Activity 2: Learning in ICT-enabled classrooms

Pros and cons of the ICT-enabled classroom based on our group discussion 

Pros:

• Enhances students’ learning
• Motivates the learner to learn
• Promotes flexible learning
• Creates students who are critical thinkers
• Reduces cost
• Allows students to be actively engaged
• Makes the teacher a facilitator of learning
• Provides a new model of teaching and learning
• Increases cooperation and collaboration among students
• Gives students the opportunity to learn computer skills
• Empowers students to be creators and producers of knowledge
• Enhances literacy skills
• Caters for learners to work at their own pace
• Gives appropriate constructive and timely feedback

Cons:

• Limited finance
• Insufficient and/or inadequate ICT tools and resources
• Technology failure
• Plagiarism
• Teachers overwhelmed to prepare and plan lessons
• Teachers reluctant to change their pedagogy
• Difficulty to control large classes
• Teacher’s lack of professional development