The role of information and communication technology (ICT) in teacher education in India: A study

Present educational systems are pressure to use the new information and communication technologies (ICTs) in teacher education, because the students need up-to-date knowledge and skills for their development or to develop them-selves. ICTs predict the transformation of the teaching-learning process and the way teachers and learners gain access to knowledge and information. But, the challenge confronting our educational system is how to transform the curriculum and teaching-learning process to provide students with the skills. There are several systemic concerns and needs that need to be addressed in this exercise of redesigning the curriculum framework for teacher education. Existing programs of teacher education treat knowledge, embedded in the prescribed school/college curriculum, as a ‘given’ and teachers do not engage enough with the curriculum framework. Therefore teachers must learn to adjust to existing realities. The present paper is based on the secondary sources and study the need and active role of ICTs in teacher education in India.