Usage of Information and Communication Technology in Teaching and Learning and its Barriers

Author(s): Dr. Sarla P. Nimbhorkar

Abstract:

Information and communication technologies (ICT) have become common place entities in all aspects of life. Education has been an important instrument for social and economic transformation. It is a very socially oriented activity and quality education has traditionally been associated with strong teacher's having high degree of personal contact with learners. The use of ICT in education lends itself to more student-centered learning settings .But with the world moving rapidly into digital media and information, the role of ICT in education is becoming more and more important and this importance will continue to grow and develop in 21st century. Early studies depicted that teacher's enacted beliefs in terms of classroom technology. The past studies indicated that there was variety of external and internal barriers that prevented teachers from using technology. Teachers own beliefs and attitudes about the relevance of technology to student's learning were perceived as having the biggest impact on their success. This paper attempts to provide information about the barriers that were responsible for the integrations of new technologies into teaching and learning.

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