ICT integration in Teaching and Learning: Empowerment of Education with Technology

 

Empowerment of Education with Technology

By Shikha Kler

The article titled “ICT Integration in Teaching and Learning: Empowerment of Education with Technology” discusses the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in the teaching and learning process. The author highlights the benefits of ICT integration, the three phases of successful ICT integration, factors influencing teachers’ adoption and integration of ICT, as well as barriers to the integration of ICT in education.

ICT in education refers to the use of technological tools and resources such as computers, the internet, multimedia, and audio-visual aids to enhance the teaching and learning experience. It has revolutionized education by making the process more interesting, motivating, and flexible for both teachers and students. Some of the benefits of using ICT in teaching and learning include:

• Motivation and engagement: ICT caters to the individual needs of learners, motivating them to learn and making the process more effective.
• Assessment: ICT can provide feedback to both learners and teachers during the learning process, helping to identify and correct mistakes.
• Effective presentation: ICT allows for the more effective presentation of learning material, making it more engaging and improving understanding.
• Increased communication channels: ICT enables communication and collaboration between learners and educators, overcoming distance barriers.
• Flexibility: ICT can be adapted to suit the needs, abilities, and skills of learners and educators, making the teaching and learning process more effective.

The successful integration of ICT into teaching and learning is described in three phases:

1. Establishing technological infrastructure and adopting ICT in teaching and learning activities.

2. Using the infrastructure and integrating ICT effectively into teaching and learning processes to improve learning outcomes.

3. Strategically using ICT to cater to the specific needs of different target groups in education.

Several factors influence teachers’ adoption and integration of ICT, including organizational capacity, technological considerations, content and user characteristics, teacher-level factors, system-level factors, and school-level factors. Personal characteristics of teachers, such as age, gender, educational background, and technological skills, also play a role.

Barriers to the integration of ICT in education can be categorized as intrinsic and extrinsic barriers. Intrinsic barriers include beliefs, attitudes, practices, and resistance to change, while extrinsic barriers encompass factors such as time, support, resources, and training. Lack of confidence, lack of effective training, resistance to change, lack of time, lack of accessibility, and lack of technical support are some of the specific barriers discussed in the article.

Overall, the article emphasizes the transformative potential of ICT in education and highlights the benefits, phases, factors, and barriers associated with its integration into the teaching and learning process.

 

Reference

Kler, S. (2014). ICT Integration in Teaching and Learning: Empowerment of Education with Technology. Issues and Ideas in Education, 2, pp. 255-271.

 

Article

https://iie.chitkara.edu.in/index.php/iie/article/view/118/62