Some
of the challenges of Information and Communication Technology according to
Kanno and Onyechu (2009) are:
1. Lack
of Expertise Knowledge on the Use of Information and Communication Technology:
Majority of the teachers in Nigerian schools are computer illiterates. This is
a very big problem militating against the use of Information and Communication
Technology in commerce teaching.
2. Lack
of Computers in Nigerian Schools: In most schools there are no computers for
learners use, in some where they are available, and they are inadequate. A
situation where there is only one computer donated by a philanthropist in a
school makes one to wonder how the entire students can learn with only one
computer. In a situation where there is none, it means that none will be used
in the school for all round development of the child. Lamenting on the damages
done by lack of access to computer, Tuoyo (2007) stressed that inability to
access computers mean creating more social illiteracy and economic denial of
the right of children especially the exceptional children to fully participate
in the school system and in the society at large.
3. Lack
of Awareness of Instructional Values Information and Communication Technology
Facilities: Teachers are not aware of the instructional value of Information
and Communication Technology facilities. This prevents them for using them.
4. Teachers
Unwillingness to Integrate Information and Communication Technology in their
Teaching: Most teachers are unwilling to integrate Information and
Communication Technology in teaching. Even if they are computer literates, many
prefer to use that knowledge of computer in making business instead of using
them in teaching.
5. Problem
of Electricity: Lack of electricity is another constraint militating against
the use of Information and Communication Technology in teaching. Since Information
and Communication Technology facilities require electricity for them to be
functional, where there is no electricity computers will be kept unused.
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