Challenges of ICT Integration-

1. CHALLENGES IN
INTEGRATING
ICT IN SCHOOL
EDUCATION

2. Schedule

4. INTRODUCTION
 In the twentieth century schools encounter a number of
difficulties including integration of information and
communication technologies (hereafter ICT) into the teaching
and learning, education curriculum and change in methods in
pursuit of developing learner lifelong learning skills.
 The main causes that lead to the necessity to utilize ICT in
education: changes in economy, social and education science
areas.

5. What is integration in ict?
● The integration of ICT in the school practice has not to do with simple
improvements of the traditional instruction
● But to a radically new pedagogy; shift from the traditional instruction
model of knowledge transmitting towards autonomous, active, and
collaborative learning
● through students’ engagement in ICT-based learning environments and
shared learning resources.
● ICT integration is using technology to learn, communicate, teach,
and various others things.
● It is found in the new information world where technology is used
for almost everything.

6.  Education system faces with the biggest
challenge brought by Information and
Communication Technologies.
 Education has to respond to economic and
social changes so it educates young generation
equipped with newest knowledge and skills
(including ICT) ready to face challenges of the
constantly changing world.

7. •ICT has a direct role to play in the education sector. It can
bring many benefits to schools, educational institutions as well
as to the community.
ICT in schools add to knowledge production, information
and communication sharing among the school community.
In order to compete in a global competitive environment, a
highly skilled and educated workforce with aptitude and skill
sets in application of ICT is inevitable for every nation.
ICT IN EDUCATION AND ITS BENIFIT

8. ICTs are a potentially powerful tool for extending
educational opportunities, both formal and non-formal, to
previously underserved scattered and rural populations,
groups traditionally excluded from education due to cultural
or social reasons such as ethnic minorities, girls and women,
persons with disabilities, children with special needs and the
elderly, as well as all others who for reasons of cost or because
of time constraints are unable to enroll on campus.
ICT IN EDUCATION AND ITS BENIFIT

9. @ It can transform the nature and quality of education as a whole
@ It helps to enhance the quality of education by facilitating new forms of
interaction between students, teachers, education employees and the
community .
@ It acts as and provides students and teachers with new tools that enable
improved learning and teaching and adds to skill formation .
@ It improves the learning process through the provision of more
interactive educational materials that increase learner motivation and
facilitate the easy acquisition of basic skills .
ICT IN EDUCATION AND ITS BENIFIT

10. @ It makes education more accessible for all, bringing education to the
doorstep of children living in remote rural locations by means of enabling
distance learning
@ It provides access to a vast treasure of educational resources and
content for improving literacy.
@ It leads to integration of technologies with traditional educational
activities although it can never replace the conventional teacher-student
relationship that is so crucial to the development process .
ICT IN EDUCATION AND ITS BENIFIT

11. @ It offers more challenging and engaging learning
environment for students of all ages
@ It enables a knowledge network for students
@ It provides greater flexibility and individualized learning
facilities to learners
@ It enhances the overall teaching-learning process
ICT IN EDUCATION AND ITS BENIFIT

12. @ It avails high speed delivery of uniform quality content at
reduced cost bringing the cost of education from very high to
very low
@ It can serve multiple teaching functions and diverse
audiences
@ It facilitates in enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of
educational administration and policy by improving the
quality of administrative activities and processes.
ICT IN EDUCATION AND ITS BENIFIT

13. * Lack of trained teachers
* Unfavorable organizational culture and poor attitude and beliefs
* Shortage of time
* Issues of maintenance and upgrading of equipment
* Insufficient funds
* Challenge of language and content
*Shortage of equipments
* Unreliability of equipment
*Lack of technical support
*Resource related issues and internet.
CHALLENEGES IN INTEGRATION ICT

14. * Lack of trained teachers
* Unfavorable organizational culture and poor attitude and beliefs
* Shortage of time
* Issues of maintenance and upgrading of equipment
* Insufficient funds
* Challenge of language and content
*Shortage of equipments
* Unreliability of equipment
*Lack of technical support
*Resource related issues and internet.
CHALLENEGES IN INTEGRATION ICT

16. Barriers to successful integration of ICT into
the teaching/learning process:
● Lack of support for the educational personnel and learners;
● Lack of teacher competencies to use certain software;
● Insufficient financing (of teacher professional developments
in ICT field, of appropriate computer hardware and software
etc.);
● Lack of cooperation among academic personnel in the same
and in another schools.

17. Infrastructure-related challenges in ICT
● Before any ICT-based programme is launched,
policymakers and planners must carefully consider the
following:
 Appropriate rooms or buildings available to house the
technology;
 Where there are many old school buildings, extensive
retrofitting to ensure proper electrical wiring,
heating/cooling and ventilation, and safety and security
would be needed.

18. Challenges in the integration of ICT in
school education:
● Lack of teachers concept related to curriculum teaching
methods
● Lack of theory support in the integration idea
● Appropriate software for integration in different subject
● Lack of models and if available few , lack of understanding
the same
● Proper support of ICT the curriculum accommodation

19. ● Lack of will power or acceptability in context
to administrator, student and teacher
● Ethical issues and intellectual rights
● Lack of cultural specific integration
● Plagiarism and copyright issues
● Lack of open educational resources
● Willingness and acceptability
● Evaluation system
● Malware threat

20.  Lack of professional development
 Insufficient financing
 Lack of support
 Shortage of time
 School organisation / management
 Technical support specialists.
 Content developers
 Lack of competencies;
 Limited accessibility

21. HOW TO OVERCOME BARRIERS?
 Political decisions
 School management
 Teacher as learner
 Barriers as opportunities

22. The highest barrier to integration of information and communication
technologies into the teaching/learning process is the change as such.
five stages of integration and overcoming difficulties:
1. Entry : learners are trained how to use information and communication
technologies;
2. Adoption : teachers use technologies as supplementary aids in the context of
traditional teaching/learning methods;
3. Adaptation : technologies are used for expansion/enrichment of the
curriculum;
4. Appropriation : technologies are integrated and used due to their exceptional
and unique qualities;
5. Invention : new areas are invented where the use of technologies is
appropriate.

23. Challenges to integration of information
and communication technologies into the
teaching and learning
Entry Adoption Adaptation Appropriation Invention

24. CONCLUSION
 The whole learning/teaching and change process of integrating the ICT
has to be flexible, and its efficiency depends on the motivation model
developed by the school and preparation of the whole academic staff to
implement innovations.
 As ICT integration into the learning and teaching process and the whole
system of education is a rather complicated process, new conceptions,
strategies, plans and models have to be developed by the Ministry of
Education and school administration which make full use of the potential
of new technologies.

25. Goals for next
meeting