DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2016.v04i08.003

Pages: 851-855

The present 21st century is undergoing a major revolutionary change where technology has intervened in all walks of life be it social, economic, political or cultural. Education is no exception to be adversely affected by the intervention of technology and it has also seen many appropriate changes that has brought a totally new look to the concept of education in the modern times. With the technologically advanced world, the teacher should also keep pace and be aware of the new technologies and the way to integrate them in education so as to enhance learning in their students which is the major aim of education. Today’s society has accepted new technologies for fast development and progress due to global demand and competition. New technologies like personal computers, World Wide Web, mobile phones, satellites and Internet are helping us in gathering and dissemination of information globally. Higher education is an important form of investment in human resource development. Multimedia technology is found to be a very useful tool in interaction and communication to multi-language, multimedia communities. With the increasing demand for higher education by the country’s youth, we are bound to use new technologies to impart education. The term ‘ICT’ includes any communication device like software, CD Rom, the Internet, Television and Radio, Image capturing devices including video cameras, sensing, data logging control application, e-content, e-book and multimedia representations. Thus, ICT are the computing and communications facilities and features that support teaching, learning and a range of activities in education.