ADAPTING ICT FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCESS

Technological advances in the world have revolutionized our society but schools are yet to fully incorporate
information and communication technology (ICT) based teaching and learning activities for our students who are
the future of the nation. Adapting with the current digital era has become the necessity of the hour. It is essential
to understand the significant contribution ICT based instructions in the classroom can make a huge impact for the
progress of the nation. But, before we understand the need of ICT based instructions in the classroom it is
important to understand the challenges that a teacher has to face for the implementation of ICT based instructions
in the classroom. Also, it would be highly beneficial if the pre-service teacher education programme incorporates
and encourages the prospective teachers to use ICT tools for the teaching and learning process. From the literature
review some of the key challenges like lack of knowledge about ICT tools, resistance to change and lack of
teachers’ competency has been identified. Not only challenges but also some of the benefits of using ICT tools in
the teaching learning process have been identified such as enhanced job performance, sustaining the interest of
the learners, motivating learners to use ICT and developing a positive attitude towards using ICT.