ICT has several benefits for education including making learning more interactive and flexible by allowing students to do research, revision, and experiments using tools like the internet, CD-ROMs, and programs. It also enables virtual learning for remote students and produces professional documents. However, overreliance on ICT can reduce physical activity and literacy skills if it replaces reading, writing, and human interaction. While useful for training, ICT should not replace real-world experience. There are also high setup and maintenance costs to using ICT in education.

1. The Social Impact of ICT:
Education

2. ICT for students
• Research & revision can be
done on the Internet, as well
as using CD-ROMs and other
programs (e.g. Encarta)
• These make learning more interactive, with
animation, video, quizzes and sound, etc.
• Which makes it easier and more enjoyable
• It can be more flexible – students go at their
own pace

3. • Virtual Learning is possible, e.g. for people
who live in remote areas or are too ill to go to a
physical college
• Computers are available at any time of
day
• Use of ICT can produce professional looking
documents
• ICT can also be used in science experiments
• Because it gives more accurate data than can
be taken without ICT, and can analyse it
quickly
ICT for students

4. ICT for administration
• Registers and class lists can be
produced quickly and accurately
• Exam entries can be done by EDI, or
Electronic Data Interchange
• These mean there is a smaller cost (no printing
and posting costs), there is less room for error,
and less paper is used
• So it’s more environmentally friendly
• This all gives teachers more time for teaching

5. • Costs (set-up, maintenance, training, keeping staff up to
date, software, etc.) can be high
• Literacy skills worsen – students spend less time reading
& writing
• Can make people physically unfit; personal &
communication skills can be lost
• Doesn’t have the motivation that a teacher has
• Computers cannot explain things in different ways
• Computers cannot adapt to different needs – they can
only do what they are programmed to do
• People become reliant on ICT. (Like us, as if our
computers didn’t work we couldn’t have any lessons!)
• Learning from a computer isn’t fun for many people
ICT in schools

6. Education & Training
• Computer Based Training (CBT) is used to
train employees
• Used a lot in safety-critical jobs
• For example, pilots & train drivers
• This is cost-effective, as graphics
& sounds give a realistic training run
for much less cost than the real thing
• And if you crash, it doesn’t matter!
• But it’s also used a lot for other jobs

7. Education & Training
• People can rely too much on Computer Based
Training
• It is important for employees to get real
experience – ICT can’t be used instead of the
real thing.
• There can be large costs, in setup,
maintenance, etc.
• Often the Computer Based Training is only
needed because ICT is used a lot in the
business.