ICT AS A LEARNING TOOL TO ASSIST TEACHING ICT IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Abstract

General terms Prior to discussing this research, it is necessary to clarify the way in which certain terms have been used in this paper: ‘Traditional learning ’ refers to the learning which occurs during face-to-face teaching. The teacher conveys information (written and oral) to the student directly. ‘E-learning ’ (as defined by Pollard and Hillage, 2001) is "the delivery and administration of learning opportunities and support via computer, networked and web-based technology to help individual performance and development. " In some cases the teacher will not provide a series of facts to the students, but ask them to locate information from online sources. The teacher becomes a facilitator, as opposed to the keeper and transmitter of information. This approach is favoured by the action learning community; 'ICT ' information and communication technology; Edutainment has come to have a specific meaning: products that are educational but that have some entertainment value, the term typically applies to games, stories, children’s software in which the entertainment elements are obvious.