students in University of Benin, in Edo State.  This study adopted a survey research design. A population of 248 fine art students in the Department of Vocational and Technical Education was selected.  The researcher constructed a questionnaire title networking role on entrepreneurial success required by fine art student in the University of Benin for employment creation and self-reliance. The respondents out of the 249 distributed 199 were retrieved.

Five research questions were examined while mean and standard deviation was used to analyze the data retrieved from the respondents. Findings revealed that Fine Art students require utilization of e-learning platforms for the teaching and learning for self-reliance and employment creation.

It was recommended among other that effort should be made by management to ensure that career development programme be instituted in order to encourage employable skills, acquired in fine art program to become self-reliance,  employer of labour and job creators upon graduation