Intelligence, International Journal O. F. E. N. G. I. N. E. E. R. I. N. G. A. N. D. Artificial (2021)

Although e-Learning is based on formalized learning, it is provided through electronic devices such as computers, tablets and even Smart phones that are connected to the internet to aid communication between the trainer/teacher and his/ her students and accessing the contents shared or uploaded on the learning platform. Technology and access to good internet has helped the lives of many people as it makes it much easier for them to have direct and quick access to the digital world and have brought huge change to many fields and professions. The approach taken by Government and health sectors to control pandemics whatever their origin and nature, regardless of cultural differences and levels of development, have always been: isolation of the infected people, travel and mobility restrictions, the closure of work ABSTRACT E-Learning has become the only option left to ensure Academics activities are not totally put on hold due to the crisis of COVID-19 pandemics, which led the lockdown Countries' Economy and Social activities. Many countries have adopted the use of online class to ensure the continuous learning of students during the Lockdown in which Nigeria was not left out of this innovative practice. Many online learning platform were used during this time like Zoom, YouTube, WhatsApp, and Edmodo among others. This study aims to study how this online learning practice really helped secondary school students in Nigeria during the lockdown and after, the level of their participation and involvement in E-Learning, how it made them to have access to the digital world and their view about the implementation of E-Learning. A survey of 200 Secondary school students from some Federal unity schools in Nigeria were randomly selected to obtain the primary data with the use of Google Form, some were shared through WhatsApp, while some were filled within the school after resumption. Descriptive analysis was adopted to analysis the data. The findings show that many students took part in the E-Learning during the lockdown and this exercise made them to judiciously make use of their time and the online classes really helped them as they were able to easily understand what they were being taught in class after resumption because they have had ideas on the topics as they have been taught in their online classes, though some students did not participate due to their involvement in Home lesson, lack of digital devices to access the internet or lack of data subscription. The findings indicate students did not waste their lockdown period but really got engaged academically and have wide exposure to the digital world and they are ready to participate if E-Learning is to be incorporated as Holiday lesson or anything.