The Use of Cloud Computing Tools and Teachers Effectiveness in the Teaching of English Language in Cross River Tertiary Institutions

The study examined the use of cloud computing tools and teacher's effectiveness in the teaching of English Language in tertiary institutions in Cross River State-Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey design and used all the 45 English Language teachers in the three Tertiary Institutions in Cross River State. Three research questions were set to guide the study. A questionnaire instrument tagged Use of Cloud Computing tools and teaching effectiveness of English Teachers Questionnaire (UCCTTEETQ) was used for data collection. The questionnaire had three sections to ascertain the extent of use of cloud computing tools. The items were developed on a four point rating scale responses used to examine knowledge of use, frequency of use and extent of use of cloud computing tool. The instruments were validated by experts in Information Communication Technology and Measurement and Evaluation and also had reliability co-efficient of .70 using split half method and Chronbach Alpha statistics. Their responses were analysed using frequency counts, percentages and graphical representation. The results shows that many lecturers lack knowledge of use of computing tools while others seldom used the tools. However use of the tools enhanced teaching effectiveness of English teachers