The study investigated Educators' competence and utilization of social media in science teacher education. The study was carried out in Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, Imo state. Based on the purpose of the study, 2 research questions guided the study. The population of the study consists of all the Educators in school of science of the Institution. Based on the size of the population of the educators in school of science, they were all used as sample for the study. The descriptive survey research design was adopted in carrying out the study. The instrument for data collection was a researcher made likert 4-point type questionnaire titled "Educators Competence and Utilization of Social Media (ECUSM)". The instrument had reliability coefficient of 0.83 determined using the Pearson's Product Moments Correlation Coefficient formula. The instrument was administered to the respondents on face-to-face basis by the researcher. The result of the study revealed that the educators were competent on the use of social media for personal purposes. Social media platforms were not utilized for academic purposes in the training of trainee teachers. Based on the result it was recommended that teacher educators should be trained on the utilization of social media in teacher training process through seminars, workshops and conferences.
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