The Potential and Effectiveness of ITC: Lessons Learnt from it’s Attempted Integration in the Teaching Learning Process

Abstract

Today, there are different opinions on the use of information technology and communication (ITC) in the learning process and while there are insufficient study and evidences on the topic, many researchers discuss the topic with great enthusiasm with regards to the fact that ITC helps in the teaching – learning process (TLP). Interestingly, there is a balance between the possibilities that ITC holds for education and the transformative effect accomplished and achieved in the teaching practice. The authors of this work attempt to explain from a historical point of view the regularities recognized by experts in the teaching field and from different perspectives, classifications and practical experience strive to guide the controversial fact among the different levels of use and impact of ITC in training, as well as to show that ITC integration represents improvements in the teaching learning process in higher educational institutions in meeting the demands of today’s world. From this analysis and gathered experiences from over ten years, are shared by a way of conclusion, a set of ideas that serve as lessons learnt, which conveniently confirm the decisions taken.