GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT

The main focus of this paper was to examine the COVID-19 pandemic for the restructuring of business education programme in Nigeria. Many definitions of business education have been proposed by various authors. The objectives of business education as stated in the National Policy on Education were elucidated. The paper discussed four areas of skills in business education, which include accounting skills, office management skills, computer/secretariat skills, and marketing skills. ClassDojo, Edmodo, Moodle classroom Google Classroom, Adaptive E-learning, Schoology, and simulation computer-based learning were extensively discussed as modern technology plat forms that could be used for teaching and learning. These platforms do not need a physical laboratory for practicals, but they create forums for practicals, questions, answers, and proper interactions as would be in the physical laboratory in the school environment. Specifically, the Social Constructionist pyramid was used to demonstrate students' learning in percentage, as seen in the Moodle Digital Tool. Restructuring and its benefits in business education programs were shown. Social Constructionist pedagogy and blended learning were explained in the study. A conclusion was drawn that the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown school period could be managed as a normal school period with the use of the Moodle Digital tool, and this could be applicable to the Business Education Programme. One suggestion, among others, was that private, public secondary schools and universities should adopt and install Moodle classroom as a modern technology platform for the restructuring of business education programmes in Nigeria. One of the recommendations made was that the federal, state, and local governments should help to install the different digital platforms in schools to enable students to have a free-flowing learning environment for theory and practical.

KEYWORDS: COVID-19 Pandemic, Business Education, Moodle Classroom, Restructuring, Skills.