Role and importance of Information Communication Technology (ICT) and Internet of Things (IOT) in Higher Education

  • Unique Paper ID: 162056
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 11
  • PageNo: 2976-2984
  • Abstract:
  • Technology, including the Internet of Things (IoT), plays a pivotal role in the development of individuals and various sectors, including higher education. The adoption of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and the integration of IoT devices in higher education have transformed the learning and teaching process, creating an innovative and enhanced learning environment. Many universities have embraced the integration of technologies, recognizing the benefits it brings. Technology plays the most important role in the development of an individual as well as for any sector or economy. The adoption of ICT is the process of transforming higher education and provide students, academician an innovative learning environment to enhance the learning and teaching process. The integration of technologies into education system has been encouraged by several universities. There are many students who can’t afford higher education due to high fees structure of universities so technologies help them to get higher education through e-learning. As technologies change the scenario of higher education, mostly students and academician shifted offline to online mode. Awareness level of ICT and continuous development of the ICT tools for educational implementation is must for the ICT enabled learning to grow in higher education. Educators are required to be aware of the effective use of ICT which ensures the high level of mental development of the students so that their mental growth is not disturbed because it is easy to represent the content applying visual technology but that does not let the student-run his mind for conceptualization. That is why proper training programs focusing especially on these issues are required to be conducted by the respective authorities. The research article mainly focuses upon all these issues and challenges and proposes effective solutions.

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