Impact of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) in Education in Nepal

Impact of ICT (Information Communication and Technology)  in Education in Nepal

Information Communication 

and Technology  is the mode of education that use information and communications and technology (ICT) to support enhance and optimize the delivery of information. It is an approach to implement the successful and effective delivery of information. Most of the schools has also been using a diverse set of ICT tools  disseminate and deliver information. It has become an effective tool to enhance the teaching learning process. As a

Advantages of ICT in education.

• ICT in education enhances the quality of education.
• It promotes learning by doing approach and research.
• It makes the teachers and students up-to date regarding various matters.
• It enriches learning through a combination of audio, video, images, text and animation.
• It enhances interaction among teachers and students.
• It promotes distance learning.
• It helps to deliver the information about various subject matters effectively and efficiently.
• It promotes e-books and e-learning

Disadvantages or challenges of ICT in education

• Sometimes the technology can distract the students from their studies and lessons.
• It kills creativity as the students will search the answer directly in the internet rather than trying it themselves.
• Learning with ICT tools can be challenging as many students are not used to technology properly.
• It reduces social interaction among the students.
• ICT equipment is expensive, so expensive setup might be a barrier for implementing ICT in education.
• Wastage of time because of unnecessary issues like server error and connectivity problems is a major disadvantages.
• The use of technology might misguide students towards cyber bullying.  
• There should be well skill and knowledge manpower (student, teachers, staffs) to coordination in order to give digital homework.