Integrating information and communication technology (ICT) in education: the potential challenges and benefits
Keywords:
education; ICT integration: challenges and benefitsAbstract
The trend to use ICT in teaching and learning has become a standard in many educational
institutions. Educators consider ICT a requirement and believe that education needs to
catch up with technology development. This paper summarizes key messages of integrating
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education. This paper discusses the
potential challenges educational institutions face, particularly teachers when they intend to
use technology in the teaching and learning process. The benefits of technology in
education are also elaborated. ICT inclusion in education provides advantages not only to
the teachers and students but also to the school. This paper provides some basic
information for policymakers, education specialists, ICT practitioners and a broader
audience interested in the need for technology in the education system.
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