Issues of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in Education

Contents: 1. Students Perception of Computer - Managed Package on Records Management in Nigerian Universities/Adebanjo, Adetayo Adekunle, Nigeria. 2. Effects of Computer Assisted Instruction on the Achievement among Students/Dr. K. Anandan , India. 3. TYPO3 - E Government - O.S.I.R.S. Open Source based Integrated Regional Information System for Virtual Town Halls/Andreas Becker, Thailand. 4. In Support of Technological Developments on Educational Communication and the Feel Bad Factors for the Marginalized Class : A Study/Arjun Das, India. 5. Applications of Communication Technologies/Ayeaha Mariam, India. 6. Group Formation in Collaborative Learning - Need for Effective Approach/S.R. Balasundaram, India. 7. Implementation of Knowledge Management in School Organization for Enhancing Student Learning/Dr. Cheng Chi Keung, Hong Kong. 8. Business Education for it Professionals/Chrisantha Silva, Sri Lanka. 9. E - Learning and Barriers to Realization of its Potential in Mauritius/H. Chittoo, Mauritius, Rakesh Ramchurn, Mauritius. 10. Effectiveness of E - Content Material on DNA Technology in Tertiary Level/A. Felix, India. 11. Dode Switching and Collusion : Classroom Interaction between Chinese Bilinguals/Jackie Yeoh Lay Kean, Malaysia. 12. The Current Trends in Technology Enabled Education in India/Malaya Kumar Nayak, London. 13. Learning in the Twenty First Century/Dr. Meenu Agrawal, India, Dr. Nadia Yusuf , Dubai. 14. Alliance Between Industries and Educational Institutions in Information Technology (IT) Advancement in Nigeria, West Africa/P.C. Okwelle, Nigeria. 15. Contextual Factors Influencing Lecturer use of E - Learning/Dr. Paul T. J. James, Thailand. 16. E - Learning : A Perspective/Sachidanand Menon, India. 17. Drop Out Prevention Using E - Learning and Home - Schooling : Well Educated People Without Schools/Dr. Shobana Nelasco, India. 18. Attitude towards E - Learning among the Postgraduate Arts and Science Students/K. Thiyagu, India. 19. Perception of Teachers towards the Utilization of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Teaching Introductory Technology in Secondary School Delta State in Nigeria/Umunadi, E. Kennedy, Nigeria. 20. Competency Requirements for Technology Enabled Teaching : A Framework/Dr. G. Venkatraman , India. 21. The Use of Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) in Arabic Language Learning in Islamic Sciences University of Malaysia (USIM)/Waidah Ismail, Malaysia.

Nothing is permanent except change.In a world where change is the only constant there is a need for tools and techniques to help institutions Income more effective. In a competitive world of business there is a need for ways to stay ahead or to go up before it is too late. And in a complex world there is need for mechanisms that can make apparently complicated things simpler. This situation of continuous change, driven by informational capitalism and the neoliberal practices of privileging private interests, is also present in the educational sector. The Information Technology revolution has brought new challenges to higher education. The responsibility of institutions of higher education in the above changing scenario is not only confined to imparting education for this changing economy, but also to forecasting the future needs of this economy. The knowledge industry serving business is driven by innovation and that innovation is incubated in institutions of higher learning and research of developed countries, often marginalizing the developing world through the uneven distribution in penetration of information technology.