Advantages of Internet and Intranet for knowledge creation among lecturers and students in university of Ilorin.
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2012-06
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Ogunlade, O. O.
Olafare, F. O.
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Publication of Higher Education Research and Network Policy (HERPNET), Kampala International University, Uganda
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The study examined the advantages of internet and intranet for knowledge creation among lecturers and students in university of Ilorin. A questionnaire on the advantages of internet and intranet in knowledge creation and the difference between the roles of internet and intranet in knowledge creation, was designed to elicit information from a total of 81 lecturers and 568 undergraduates. Frequency count and percentage were used to analyze the research questions asked in the study. Results revealed that the internet connectivity was a very strong means of creating extensive knowledge. Moreover, majority agreed that there was a difference between the roles played by internet and intranet in knowledge creation. Based on the results, some recommendations were made ;that lecturers should be given more opportunity to use intranet for easy communication in the university, Undergraduates should also be given easy access to surf the internet anywhere on campus, the cost implications of which should have been added to their school fees on resumption
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knowledge creation , Information and Communication Technology , Internet , Intranet
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Ogunlade, O. O. and Olafare, F. O. (2012). Advantages of internet and intranet for knowledge creation among lecturers and students in University of Ilorin. East African Journal of Educational Research and Policy (EAJERP), 7,27-37, Publication of Higher Education Research and Network Policy (HERPNET), Kampala International University, Uganda