CURRENT USES AND TRENDS OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AMONG TEACHERS AND STUDENTS AT TERTIARY LEVEL

Abstract

The study aimed to explore the current uses and  trends of Information and Communication Technology among teachers and students at tertiary level. Major objectives of the study were to find out the availability of Information and Communication Technology for teachers and students in universities and  to investigate the problems faced by teachers and students in accessing Information and Communication Technology. For this purpose stratified random sampling technique was used . Teachers and students of two leading public sector universities located at Islamabad (National University of Modern Languages Islamabad and International Islamic University Islamabad) were selected as a population. Data were collected from the departments of social sciences: Departments of Education, Mass Communication and International Relations through personal visits. The findings of the study revealed that ICT facilities are not available for students. Teachers and   students of both universities were agree for the fact that ICT tools are not accessible for them easily. The study tried to catch the attention of educational administrators and planners towards the existing condition of ICT at tertiary level and emerging trends of ICT and its existing functioning which will guide them in taking decisions at various stages. 

Keywords

• Use of ict,availability,problems,skills,tertiary level

References

1. Aloraini Sara (2005). The Impact of Using Multimedia on Students Academic Achievement in the College of Education at King Saud University, Alretha Press, Dammam Saudi Arabia. P. 55. Anderson, J., Weert, V, T. (2002).Information and Communication Technology in Education. A Curriculum for schools and Programme of Teacher Development: Division of Higher Education. UNESCO. Forcheri, P. and Molfino, M.T. (2000) ICT as a tool for learning to learn. In Watson, D. M. and Downes, T. (Eds) Communications and Networking in Education. Bostan, MA: Kluwer Academic. Pp 175 – 184. Gay, L.R. (2000). 3rdedition ,Educational Research, Competencies for Analysis and Application, New York: Macmillan. Pachler N., Bachmair. B. & Cook. J. (2010). Mobile Learning: Structures, Agency, Practices. New York: Springer. Sekaran, U. (2003). (4th edition). Research methods in Business: A Skill Building Approach.John Wiley & Sons. USA. Sharma.B.L (2009). Technology of Teacher Training. ABD Publishers Jaipur India. P:3,4,73. Siddiqui, Mujibul Hasan (2004). Technology in Higher Education. APH Publishing Corporation New Delhi. p: 113, 145, 226. Wasif Nisar, Ehsan Ullah Munir and Shafqat Ali shad (2011). Usage and Impact of ICT in Education Sector; A Study of Pakistan. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 5(12): 578-583, 2011