Volume 2 : Issue 1 (2015)

ROLE, IMPACT AND BARRIERS OF ICT IN TEACHING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT (TLE)

The rapid global technological advancement and economic development places a great investment into education. Nowadays, with the expansion of knowledge, advancement of technology as well as globalization issues, the profession 'teaching' becomes a central figure and most challenging, for it requires new planning and technological adaptation to cope with cultural dynamism. As the world is moving rapidly into digital media and information, the role of ICT in education is becoming more important in the 21s' century. In the field of education, teachers are main agents, and thus need to learn and apply new technologies, in order to lead the society in a competitive global world. Today every govt of the nation is more conscious, more than ever about the importance of ICT in the development of a nation in several aspects, such as educational development, economic growth, social awareness, cultural enrichment and political leadership at national and global level. The use of ICT in schools is crucial for the development of economic and social change worldwide. The present discussive paper highlights the role which ICT is playing in teaching learning environment, the impact on human behaviour and also identifying the inhibiting factors which impede the integration ofTCT in the teaching learning environment. The author also suggests the various recommendations through which we can make ICT an integral part of our teacher educational system.

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