Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Training Curriculum for Pre Service Teachers in Malaysian Public Universities: Challenges in Preparing Next Generation of Teachers. Sub-theme: Preparing the Next Generation of Teachers.

The purpose of this study is to examine and map out the ICT training curriculum used for training pre-service teachers in Malaysian public universities. Consequently, the curriculum is viewed in terms of its alignment and expectation to the international standards of ISTE NETS•T and UNESCO ICT-CST, national ICT in education policy, and to the current development of the field of ICT itself. A content analysis procedure using qualitative research methodology was used to collect and analyze data from documents such university ICT course contents, ISTE NETS•T, UNESCO ICT-CST. A literature review on the development of the field of ICT in education was also carried out. The findings show that there is a gap between the ICT curriculum used to train pre service teachers in the universities with what is expected from the international standards, national ICT in education policy and the development of the field of ICT itself. This provides a dilemma on how well should we prepare the ICT training curriculum for pre service teachers. This paper concludes by providing some of the challenges and issues faced by teacher educators in preparing and using ICT training curriculum for the next generation of teachers in the face of rising globalization