Abstract:
This
study
set
out
to
develop
a framework
for
Information
and
Communication
Technology
(lCT)
integration
in
teaching
and
learning
in
public
Technical
Training
Institute
in
Kenya.
The
sample
for
the
study
was
drawn
strategically
from
public
Technical
Training
Institutes
in
Kenya.
Technical
training
institutes
are
under
the
Ministry
of Higher
Education,
Science
and
Technology
and
were
established
to provide
hands-on
skills and
award
craft
and
diploma
certificates.
This
study
is quantitative
using
a cross-sectional
survey
design.
There
was
an
interest
in
the
different
interpretations
of use
of ICT
for
teaching
and
learning
across
a number
of
technical
training
institutes
and
different
processes
which
had
been
adopted
to achieve
this.
The
main
data
collection
method
that
was
deployed
is
likert
type
scaling
questionnaires.
The
study
found
that
most
public
Technical
Training
Institutes
are
yet
to embrace
ICT
in
teaching
and
learning
although
they
have
fairly
adequate
number
of ICT
tools.
It was
also
found
out
that
the
institutions
have
few
or no
ICT
support,
policies
and
practices
that
may
enhance
ICT
integration.
The
study
concludes
that
public
Technical
Training
Institutes
are
at the
emerging
stage
of
the
UNESCO
(2005)
model
as
far
as
ICT
integration
in
teaching
and
learning
is
concerned.
In
addition,
it notes
that,
as
much
as
there
are
a number
of
factors
that
influence
ICT
integration
in teaching
and
learning,
Competence
in ICT
applications
and
tools
has
a higher
influence
on
pedagogy
Integration
of
ICT.
The
study
therefore
recommends
a comprehensive
and
continuous
plan
for
training
lecturers
and
students
in
the
use
of advanced
ICT
applications
nd
tools
and
motivation
of lecturers
and
students
in the
use
of ICT
in teaching
and
learning.
