Integrity Journal of Education and Training

This descriptive survey ascertained the engagement level and the challenges undergraduate students in the Faculty of Education, University of Port Harcourt, experienced when learning Computer in Education course via Google classroom. The sample size was 45 students purposively selected from the Department of Educational Management (Political Science group) with a population of 134 students. Two research questions guided the study. Google classroom records on students’ posts and comments, and a questionnaire titled questionnaire on online learning challenges (QOLC) served as the instruments for data collection. Collected data were analyzed with a simple percentage and mean. The results indicated that the undergraduate students had a low engagement level during the online instruction and experienced challenges that included insufficient data subscription to access the online class regularly, poor electric power supply, network failure, inadequate instructional resources, among others. Some recommendations made were that instructors should constantly encourage and motivate students to attach value to their educational pursuits. Also, the university management should make adequate provisions for computer laboratory, free and stable internet access in and around the school environment.