THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ICT IN TEACHER EDUCATION

Abstract

Effective use of ICT in teacher education programme can motivate students, make our classes more dynamic and interesting, and renew teacher enthusiasm by learning learn new skills and techniques. The integration of ICTs in teaching in general and teacher education is the need of the day. ICT can play and important role in motivating learners and encouraging them to engage in learning, within and beyond the classroom. Objectives: The objectives of the present study are to know the various ICTs services to be used and approaches of ICT in teacher education. Methodology: This paper is based on the analysis of review of the various literature published in journals. Findings: The study reveals that different ICTs are now set to become instrumental to help expand access to teacher education, strengthen the relevance of teacher education to the increasingly digital work place and raise teacher educational quality, helping make teaching and learning into an engaging, active process connected to real life. Suggestions: The study demands that by offering ICT as a compulsory and special course, integrated approaches need to be studied along with method courses.