The Issues and Challenges Faced by Faculty Members for Using Information Communication Technology

The Issues and Challenges Faced by Faculty Members for Using Information Communication Technology

Simerjeet Singh Bawa, Rajit Verma, Sunayna Khurana, Ram Singh, Vinod Kumar, Meenu Gupta, Mandeep Kaur, Makarand Upadhyaya
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-3253-5.ch012
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Abstract

There are several challenges with ICT use in education, notably moral and legal ones. Both educators and learners ought to have a basic awareness of the challenges and issues related to using ICT in the classroom. In respective capacities as teachers, students, or potential teachers, they must be beyond criticism. Incorporating modern technology in education is essential in the digital world, according to an increasing number of studies. Teachers and students have a lot more opportunities to collaborate online since educational programmes incorporate information and communication technology (ICT). However, various obstacles could make teachers hesitant to use ICT in the classroom and hinder them from introducing supplementary materials. Examining the challenges associated with implementing ICT in education can help educators get over them and incorporate the technology into routine instruction. The objective of this chapter is to learn more about how teachers view the obstacles and difficulties that impede them from integrating ICT in the classroom.
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Ii. Issues In Information Communication Technology

According to Tinio (2012), there are four major interconnected issues that must be considered when assessing the overall impact of the application information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the teaching. These issues include effectiveness, cost, equity, and sustainability.

1. Effectiveness

How effectively ICTs are used in education is influenced by their application and purposes. ICTs aren't always, for everyone, or in the same way effective as traditional educational tools or teaching methods. The following viewpoint could be adopted regarding efficient (Singh et al., 2022).

  • a.

    Increasing access: There is certain proof that opportunities for higher education and vocational training are being broadened to include individuals and groups who are unable to attend regular institutions. 14 million students enrollment is there in around 3500 educational institutions in the USA (Potashnik & Capper, 1998).

  • b.

    Raising quality: Although there is limited information about how educative broadcasting and television programmes affect the quality of primary education, the strategies appear to be equally successful as conventional classroom instruction. (Hannafin, & Savenye, 1993). The Interactive Radio Instruction has undergone the most in-depth research of all the educational radio programmes, claim Perraton and Creed (2002). Findings show strong indication of the successful project in enhancing education quality, as seen by better outcomes on standardized assessments and improved attendance.

2. Cost

Digital learning, computer-based learning, and instructive TV programs are typically cost more than radio programmes (Blurton, 2002). Blurton noted that there is strife about whether watching television programmes is more economical than pursuing an education digitally or using a computer. Despite this, classification It is challenging to conduct cost-effectiveness studies since there is a paucity of data, programme variations, generalizations concerns, difficulties measuring academic performance, and opportunity costs. Specifically speaking regarding the use of computers and the web, Blurton argues that there are a variety of factors that make it difficult to determine if ICT is “cost-effective” in academic contexts. Yet, when contrasted to the alternatives of expanding basic infrastructure, conserving money by sharing capabilities, and the cost to society of not allowing access, using ICT to facilitate learning looks to be a preferred (Sharma, 2023).

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