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Problems and Prospects of Information Technology Use in Higher Education

Problems and Prospects of Information Technology Use in Higher Education

Ezekiel Nyambega Omwenga
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 10
ISBN13: 9781799810292|ISBN10: 1799810291|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799810308|EISBN13: 9781799810315
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1029-2.ch006
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Omwenga, Ezekiel Nyambega. "Problems and Prospects of Information Technology Use in Higher Education." IT Issues in Higher Education: Emerging Research and Opportunities, edited by Lazarus Ndiku Makewa and Baraka Manjale Ngussa, IGI Global, 2020, pp. 113-122. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1029-2.ch006

APA

Omwenga, E. N. (2020). Problems and Prospects of Information Technology Use in Higher Education. In L. Makewa & B. Ngussa (Eds.), IT Issues in Higher Education: Emerging Research and Opportunities (pp. 113-122). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1029-2.ch006

Chicago

Omwenga, Ezekiel Nyambega. "Problems and Prospects of Information Technology Use in Higher Education." In IT Issues in Higher Education: Emerging Research and Opportunities, edited by Lazarus Ndiku Makewa and Baraka Manjale Ngussa, 113-122. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1029-2.ch006

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Abstract

This chapter presents the problems and prospects of information technology use in higher education institutions, contemplates on the ideal expectations, and presents the current situation. As a result of the analysis, it has been revealed that due to a number of problems such as lack of adequate infrastructure and the cost of transformation of pedagogy content is often region specific. Linguistic and physical barriers, intellectual infrastructure power outages in a number of institutions, and misplacement of funding impacted negatively upon information technology use in higher education. Suggestions are made to achieve this goal. Additionally, information technology has many applications in higher education ranging from interactions between the learners and teachers, development of curriculum content, administration of student, staff, and general; and in teaching and learning, designing of new instructional activities, use of virtual labs(simulations), and enabling achievement of high outcomes and quality education.

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