INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY.
IMPLICATIONS OF I.C.T. IN
EDUCATION
- It is estimated that the total amount of information doubles
every four to five years. ICT is coping with this explosion of knowledge over
the lifetime of the learner; obsolete and countries become marginalized.
- ICT can speed the path towards learning and expand the
learning options through self-learning.
- ICT can overcome physical and geographical barriers and
facilitate communication; it has boundaries between schools and the outside
world. It promotes an environment that emphasizes collaboration rather than
competition.
- Knowledge of ICT will help to familiarize new generations
with the technologies that have become the integral part of the modern world.
- ICT has the potential to bring the contents of the best
teachers to classrooms anywhere in the world.
- ICT with the use of Internet and other technologies has the
potential to connect classrooms to research centers and students to actual
scientists for discussions.