The Role of ICT in Improving Teaching and Learning for Sustainable Development
The Role of ICT in Improving Teaching and Learning for Sustainable Development
By Ikwueto Oliver
PDE/2013/00232
1. INTRODUCTION
The emergence of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education has transformed teaching and learning to a more viable and effective method and would likely set the standard for the future. Iloeje (2002) asserts that the interactivity in education and learning techniques brought about by the new technology has created a whole new learning environment and transformed the relationship among science teachers and the learners. The result is that the ways and means of packaging and delivering information have changed. Information users desire a wave of service different from the traditional paper based. Liverpool (2001) notes that this new wave of ICT has affected Universities, Polytechnics, Monotechnics and Colleges of
Education greatly as an information provider in the society. These institutions struggle to maintain their credibility in the provision of adequate materials for research, teaching and learning through the acceptance and use of information and communication technology (ICT).
There is no doubt that Information and Communication Technology has carved its niche in every sphere of Nigeria’s polity. Information and Communication Technology has been defined as a broad based technology (including its methods, management and application) that supports the creation, storage, manipulation and communication of information (French, 1996). According to Hang and Keen in Nworgu (2007), information technology means a set of tools that helps you work with information and perform tasks related to information processing. The definition of French is more encompassing than that of Nworgu, which was limited to information processing and did not extend to the communication of ICT. Actually, the term originated as Information Technology (IT) until recently when it was thought that the communication component ought to be highlighted
By Ikwueto Oliver
PDE/2013/00232
1. INTRODUCTION
The emergence of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education has transformed teaching and learning to a more viable and effective method and would likely set the standard for the future. Iloeje (2002) asserts that the interactivity in education and learning techniques brought about by the new technology has created a whole new learning environment and transformed the relationship among science teachers and the learners. The result is that the ways and means of packaging and delivering information have changed. Information users desire a wave of service different from the traditional paper based. Liverpool (2001) notes that this new wave of ICT has affected Universities, Polytechnics, Monotechnics and Colleges of
Education greatly as an information provider in the society. These institutions struggle to maintain their credibility in the provision of adequate materials for research, teaching and learning through the acceptance and use of information and communication technology (ICT).
There is no doubt that Information and Communication Technology has carved its niche in every sphere of Nigeria’s polity. Information and Communication Technology has been defined as a broad based technology (including its methods, management and application) that supports the creation, storage, manipulation and communication of information (French, 1996). According to Hang and Keen in Nworgu (2007), information technology means a set of tools that helps you work with information and perform tasks related to information processing. The definition of French is more encompassing than that of Nworgu, which was limited to information processing and did not extend to the communication of ICT. Actually, the term originated as Information Technology (IT) until recently when it was thought that the communication component ought to be highlighted
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