Global Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

Abstract

A Review of the Methods and Strategies Appropriate to the Teaching and Learning of Office Technology and Management in the 21st Century

Amiaya Anita Ogheneovo and Ovbiagele Abraham Otaigbe

The paper highlighted the issues of methods and strategies in the teaching and learning of Office Technology and Management. It noted that the utilization of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as instructional materials with appropriate strategies has provided Office Technology and Management (OTM) recipients with knowledge and skills for operation of this technology in business offices. Various suggested methods and strategies considered appropriate for the teaching and learning of Office Technology and Management in tertiary institutions were discussed. The paper concludes that teaching must be according to the school curriculum for the realization of its goals and to a large extent, improve the quality of instruction in the classroom, it recommended, among others, that in choosing method and strategy in the teaching and learning of OTM, the expectations of both the school and the world of work in terms of curriculum development must be considered.