Journal Name:
- Journal of Educational and Instructional Studies in the World
| Author Name | University of Author |
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Abstract (2. Language):
nformation and Communication Technology (ICT) is now playing an important role to support teaching and
dissemination of knowledge. ICT has virtually revolutionized the teaching and learning process globally.
Ethiopia has witnessed the development of ICTs in various sectors over the last decade including education.
With the spread of Internet it is now possible to assess all kinds of teaching and research information of
unbelievable proportions. Internet now provides a variety of resources for all users. Although the classroom
lectures continue to be used as the primary method of teaching biology. The lectures that used to be primarily
chalk and blackboard have now started incorporating multimedia resources to enhance teaching and
complement demonstration. Video presentation makes it easier to explain complicated topics in biology. It is
now possible to show many real time action & reactions and three-dimensional models of atoms and molecules
moving freely in space. Though Internet offers rich sources of potential teaching aid that can be used to
enhance the classroom teaching, it is often too challenging for anyone to filter out the high quality useful
information from the Internet. Special skills are required to fish out required information from the Internet. In
this article some useful websites that provide quality information on biology and which may aid in the elearning
process are discussed. In the coming year’s ICT is going to play a key role in enhancing and providing
sustainable quality education in schools and colleges in Ethiopia. Hence, urgent attention should be given to
strengthen the infrastructure facilities, training of teachers and implementation of ICT-related teaching models
that encourage learning processes by use of ICT. Emphasis must also be placed on the pedagogy beside the use
of ICT.
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