Technology for Teaching and Learning 1

      The learners of this generation are a new kind of breed and it is important that teachers understand how to deal with them. They seem to thrive in collaborative learning. They like to connect to the social networking sites. Creating and producing something are what they prefer to do rather than become consumers of information inside the classroom. They like to be mobile either physically or virtually as they traverse from point to point or site to site. Apparently they seem to be investing a huge amount of their time in a digital social environment although they can be more self-directed in choosing what they want to learn, how they want to learn and they want to learn. Technology as a Collaborative Tool         One way to engage students is to give them a challenge and a chance to work together. Normally in a regular classroom, teachers may have discouraged students from conversing with classmates during individual work, ...

            Globalization is a reality and ICT has become a fundamental part of the process. A network society is one in which the entire planet is organized around telecommunication networks of computers. The powerful use of network has broken boundaries, provided opportunities for inclusion and collaboration. However, there will also be a struggle for those who do not have access or those who are excluded, marginalized and powerless. Thus a need to establish policies in the use of ICT is imperative. As the Department of Information, Communication and Technology (DICT) says: “ The future has arrived. Now we have to ensure that we have a place in it .” Definition of ICT Policy           The Oxford English Dictionary has defined “policy” as a course of action, adopted and pursued by a government, party, ruler, statesman. It is any course of action adopted as expedient or advantageous. Its operati...