Volume 6 : Issue 3 (2019)

Role of Information and Communication Technology in Teacher Empowerment

Information communication and technology are the buzzing words in present day situation especially in teaching and learning. Information and communication technology play a crucial role in the lives of learner and teacher both. The world is changing rapidly and having a discourse and relying on ICT for the better outcomes along with the strategies and possibilities. In these challenging situations a teacher finds blessing by imbibing ICT and empowering oneself. The process of empowerment the teachers in academic situation is seen as enriching oneself with information communication and technology. The teaching learning process becomes smooth and result oriented and value imbibing. The present paper is an attempt to prove that the teacher or the educator can be empowered by Information Communication and Technology.

Information and Communication Technology, Empowerment.

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