The presentation is about the advantages and limitations of the use of Information Communications Technology (ICT) in Education.

1. ADVANTAGES AND LIMITATIONS OF ICT
IN EDUCATION

2. ADVANTAGES OF ICT IN EDUCATION
 ICT stands for Information Communications
Technology, thus this implies for the use of
technological related tools and resources to aid
communication and learning in education.
 ICT Offers the opportunity for more student
centred teaching.
 It provides greater opportunity for teacher-to-
teacher and student-to-student communication
and collaboration.
 Give greater exposure to vocational and
workforce skills for students.
 Provide opportunities for multiple technologies
delivered by teachers.

3.  Create greater enthusiasm for learning amongst
students.
 Provide teachers with new sources of information and
knowledge.
 Prepare learners for the real world.
 Provide distance learners country-wide with online
educational materials.
 Provide learners with additional resources to assist
resource-based learning.
 Set specific criteria and targets to help classify and
categorize the different development levels of using
ICT in education.

4.  Leveraging ICT to assist and facilitate learning for the
benefit of all learners and teachers across the
curriculum.
 Broadening access to quality educational services for
learners at all levels of the education system.
 Improving the efficiency of educational administration
and management at every level from the classroom,
school library, through the school and on to the sector
as a whole.

5.  IN BRIEF:
o ICT helps to stimulate, motivate and Engage Learners.
o Increase achievement.
o Enable better understanding.
o Cultivate improved communication.
o Have a positive impact on workload.
o Quick access to information.
o Easy availability of updated data.
o Connecting Geographically dispersed regions.
o Catering to the Individual differences.
o Wider range of communication media.
o Wider learning opportunities for pupils.

6. LIMITATIONS OF ICT IN EDUCATION
 Computers limit students’ imaginations.
 Over-reliance on ICT limits students critical
thinking and analytical skills.
 Students often have only a superficial
understanding of the information they download.
 Computer-based learning has negative physical
side-effects such as vision problem.
 Students may be easily distracted from their
learning and may visit unwanted sites.
 Students tend to neglect learning resources other
than the computer and internet.

7.  Students tend to focus on superficial presentations and
copying from the Internet.
 Students may have less opportunity to use oral skills
and hand writing.
 Use of ICT may be difficult for weaker students,
because they may have problems with working
independently and may need more support from the
teacher.

8. REFERENCES.
 Slides curated from:
Kumar S. (2016). Advantages and limitations of
ICT in Education. Ph.D. Research Scholar,
Aryabhatta Knowledge University, Patna.
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<http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/management/
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