INTEGRATING DIGITAL TOOLS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN SCIENCE CLASSROOMS IN NIGERIA

Abstract

Science classrooms in Nigeria will witness changes in the use of artificial intelligence AI, and digital tools. With the advent of the fourth industrial revolution and changes in the production and distribution of goods and services, educators must, of necessity, adopt classroom techniques that encourage student participation, innovative learning approaches, and active student participation in all classroom activities. In this paper, efforts are made to show how AI can be employed in teaching techniques such as simulation, virtual laboratories, and the use of AI to ensure learning management in Nigerian schools. This paper will also examine teachers’ competences, classroom infrastructural limitations, and the need of AI in Nigerian secondary and tertiary institutions. This paper shows that while digital and AI tools and techniques have pedagogical and transformative possibilities in Nigerian schools, effective use of AI requires teacher training in the use of AI in our schools. This paper calls to mind the difficulties in the effective use of AI in modern Nigerian school. These drawbacks include unstable power supply, high cost of digital facilities, and shortages of digital personnel. This work will show that while digitalization and AI can bring benefits in Nigerian educational system, there are necessary infrastructure that must be put in place to enable the country reap the full benefits of the marriage of AI and the use of digital tools.