INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY (ICT) USAGE IN TEACHING PRACTICE (TP) AND STUDENTS’ INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME (SIWES): PROBLEMS & PROSPECTS

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Abstract The uses and proliferation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education cannot be over emphasized. The extent at which ICT have been absorbed in running almost all the routines of teaching and learning in Nigeria is worth looking into. Teaching Practice (TP) & Students Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) have been for long an indispensable tools used to mold Student Teachers & future workers and prepare them for what is to come in the work force. This paper puts into cognizance the concepts of ICT, TP & SIWES, issues/challenges of ICT in TP and SIWES, the importance of ICT in TP & SIWES and solutions to problems bedeviling the subject matter. Conclusion and Recommendations proposed include; adequate funding of TP and SIWES organizing bodies, encouraging students to undergo these trainings only to organizations with adequate ICT department or to avoid organizations with deplorable IT/ICT units.

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