Integrating ICT into Teaching & Learning-“A 21st Century Technology Tool for Continuing Education”

Abstract

Higher education around the world must undergo a dramatic makeover, if it expects to educate a workforce in profound transformation by providing secondchance students the opportunity to pursue academic or professional studies. .Thus Life long learning performance and the outcomes are expectations of all learners form infancy to adulthood. 21st century represents a new era of contuning education identified by colloborative communities of inquiry in an online learning environment. The 21st century job market is increasing specialized and complex, which is one of the challenges in the present day knowledge-based economy. Contuning education provides many advantages for adults who need to continue their education for career sustainability. Empowering teachers and learners with ICT skills opens up a world of learning unavailable in the past and is crucial to achieving success in today’s global knowledge economy.This paper will discuss the concepts of technology integration and the precise roles that ICT could play in enhancing teaching and learning. The paper will also discuss various problems and challenges faced by teachers in implementing ICT in teaching & learning.