Birhanu Moges Alemu
Integrating ICT into Teaching-learning Practices: Promise, Challenges and Future Directions of Higher Educational Institutes
Adama Science and Technology University
education socially oriented activity quality education traditionally associated strong teachers high degrees personal contact students technologiesinformation communication technologies icts become commonplace entities aspects lifethe use ict fundamentally changed practices procedures nearly forms endeavour within business governancewithin education ict begun presence impact extensive fieldsthe use ict education lends studentcentred learning settings often creates tensions instructors studentsbut world moving rapidly digital media information integration ict teachinglearning practices becoming important importance continue grow develop 21 st centurythis study aimed exploring process integrating ict teachinglearning practices emerging challenges adama science technology universityin study mixed design quantitative qualitative line descriptive survey method usedthe sample population consisted 203 respondents 188 instructors 10 school deans vices 5 department heads five schoolsinstruments observation individual interviews questionnairesthe study argues role ict transforming teaching learning seeks explore impact way programs offered delivered universities futurethe analysis data revealed integrating ict teachinglearning yet accomplishedthe data revealed participants instructors students positive attitudes towards ict considerable knowledge positive understanding ict potential teaching learninghowever university fails provide appropriate icttraining courses instructors develop technical ict skillshaving said crucial examples horizontal integration instructors provide opportunities students use ict meaningful contextsthe finding suggest relationship practitioners stages concern stages adoption described follows personal level concern moves selfconcerns ask impactconcerns personal adoption level also likely move entry inventionalthough finding reveal crucial factors prevented instructors students using ict teaching learning among institutional ones lack proper access ict resources overcrowdedclassrooms lack technical pedagogical support influential integration processthe researcher recommended ministry education sample university pass bill national assembly use effective ict facilities educational system provision adequate fund securing ict experts university ensuring facilities monitored time time