Reflection on Integrating ICT in Our Classroom

This huge world could become a global village wherein any kind of information is accessible with ease and economy when incredible advantages of information and communication technology(ICT) is leveraged upon. This global community is rapidly undergoing an unprecedented and phenomenon virtual world. The ICT (information and communications technology - or technologies) is a general term that encapsulates any communication tool or application comprising of radio, television, cellular phones, computer or any ICT leveraged gadgets, network and satellite systems and the several facilities such as videoconferencing and distance learning.

The application of ICT is exponentially pervading into our lives and becoming predominant precursor specially in education sector and its benefits are unfolding day by the day. When applications of the ICT are being capitalized with aids of various gadgets, quite rapidly physical or printed books are being transformed into digital teaching and learning materials or becoming more virtual by the day. I have had a very special opportunity to learn about the usage of ICT in academic pursuit from my tutor besides many other spheres.

Integration of ICT into our classroom teaching learning processes, procedures and scope can undergo a dramatic improvement by transforming monotonous traditional teacher oriented teaching into more of very interactive students oriented teaching learning scenario besides many other benefits underpinning a new paradigm.  

The ICT integration will help the teachers to be more creative in modifying their own material. ICT can also be used to enhance learning process and help students drive on higher level perceptions rather than fewer meaningful tasks. The introduction of ICT integration into learning environments can led to effective learning. The interest of the 21st century learners displays that some essential rethinking of the education progression could be required to meaningfully integrate ICT in our academic learning. The ICT is here to remain indefinitely and its immense benefits shall unequivocally create new prospective in pursuance of academic excellence.

The module on ICT has absolutely brought about a major paradigm shift in my attitude as well as aptitude towards wonders and applications of the ICT and with all the appreciations on its application I shall be incorporating into teaching learning process befitting the needs of the 21^st century ICT savvy learners.