ICT in Teacher Education in India:Still in search of its Application

Gaurav Singh*, Girijesh Kumar**
* Sr. Lecturer, Rakshpal Bahadur Teachers Training Institute, Agarsen Park, Bareilly.
** Head, Faculty of Education and Allied Sciences, M.J.P. Rohilkhand University, Bareilly.
Periodicity:March - May'2010
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jsch.5.4.1153

Abstract

It is no longer possible to conceive of teacher education without ICTs. It is imperative for the teacher education institutions to wake up and reorganize their curriculum to accommodate the changing face of knowledge. This study conducted by the researcher in teacher education institutions related to availability and access of ICTs in these institutions during session 2008-09, brought forward the real scenario of ICT in teacher education institutions. For this study the researcher used a scale named “ICT Friendliness Scale” developed by Kumar and Singh (2008). Analysis indicates that there is not a single ICT facility, which is present in every teacher education institution. There is non-availability of facilities like Educational software pertaining to school subjects on CDs, Slide Projector,  Networking in computer lab, Dial-up/ Broad band Internet Access, LCD Projector, Language Learning Software with Headphones, Electronic versions of common Encyclopedias and Electronic versions of common Encyclopedias in all the Government aided Teacher education Institutions sampled for the study.

Keywords

ICT, Teacher Education, B.Ed. Teacher Training Institutions.

How to Cite this Article?

Gaurav Singh and Girijesh Kumar (2010). Ict In Teacher Education In India: Still In Search Of Its Application. i-manager’s Journal on School Educational Technology. 5(3), 49-55. https://doi.org/10.26634/jsch.5.4.1153

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