THE ICT BARRIERS IN SA
The Importance of Information and Communication Technology(ICT) has became a basic need to all private, public departments and companies .These department use ICT for communication with other companies from other countries and help to minimize their work lord .This puts lot of pressure to the department of Education to include ICT class and make them compulsory to all school and to all collages and universities that provide with Teaching courses for teachers.When talking about the barriers of ICT in South African Education we talking about difficulties that the education system of south Africa is facing in term of introducing ICT in all South African schools and to encourage teachers take part in ICT classes and involve their learner to ICT.
THE ICT BARRIERS ENCOUNTERED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN EDUCATION SYSTEM.
THE ICT BARRIERS ENCOUNTERED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN EDUCATION SYSTEM.
TEACHERS
- Background knowledge and skill of ICT or effective training.
- NO ICT studies encountered during their time of study for teaching.
- Time to go back to study ICT.
- Lack of confidence for teachers to take part in ICT classes ,afraid to start something new.
- Resistance to change of teaching style and negative attitude.
- Lack of resources ICT resources in school.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
- Paying too much attention to suburb schools and neglecting schools from rural areas.
- Failing to train ICT teachers and deploy them to every South African school.
- Government officials failing to plan the Education system around ICT.
- Neglecting the importance of ICT in this generation and the demands of the environment.
- Providing insufficient ICT equipment to schools.
SCHOOL
- Poor building infrastructure.
- Some school not having electricity or solar systems installed especially those in rural areas.
- lack of teachers with ICT knowledge or properly trained.
- Lack of financial support to keep ICT equipment working or maintained well.
- Security to protect the property from being stolen by people.
The South African Government should provide ICT training for all teachers in all South African schools and encourage teachers to take part involving their learner to ICT. The current environment demand technology wise people , so the future of this country demands that we teach those children still in school ICT skill in order for them to compete with the World
True what you are saying! This teachers have to change, they must have the spirit of encourages the young mind. Teachers have to make sure that this learners knows everything about the ICT.
ReplyDeleteTeachers have to be the center of knowledge and they must share their knowledge with their learners to make sure that this learners get the best ICT skills as soon as they get to school.
Nowadays we live in a world that is driven by technology, therefore it is vital important to learn how to use a computer while one is at school level.It become's very difficult for one to start learning how to use a computer when he or she is at University level.I hop u will go there to help the young one's to learn how to use a computer while they are still at school, as you are a future foundation phase teacher.
ReplyDeleteSOUTH AFRICA needs to up their technology by installing computers to all public schools and educate their instill their teachers with ICT skills
ReplyDeleteits very true what you are saying. south africa is facing a very big challenge about ICT especially with the public school. we as future teachers we have to make sure that we try and device ways to rectify this mistake.
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