In the past, the use of ICT was to provide classrooms and teachers with computers as a means to renovate school facilities and teaching methods for primary and secondary school students. Today, the use of ICT in education has evolved from merely improving the school environment to making education globally competitive through continuous innovation of the educational system and simultaneous nurturing of teacher capacity. E-learning contributed to the innovation of training methods for teachers, employees, and government officials. It has assumed an important role in the nurturing of human resources across various sectors of our society.

 

Rapid development of information technology helps to drive knowledge and information-based society. How to define knowledge and information-based society and what kind of trends can be expected in terms of change? In knowledge and information-based society, a new economic principle directs the society: knowledge is considered more important than any other property; knowledge and information prompt tougher competition than ever before.

 

The demands associated with social change lead education reform. Education must be able to respond to social changes and ensure adequate training of human resources to satisfy the demands of the changing society. No matter how hard we try to prepare for such changes, nobody can fully anticipate or predict changes to come. Therefore, a national strategic human resources development plan for the next generation should be prepared on the basis of proper foresight. Our society is increasingly multi-disciplinary. So, an individual cannot live autonomously and must be able to cooperate and collaborate with others. Thus, importance of efficient and effective communication and collaborative skills becomes a critical factor in education.

 

In order to solve the education-related problems and to respond to the new demands of the changing society, there is a need for reforming school education and the educational system on the whole. ICT use in education and e-Learning as one of its components are one of the best ways to expand educational opportunity so that students and citizens can be satisfied with education.

 

The results achieved since the introduction of ICT in education make it possible to consider the implementation of e-Learning as an alternative way to reform education.

 

The impact of global negative challenges like the recent COVID-19 shutdown, like the credit crunch in 2007, or even World War 2 are huge disruptors and will forever change the way things are done in several economic sectors with education being one of them. One thing for sure is that this COVID-19 shutdown will quicken the adaptation of digital learning methods by major players.  The university community has not been left out and in particular ISH Yabassi. It is on this note that we prepare this note for level IV.

 

 

Pre-requisites:

-       The student should have a laptop with an internet connection, together with some application programs like spreadsheets (Microsoft Excel or LibreOffice Cal), word processors (Microsoft Word), presentation programs (Microsoft PowerPoint), Programming application (Python);

-       The lecturer should be provided with a Smart Classroom or a video projector in the worst-case scenario;

-       Environment free from distraction;

-       Create time to learn.