Framework for ICTs and Teacher Education

Contents: Preface. 1. Effective use of ICTs in education. 2. Framework for ICTs in education. 3. Planning and development of teacher education. 4. Technology use in teacher proficiency. 5. Lifelong learning. 6. Images of teacher education. Bibliography. Index.

"Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is a major factor in shaping the new global economy and producing rapid changes in society. Teacher education institutions may either assume a leadership role in the transformation of education or be left behind in the swirl of rapid technological change. For education to reap the full benefits of ICT in learning, it is essential that pre-service and in-service teachers are able to effectively use these new tools for learning.

The book explores the radical implications of ICT for conventional teaching and learning processes. It discusses the challenges for ICT in teacher education and gives guidelines to the new generation of teachers as well as existing teachers, how to be well-prepared to use the new tools and pedagogies for learning." (jacket)