Nearly all higher education institutions today are accustomed to the use of technology to assist the teaching and learning process. One immediate example is the implementation of ICT in education where most experts believe that the approach is able to uphold several advantages in assisting students, as well as teachers for a better learning process.
Provide the advantages of using ICT as a tool for teaching and learning process in higher education institution. ICTs stand for Information and Communication Technologies.ICTs are a diverse set of technology tools and resources used for creating,managing,storing and communicating informations.Technologies included in ICTs are radio,television, telephony,computer and internet.ICTs at present are very important in assisting and facilitating every aspect of human life.One immediate example is the implementation of ICTs in education.Nowadays,nearly all higher education institutions are accustomed to the use of technology to assist the teaching and learning process.Most experts strongly believe that implementation of ICTs in education is able to uphold several advantages in assisting students ,as well as teachers or lecturers for a better and more efficient learning process.The advantages are lessons teaching and learning can be done anytime anywhere,remote learning resources can be accessed and ICTs help prepare individuals for workplace in future. Lastly,ICTs help students to prepare themselves before entering working places after graduated.In this 21st century,individuals who are equipped with various type of knowledge about ICTs will having higher chances to be employed if compared with those who have only surface knowledge about ICTs. Now-a-days, graduates are required to possess more than their academic qualifications. They must equip themselves with soft skills such as personality,technology skills, presentable and communication skills (Barclay, 1993; Lim, 1994; Ivancevich and Lee, 2002; Mason et
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