Upload
john-k-kikwai
View
226
Download
0
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
8/3/2019 Benefits of Ict to Education
1/18
Introduction
y Globalization and technological changeprocesses thathave accelerated in tandem over the past fif-teen
yearshave created a new global economy powered bytechnology, fueled by information anddriven by knowledge.
y The emergence of this new global economy has serious
implications for thenature and purpose of educational institutions.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
8/3/2019 Benefits of Ict to Education
2/18
Introduction
y As the half-life of information continues to shrink and
access to information continues to grow exponentially,
schools cannot remain mere venues for thetransmission of a prescribed set of information fromteacher to student over a fixed period of time.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
8/3/2019 Benefits of Ict to Education
3/18
Introduction
y Rather, schools must promote learning to learn, :i.e., the acquisition of knowledge and skills that
make possible continuous learning over thelifetime.
y The illiterate of the 21stcentury, according to
futurist Alvin Toffler,will not be those who cannot
read and write, but those who cannot learn,unlearn, and relearn.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
8/3/2019 Benefits of Ict to Education
4/18
Anytime, anywherey . One defining feature of ICTs is their ability to
transcend time and space.y ICTs make possible asynchronous learning, or
learning characterized by a time lag between they delivery of instruction and its reception by
learners. Online course materials, for example,may
y be accessed 24 hours a day, 7 days a weeky The development of interactive courseware could
involve students. When students are engage in thedesign and development of multimedia, theyacquire a set of life skills in the process.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
8/3/2019 Benefits of Ict to Education
5/18
Access to remote learning resources.y Teachers and learners no longer have to rely solely on
printed books and other materials in physical mediahoused in libraries (and available in limited
quantities) for their educational needs. With the Internetand the World Wide Web, a wealth of
learning materials in almost every subject and in a varietyof media can now be accessed from
anywhere at anytime of the day and by an unlimitednumber of people.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
8/3/2019 Benefits of Ict to Education
6/18
Learners motivated to learny ICTs such as videos, television and multimedia
computer software that combinetext,sound, and colorful, moving images can beused to provide challenging and authentic contentthat will engage the student in the learningprocess. Interactive radio likewise makes use ofsound
effects, songs, dramatizations, comic skits, andother performance conventions to compel thestudents to learn
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
8/3/2019 Benefits of Ict to Education
7/18
Learners motivated to learny ICT stimulates young students sensory and cognitive
curiosity.
y The integration of ICT in lessons can be a catalyst toboost students self-confidence.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
8/3/2019 Benefits of Ict to Education
8/18
Promotes learner centered approach/
learner thinking approach
y can promote the shift to a learner-centredenvironment.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
8/3/2019 Benefits of Ict to Education
9/18
Facilitating the acquisition of basic skills.y The transmission of basic skills and concepts that
are the foundation of higher order thinking skillsand creativity can be facilitated by ICTs through
drill and practice.y Educational television programs such as Sesame
Street use repetition and reinforcement toteach the alphabet, numbers, colors, shapes and
other basic concepts.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
8/3/2019 Benefits of Ict to Education
10/18
Enhancing teacher training.y ICTs have also been used to improve access to and the
quality of teacher training.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
8/3/2019 Benefits of Ict to Education
11/18
Active learningy ICT-enhanced learning mobilizes tools for
examination, calculation and analysis
of information, thus providing a platform forstudent inquiry, analysis and construction of new
information.
y Learners therefore learn as they do and, wheneverappropriate, work on real-life problems in-depth,making learning less abstract and more relevant tothe learners life situation.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
8/3/2019 Benefits of Ict to Education
12/18
Collaborative learning.y ICT-supported learning encourages interaction
and cooperation amongy students, teachers, and experts regardless of where
they are. Apart from modeling real-worldy interactions, ICT-supported learning provides
learners the opportunity to work with peopley from different cultures, thereby helping to
enhance learners teaming and communicativeskillsy as well as their global awareness.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
8/3/2019 Benefits of Ict to Education
13/18
integrative learningy .ICT-enhanced learning promotes a thematic,
integrative approach to
y teaching and learning. This approach eliminatesthe artificial separation between the different
y disciplines and between theory and practice thatcharacterizes the traditional classroom
y approach.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
8/3/2019 Benefits of Ict to Education
14/18
Creative Learning.y ICT-supported learning promotes the manipulation of
existing information
yand the creation of real-world products rather than theregurgitation of received information.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
8/3/2019 Benefits of Ict to Education
15/18
Evaluative learningICT-enhanced learning is student-directed and
diagnostic. Unlike static,text- or print-based
educational technologies, ICT-enhanced learningrecognizes that there are many different learningpathways and many different articulations ofknowledge.
ICTs allow learners to explore and discover rather thanmerely listen and remember
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
8/3/2019 Benefits of Ict to Education
16/18
Enhancing access.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
8/3/2019 Benefits of Ict to Education
17/18
Raising the quality of educationy Interactive Radio Instruction project has been the
most comprehensively analyzed.
y
Findings provide strong evidence of the projectseffectiveness in raising the quality of education as
demonstrated by increased scores on standardizedtests as well as improved attendance.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
8/3/2019 Benefits of Ict to Education
18/18
Raising the quality of educationy ICT tools offer students various learning opportunities
in schools. These tools offer students with
opportunities for learner autonomy, visualization ofabstract concepts and relationships, experimentationsand conduct ofSunday, August 16, 2009 inquiries withsimulation
Tuesday, January 24, 2012