Parameter Based Ranking of ICT Tools Used in Education

The role that communication and interaction plays in the teaching-learning process is a critical success factor in educational paradigms. E-learning can contribute to the quality of education. E-learning offers opportunities for the optimizing interaction and communication between lecturers and learners. ICT tools are an important medium for such interaction and communication. ICT tools have world wide acceptance. These tools are having its potential for increasing productivity by making learning available anywhere and anytime. These tools allow learners to participate in educational activities without the restrictions of time and place. ICT tools have the power to make learning more widely available and accessible than we are used to in traditional learning environments. The technology, industry & the educational system have strong linkage & close association. The 21st century educational system aims to develop competency among students by providing functional based education through extensive usage of digital technology & thus provides efficient human resources required by the corporate to sustain in today's competitive global environment. This paper attempts to find an answer weather ICT tools employed in B-school educational system are effective to develop competent human resources for the corporate (applications) & that too according to the fast changing global requirements. This paper also focuses on various parameters to measure capacity of ICT tools. The authors have selected 5 ICT tools based on various categories. The survey of students done to observe effect of various parameters on the capacity of ICT tools. The matrix has been plotted based on those values. The capacity of tools is calculated by using weighted average method. Selected tools have given ranking based on their calculated capacity.