CHAPTER IX

Education in the New Milieu

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION

For the STUDENT

A Shift From: A Shift To:

Passively waiting for the teacher to give directions and information

Always being in the role of the learner

Always following given procedures

Viewing the teacher as the one who has all of the answers

Actively searching for needed information and learning experiences, determining what is needed, and seeking ways to attaint it

Participating at times as the expert/knowledge provider

Desiring to explore, discover, and create unique solutions to learning problems

Viewing the teacher as a resource, model, and helper who will encourage exploration and attempts to find unique solutions to problems

For the TEACHER

A Shift From: A Shift to:

Always being viewed as the content expert and source for all of the answers

Being viewed as the primary source of information who continually directs it to students

Always asking the questions and controlling the focus of student learning

Directing students through preset step-by-step exercises so that allachieve similar conclusions

Participating at times as one who may not know it all but desires to learn

Being viewed as a support, collaborator, and coach for students as they learn to gather and evaluate information for themselves

Actively coaching students to develop and pose their own questions and explore their own alternative ways of finding answers

Actively encouraging individuals to use their personal knowledge and skills to create unique solutions to problems

ICT –MORE THAN A NEW

TECHNOLOGY

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in education

-consist of hardware, software, network media for the collection.

ICT

Driving force for globalization

Equity of accessCurriculum relevance in

technologyMethodological development in

technologyCultural sensitivity

HOW DOES ICT IN EDUCATION INITIATIVES CONTRIBUTE TO THE MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS?

Increasing access through distance learning

Enabling a knowledge network for students

Training teachers

Broadening the availability of quality education materials

Enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of educational administration and policy

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