ICT and Learning

ICT and Learning

1. Online tutorials

   • Disadvantages
     • No teacher interaction with the student
     • Students may begin to feel isolated
     • There may be a lack of motivation
   • Advantages
     • Anywhere, any time
     • Learning is done at a pace that best suits the child
     • Wide range of courses available to the students

2. Online assessment

   • Exams can be taken online, questions are on the screen and the students answer via mouse and keyboard
   • Advantages
     • Marks are immediately available
     • Tests can be taken at any time
     • Reduce the wastage of paper
   • Disadvantages
     • impersonal
     • expensive and difficult to set up

3. Virtual Learning Environment