TECHNOPHOBIA OF TEACHERS TOWARDS WEB BASED TEACHING AND EXPERIENCE LEARNING

In the 21st century, competencies in education are seen more in line with Web based
teaching. And it is evident that web based teaching have the potential to enhance access, quality and
effectiveness in education and to enable the development of more and better teachers in India. Only a
creative and enthusiastic teacher can incorporate the modern development of Web based teaching in
the classroom very successfully. When teacher lack the necessary confidence to integrate a
technology into their lessons, they tend to ignore it. Access to resources, quality of software and
hardware ease of use incentives to change support collegiality in the school and commitment to
professional learning are among other factors influencing teacher’s decision to use new technologies
in the classroom. Many factors contribute to the attitude and skill of using technology in the
classroom by teachers in education. One important factor is technophobia where teachers show fear
of or revulsion to modern technology. The main cause of technophobia is ignorance. The people who
shun technology are generally the people who don’t understand it.