Information And Communication Technology In Educational System Research Articles

Integration of Information and Communication Technology in Education: The Opportunities and Challenges

This paper examines the integration of information and communication technology (ICT) in education with its challenges and opportunities. Particularly, it aims to explore how the integration of information and communication technology and tools in education have created the opportunities and challenges to teachers, students, and even to educational institutions. I reviewed books, journals and research articles to examine the integration of ICT in education, the opportunities and challenges of implementing ICT in education and some ways to mitigate these challenges. From the review of various sources, I found the growing use of ICT in education sector creating both opportunities as well as challenges. The study revealed that the integration of ICT in education has been prioritised by many countries in the world. This study also showed the necessity of integrating ICT in education system to replace the traditional pedagogy and offer relevant knowledge and skills to both students and teacher to better survive in contemporary information society. This study suggests to redesign the educational infrastructure, teacher training, curriculum structures and materials, classroom practices and modes of assessment at all levels to integrate and implement ICT in education system effectively.

Role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Teacher Education

<div><p>We are in the era of information where technology plays an important role to transact the information to the needed individuals in the education system. With the implementation of two years B.Ed. Programme, based on the recommendations of the Justice Verma Commission (2012), there has been a paradigm shift from the teacher centred to student-centred in the training of student teachers. There needs a proper propagation of knowledge in education which is possible through communication. ICT is a part of non-verbal form of language which is very effective in communication with respect to educational context. To make the teaching learning effective the responsible teachers should adapt or have positive attitude towards the use of ICT in education system. This makes the teachers comfortable in his/her teaching and can best expect the effective outcomes among the learners. This theoretical paper discusses about the role of ICT in Teacher Education and better transaction of teaching learning process through the use of ICT.</p></div>

Investigating the Role of ICT in the Educational System of Iran from the Perspective of Teachers and Students: A Case Study (Islamic Azad University (District 2))

This study aimed to investigate the use and role of information and communication technology (ICT) in the educational system of Iran from the perspective of teachers and students. The population consisted of the teachers (N=310) and students (N=3370) of Islamic Azad University (District 2). However, 85 teachers and 300 students were selected through stratified random cluster sampling. In addition to theoretical studies and literature review, data were collected by questionnaire. The reliability was obtained 0.91 for teachers and 0.86 for students. This was an application- field research. By analyzing data through descriptive and inferential statistics, the results showed that the use of ICT in educational system of Iran had a significant impact on the effective teaching and learning. However, there were challenges for using them. The findings also showed significant differences between the views of teachers and students about the use of ICT.

Investigating the status of ICT in the educational system of Iran: Case study (Islamic Azad University (District 2))

This study aimed to investigate the current status of using information and communication technology (ICT) in the educational system of Iran from the perspective of teachers and students. The population consisted of the teachers (N=310) and students (N=3370) of Islamic Azad University (District 2). However, 85 teachers and 300 students were selected through stratified random cluster sampling. In addition to theoretical studies and literature review, data were collected by questionnaire. The reliability was obtained 0.91 for teachers and 0.86 for students. This was an applicationfield research. By analyzing data through descriptive and inferential statistics, the results showed that the status of using ICT in educational system of Iran was satisfactory. The findings also showed significant differences between the views of teachers and students