Abstract

THE ROLE OF ICT IN ENHANCING EDUCATION AND LEARNING

Laxmi Tantuvay*

Abstract

We cannot live in isolation. We need to interact and communicate with each other and with our surroundings. In the ancient times people used smoke signals, drum sounds, pigeons and messengers as modes of communication. These were relatively slow, unreliable and sometimes unsafe means of communication. With the advent of new technologies, the modes and methods of communication are changing very fast. Radio, television, computers, telephones, Smartphone’s, digital camera, laptop and interactive board have revolutionized the ways of communication. These are very fast and can link distant locations within no time. We can easily send messages across the globe and learn about events all over the world in a blink of eye. Numerous technological tools have come up which help us not only to communicate but to create, store and manage information. ICTs can be used to create communication pieces in various forms like text, image, audio, video, multimedia, etc. Once the information is in digital form it can be used for recreating resources out of the original. Digital information is also easy to modify and share.

Keywords: ICT, ICT tools, Learner, Learning, Education, Blended, E-Learning.