Teaching and Learning Through Information and Communication Technology

Contents Preface 1 Information Literacy 2 ICTs and Research Communication 3 ICTs and Educational Opportunities 4 ICT Tools in Education 5 ICT Training 6 ICT Tools in Learning 7 ICT Learning Behaviour 8 ICTs Integration in Classroom Settings 9 Application of ICTs in Teacher?s Professional Development Professional Development 10 School Level ICT Application 11 Application of ICT in agricultural and biological sciences 12 Mobile Learning 13 Evaluation of Internet Resources References IndexInformation 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 radioaudio 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 computersinternet 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 schoolsAlready widespread in the schools and colleges of developed countries ICTs are now being used increasingly in developing counties for e-learning applications Jacket 422 pp.…