Attitude of Teacher Educators Towards ICT

Download or read book Attitude of Teacher Educators Towards ICT written by T. Pradeep Kumar and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2012-06 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The versatility of human ability to reduce a complex problem to a simple logically connected problem and then apply a computer to solve them has made their use widespread. UNESCO considered Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as "scientific, technological and engineering disciplines and the management techniques used in information handling and processing, their application, computers and their interaction with men and machines, and associated social, economical and cultural matters." Realizing the importance of Information Technology, the ICT education in India is being incorporated as a part of the academic curriculum in schools, colleges and universities. At the school level, basics of IT are focused with the aim of making its students computer literate. At the college and University levels, the study of applications of ICT in their disciplines is focused. The knowledge of ICT and its applications in the educational scene is an essential competency for today and future teachers. This makes us think about the input given to teacher trainees in the process of their preparation to work in actual situations. If something has to happen towards improving the situation.