Issues and challenges in the use of Information Communication Technology (ICTs) in education

Abstract

ICT has given rise to a host of legal and ethical issues and challenges in the use of ICT for education. Pre-service and in-service teachers as well as students need to know to a reasonable extent about the issues and challenges in the use of ICT for education. As teachers or potential teachers and students, they need to be above reproach. Teachers and students should understand the basic issues (effectiveness, cost, equity, and sustainability,), as well as the challenges (infrastructure related challenges, capacity building challenges, challenges related to financing the cost of ICT use, to mention but few) surrounding the use of ICT in education and then apply those issues as principles in practice. Keywords: Challenges, ICTs, Education, Use of ICT, Nigeria