Qualitative Study on Curriculum and Technological Trends in Smart Education at Secondary School Level-of-Education in Nigeria: A systematic Review

Abstract The paper systematically reviewed curriculum and technological trends in smart education at secondary school level-of-education in Nigeria. It therefore discussed the concept of smart education. In view of the growing recognition and adoption of smart education globally, Artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT) block chain and cloud computing technologies have been deliberated among other several curriculum and technological trends associated with smart education at secondary school level-of-education. It highlighted smart education framework for possible practice and some considerations for effective integration of smart education at secondary school level. Also, the paper concluded that there are several surmountable challenges that may affect the effective integration of smart education at secondary schools in Nigeria including inadequate smart education infrastructures at secondary schools level-of-education and finally among others, it was suggested that opportunities for secondary school teachers and students to attend training aimed at providing relevant ICT skills and knowledge to enable them function effectively should be provided. Keyword: Smart education, curriculum trends, Smart technology