Use of ICT in teaching and learning: A role of institutions, teachers, students and technology

Abstract

ICT, an acronym for information and communication Technology is the slogan of the 21st century. Amazingly, information and communication technology has changed human society into what is commonly called information society. As rightly observed by Alagu and Thanuskodi (2018) ICT has been integrated into every work of life and it plays a pivotal role for knowledge acquisition and dissemination for onward advancement of education and the society at large. Information and communication technology has a number of components such as CD-ROM, Cable Television, Cellular Phones, computer system, opaque projectors, filmstrip projectors, cassette recorders etc. When two or more of these components are put together on a working platform manipulated by telecommunication, it is referred to as information and communication technologies. In education sector, prior to the emergence of information technologies, teaching, learning and research in India were conventional or traditional that is, an interactive between the teacher and the learners, the main source for information available then was the "library" with its associated problems (lack of professional staff, lack of current materials, staff care free attitude, theft and mutilation of the available resources among others). This process of providing and acquiring knowledge was restrictive by content and geographical barriers. However, with the emergence of the technologies, most challenges of teaching and learning are gradually easing out for technological teaching and learning processes, especially for schools, teachers and learners who have taken advantage of the emerging technologies.