Essence Of Information And Communication Technology
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The document discusses the importance of integrating information and communication technology (ICT) into the teaching and learning process. Several studies have found that ICT can significantly enhance learning outcomes, critical thinking skills, and problem solving abilities. In response, UNESCO launched a project called "Preparing the Next Generation of Teachers Through ICT" to help teacher education institutions in the Asia-Pacific region incorporate ICT training. Similarly, Malaysia has made ICT a central part of its educational system in order to develop a technologically-literate workforce and achieve its Vision 2020 of sustained economic growth.
![Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been proven to be
a very important aspect of the teaching learning process. Numerous studies
show that the quality of learning [e.g. Davis et al. (1997)] can be significantly
enhanced when ICT is integrated with teaching. Research done by Branford et
al, (1994] showed that ICT can enhance critical thinking, information handling
skills, the level of conceptualization, and problem solving capacity. This novel
technology is supposed to add value to education and to support more effective
pedagogy by providing knowledge for learners and by enhancing communication
that promotes learning (Privateer, 1999). Grégoire, Bracewell, and Laferrière
(1996) also not iced that the opportunities for networking and collaborative
learning indicate that several principles or theories, which promote learning,
can be more easily integrated in teaching.
The importance of ICT in education has prompted UNESCO Asia and
Pacific Regional Bureau for Education in Bangkok to design a project named
‘Preparing the Next Generation of Teachers Through ICT’. This project aims
aimed at assisting teacher education institutions in Asia-Pacific region to
prepare teachers on how and when to best use the technologies for teaching
and learning. It is one of the most recent initiatives of UNESCO for the
professional development of teachers, which the Organization has supported
for 60 years. (UNESCO, undated)
Malaysia has a big vision, known as VISION 2020. It calls for
sustained, productivity-driven growth. This vision will be achievable with a
technologically literate and critically thinking workforce who is prepared to
participate fully in the global economy (Government of Malaysia, 2006). In line
with the country’s vision, the Ministry of Education of Malaysia (MOE) has
initiated the transformation of the nation’s educational system whereby ICT
has become a central concept in Malaysian educational system.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/essenceofinformationandcommunicationtechnology-091027014718-phpapp01/85/Essence-Of-Information-And-Communication-Technology-1-320.jpg)
Essence Of Information And Communication Technology
- 1. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been proven to be a very important aspect of the teaching learning process. Numerous studies show that the quality of learning [e.g. Davis et al. (1997)] can be significantly enhanced when ICT is integrated with teaching. Research done by Branford et al, (1994] showed that ICT can enhance critical thinking, information handling skills, the level of conceptualization, and problem solving capacity. This novel technology is supposed to add value to education and to support more effective pedagogy by providing knowledge for learners and by enhancing communication that promotes learning (Privateer, 1999). Grégoire, Bracewell, and Laferrière (1996) also not iced that the opportunities for networking and collaborative learning indicate that several principles or theories, which promote learning, can be more easily integrated in teaching. The importance of ICT in education has prompted UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education in Bangkok to design a project named ‘Preparing the Next Generation of Teachers Through ICT’. This project aims aimed at assisting teacher education institutions in Asia-Pacific region to prepare teachers on how and when to best use the technologies for teaching and learning. It is one of the most recent initiatives of UNESCO for the professional development of teachers, which the Organization has supported for 60 years. (UNESCO, undated) Malaysia has a big vision, known as VISION 2020. It calls for sustained, productivity-driven growth. This vision will be achievable with a technologically literate and critically thinking workforce who is prepared to participate fully in the global economy (Government of Malaysia, 2006). In line with the country’s vision, the Ministry of Education of Malaysia (MOE) has initiated the transformation of the nation’s educational system whereby ICT has become a central concept in Malaysian educational system.