Teachers too gain as a result of ICT initiatives. Schools tend to witness a higher attendance, motivation levels, academic accomplishments and effective communication as an outcome of ICT programs and projects. Students get motivated when learning activities are challenging, authentic, multi-sensorial and multi-disciplinary. ICT is learner centric and hence brings about active involvement of students in the learning process. Literature reveals that when well-utilized, ICT in schools has the potential to improve the teaching learning process in many ways. ICT benefits schools in several ways: (i) enhancing learning in classroom (ii) improving school management and related tasks (iii) improving accountability, efficiency and effectiveness in school activities (iv) introducing usage of Power Point presentations and internet. ICT is important in schools and educational institutions as it assists in carrying out their activities and functions such as record keeping, research work, instructional uses, presentations, financial analysis, examination results management, communication, supervision, MIS, teaching learning activities, and general school management functions. However, there is a general consensus among practitioners and academicians that integration of ICTs in education has an overall positive impact on the learning environment. There is no conclusive research to prove that student achievement is superior when using ICTs in the education space, either in the developed or in developing countries. Use of ICT will catalyse the cause and achieve the goals of inclusive education in schools. ICTs are a potentially powerful tool for extending educational opportunities, both formal and non formal, to previously underserved scattered and rural populations, groups traditionally excluded from education due to cultural or social reasons such as ethnic minorities, girls and women, persons with disabilities, children with special needs and the elderly, as well as all others who for reasons of cost or because of time constraints are unable to enroll on campus. In order to compete in a global competitive environment, a highly skilled and educated workforce with aptitude and skill sets in application of ICT is inevitable for every nation. It has attracted the attention of academia, business, government and communities to use it for innovative profitable propositions. ICT is the convergence of computer, communication and content technologies.
It can bring many benefits to schools, educational institutions as well as to the community.Īlso read: Prometheus school aims to create lifelong learners
ICT has a direct role to play in the education sector. ICT is useful in education for digital literacy and developing all kinds of resources in infrastructure development in logistics management in healthcare for livelihood generation and empowerment of masses for e-governance in administration and finance specialized business and industrial uses agricultural uses in research and development and for economic growth and poverty alleviation. The role of ICT cannot be undermined keeping in view its pertinent uses.
ICTs offer the potential to share information across traditional barriers, to give a voice to traditionally unheard peoples, to provide valuable information that enhances economic, health and educational activities. The COVID crisis has accelerated the usage of technology in education. ICT is inevitable for all sectors and all segments across regions. In this scenario, it has been duly recognized that implementation and adoption of ICT in a nation at all levels, would certainly contribute and enhance its productivity, efficiency and growth. In the age of innovation and productivity, most Nations are focusing on ways to improve knowledge generation and sharing and creation and flow of new technologies. A detailed analysis by, Pankaj of Elets News Network (ENN).
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