Role of Information and Communication Technology in Teacher Education-Teacher Educators Perceptive

A.S.Kannan; Dr.R Krishna Kumar

Volume : V, Issue : XI, November - 2016

Role of Information and Communication Technology in Teacher Education-Teacher Educators Perceptive

A. S. Kannan, Dr. R Krishna Kumar

Abstract :

The present paper discussed on role of information and communication technology in teacher education. Educational systems around the world are under increasing pressure to use the new information and communication technologies (ICTs) to teach students the knowledge and skills they need in the 21st century. The 1998 UNESCO World Education Report, Teachers and Teaching in a changing world, describes the radical implications ICTs have for conventional teaching and learning. It predicts the transformation of the teaching-learning process and the way teachers and learners gain access to knowledge and information. The essential conditions that must be met for successful technology integration and provides guidelines for the development of a strategic planning process. It also identifies important strategies for managing the change process in the teacher education programme as technology becomes a catalyst for trans- forming the teaching-learning process.