{"title":"The Impact of Information and Communication Technology in Education: Opportunities and Challenges","authors":"M. Nadeem, S. Nasir, K. A. Moazzam, R. Kashif","volume":144,"journal":"International Journal of Educational and Pedagogical Sciences","pagesStart":1591,"pagesEnd":1597,"ISSN":"1307-6892","URL":"https:\/\/publications.waset.org\/pdf\/10009843","abstract":"The remarkable growth and evolution in information
\r\nand communication technology (ICT) in the past few decades has
\r\ntransformed modern society in almost every aspect of life. The
\r\nimpact and application of ICT have been observed in almost all walks
\r\nof life including science, arts, business, health, management,
\r\nengineering, sports, and education. ICT in education is being used
\r\nextensively for student learning, creativity, interaction, and
\r\nknowledge sharing and as a valuable source of teaching instrument.
\r\nApart from the student’s perspective, it plays a vital role for teacher
\r\neducation, instructional methods and curriculum development. There
\r\nis a significant difference in growth of ICT enabled education in
\r\ndeveloping countries compared to developed nations and according to
\r\nresearch, this gap is widening. ICT gradually infiltrate in almost
\r\nevery aspect of life. It has a deep and profound impact on our social,
\r\neconomic, health, environment, development, work, learning, and
\r\neducation environments. ICT provides very effective and dominant
\r\ntools for information and knowledge processing. It is firmly believed
\r\nthat the coming generation should be proficient and confident in the
\r\nuse of ICT to cope with the existing international standards. This is
\r\nonly possible if schools can provide basic ICT infrastructure to
\r\nstudents and to develop an ICT-integrated curriculum which covers
\r\nall aspects of learning and creativity in students. However, there is a
\r\ndigital divide and steps must be taken to reduce this digital divide
\r\nconsiderably to have the profound impact of ICT in education all
\r\naround the globe. This study is based on theoretical approach and an
\r\nextensive literature review is being conducted to see the successful
\r\nimplementations of ICT integration in education and to identify
\r\ntechnologies and models which have been used in education in
\r\ndeveloped countries. This paper deals with the modern applications
\r\nof ICT in schools for both teachers and students to uplift the learning
\r\nand creativity amongst the students. A brief history of technology in
\r\neducation is presented and discussed are some important ICT tools
\r\nfor both student and teacher’s perspective. Basic ICT-based
\r\ninfrastructure for academic institutions is presented. The overall
\r\nconclusion leads to the positive impact of ICT in education by
\r\nproviding an interactive, collaborative and challenging environment
\r\nto students and teachers for knowledge sharing, learning and critical
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