Gauging the Impact of Information and Communication Technology(Ict) Towards Sustainable Education in Tertiary Institutions.
GAUGING THE IMPACT INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY(ICT) TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE EDUCATION IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS
Introduction
Digital divide is the major constraint distinguished clearly between economically buoyant and underdeveloped economies. Technological development must be included among the indices of development besides other traditional features. Development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) dramatically changed production and decision making process and permeates all aspects of human endeavor including educational delivery.
In countries where ICT is harness, time, energy and other economic resources are saved in education. Time taken and tedious work of instruction and administration is reduced by the introduction of computers and other ICT facilities in education. These economies have reaped the advantage of rhyming their educational system with pace of technological development thereby achieved sound and quality education system in their countries.
It is disheartening to note that some countries are yet to adequately entrench the digital system of instruction and administration. What is obtainable in those countries are unimpressive and these affect the quality of their education system and consequently the level of their economic development. A positive correlation has been established by scholars between method of educational delivery, quality of education and level of economic development.
Many countries including those coined as developing nations are making a giant stride to implement ICT-based system of education for their national development. In such countries distance learning programs are administered online, almost all educational institutions are connected, computers are used for instruction and research activities among others. Series of attempts to digitalize educational delivery in Nigeria indicated readiness of the country to join the ICT-driven societies. It is against this backdrop this paper seeks to
Introduction
Digital divide is the major constraint distinguished clearly between economically buoyant and underdeveloped economies. Technological development must be included among the indices of development besides other traditional features. Development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) dramatically changed production and decision making process and permeates all aspects of human endeavor including educational delivery.
In countries where ICT is harness, time, energy and other economic resources are saved in education. Time taken and tedious work of instruction and administration is reduced by the introduction of computers and other ICT facilities in education. These economies have reaped the advantage of rhyming their educational system with pace of technological development thereby achieved sound and quality education system in their countries.
It is disheartening to note that some countries are yet to adequately entrench the digital system of instruction and administration. What is obtainable in those countries are unimpressive and these affect the quality of their education system and consequently the level of their economic development. A positive correlation has been established by scholars between method of educational delivery, quality of education and level of economic development.
Many countries including those coined as developing nations are making a giant stride to implement ICT-based system of education for their national development. In such countries distance learning programs are administered online, almost all educational institutions are connected, computers are used for instruction and research activities among others. Series of attempts to digitalize educational delivery in Nigeria indicated readiness of the country to join the ICT-driven societies. It is against this backdrop this paper seeks to
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