The Challenges of ICT in Higher Education: The Mirage in ICT Use in Higher Education

Autor/inn/en	Okeiga, N. I. Obi; Okumu-Bigambo, W.; Masibo, P. F. Lumala
Titel	The Challenges of ICT in Higher Education: The Mirage in ICT Use in Higher Education
Quelle	In: African Higher Education Review, 3 (2010), S.59-73 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2141-1905
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Developing Nations; Information Technology; Higher Education; Educational Policy; Computer Mediated Communication; Development; Telecommunications; Global Approach; Technology Uses in Education; Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Informationstechnologie; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Computerkonferenz; Entwicklung; Telekommunikationstechnik; Globales Denken; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Afrika
Abstract	The significance of ICT's influence as the epitome of information cannot be overemphasized. Globalization is multi-directional and interactive in nature masks ICT, and much of its content as a Western orientation and control over communication. The paper sets to show that there are imbalances in the use of ICT in higher education as used in Africa and the industrialized world. Africa is perpetually becoming a consumer in the use of ICT but has very little to show in contributing to this dynamic field of higher education. However, if well harnessed, it is our opinion that Africa has a better chance of incorporating the views of the diverse segments of her people into ICT use in higher education policy deliberations, thereby ensuring a steady growth for the continent in the communication technology. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	University of North Texas. 1155 Union Circle, Denton, Texas 76203. Web site: https://www.coe.unt.edu/african-higher-education-review
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01