Lesson No.

FORMATIVE YEARS

Since antiquity knowledge has passed from generation to generation through stories. We
all have stories to tell. To commence with I, felt my story might have some utility. Maybe it can
provide some insights into the role of technology in education? What do we mean by pedagogy
and the science of learning? How the two configure in relation to technology and integration into
education? How has the classroom evolved and technology incorporated?
I remember my aunt who was a professor, author of numerous articles and few books,
sitting beside her typewrite and researching her work. The click clack of the keys remains with
me today. These were the times of romantic early and mid-sixties - The US invasion of Vietnam
and the daily carpet bombing on Hanoi used to be the first news on the BBC. My aunt was
extremely active in writing articles against the super power who invaded a small country for no
reason - there was no Osama Bin Laden hiding in the North Vietnam. Now she writes her
articles against the invasion of Iraq and Libya using a word processor. These days the computer
has been incorporated in most classrooms but does it act a little more than a word processor with
some research component? The answer sadly is no – the classroom may appear different yet for
the most part remains the same.

Definition of ICT

ICT is concerned with the storage, retrieval, manipulation, transmission or reception of

digital data.

Communication Technology

• Communication Technology implies the knowledge, skills and understanding needed

to exchange information verbally or nonverbally.
• It is processing of information in terms of accessing information, decoding information
and sending it via a medium.
• Communication Technology is the electronic systems used for communication
between individuals or groups.