Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have great potential to develop access, quality and equity in education at all levels early childhood, primary, secondary and tertiary. For example, radio/audio can be used in place of a teacher to deliver highly structured lessons with pauses for learners to respond, or as a supplement with a teacher present, television provides visual effects which can illustrate complex or abstract concepts, it can be supplemented by workbooks or other materials, computers/internet can be used as teaching tools (simulations, online learning communities, professional development of teachers), content delivery tools (online libraries, journals, books) and management tools (assessment, record keeping) can also be used to form community telecentres and virtual schools.
Already widespread in the schools and colleges of developed countries, ICTs are now being used increasingly in developing counties for e-learning applications. |
