INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY: ROLE IN TEACHER EDUCATION

Modern world is a world of technological revolution. As every revolution reflects each aspect of human life and affects it immensely, it is needless to say that education has also been influenced by these technological advances. In today’s world, the transmission of information and explosion of knowledge is very fast. In the new millennium Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has emerged as the driving force which has affected every sphere of human life. The paradigm will be shifted to advanced technology information society, industrial society, long term planning, creative learning and decentralization from traditional educational system. Hence, it is very urgent to take immediate steps to make the education more useful and relevant. Present paper, using theoretical data, empirically analyses the use of ICT in education particularly in teacher education sphere