ICT: Benefits and Issues
Learning benefits
Quick access to a lot of informationStudents are given the freedom to work at their own
paceRemedial and extended lessons can be given in the
same lessonLessons can be given in different languagesQuality material can be accessed despite geographical
location Interaction with peers and experts from outside the
city or countryDifferent intelligences can be catered to and
stimulated
Teaching benefits
Multimedia ICT can enrich learning experience of students
Efficient tracking of students’ progress and skill proficiency
Focus is more on the process than the productEasy identification of learning trends and
problemsCan be of crucial help to the creation of a
student’s portfolio due to opportunities in the Web
ICT-related issues that the country must face
Curricula of educational systems is not keeping pace with ICT innovation
ICT’s needs for monetary resources causes sacrifices to be made in other areas of developments
Technical issues overwhelms the average teacher
Not enough teacher training on how to best use ICT for teaching
Investment in ICT has to be paired with visionary pedagogical insight. New teachers have to be equipped with skills in using new technology. And there has to be realistic expectations from schools venturing into ICT.
Only when these issues are overcome that our students and teachers can truly maximize the benefits from ICT.
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