Definition of Important Concepts
The Federal Ministry of Education in Nigeria has defined some key concepts which are important in our study. The concepts which include - ICT, ICT-enhanced Education, Universal Accessibility, Empowerment, Enrichment, and Inclusiveness, are presented as follows:
(1) ICT
ICT refers to the art and applied sciences that deal with data and information. It encompasses all (equipment including computational machinery - computers, hardware, software, firmware, etc., tools, methods, practices, processes, procedures, concepts, principles, and the sciences) that come into play in the conduct of the information activities: acquisition, representation, processing, presentation, security, interchange, transfer, management, organisation, storage and retrieval of data and information.
(2) ICT-enhanced Education
The following are concepts described under this section:
· Universally Accessible
(i) Takes into account a variety of student characteristics, including ethnicity, race, abilities, disabilities, age, gender, language abilities, and preferred learning style.
(ii) Uses proactive and inclusive way of teaching and designing courses and curricula.
(iii) Barriers to learning are removed before they can affect anyone.
(iv) Identifies and clearly expresses the essential course content, while recognising that students can express understanding of essential course content in multiple ways.
(v) Academic rigour is not compromised.
(vi) Is consistent with universally recognised principles of good teaching.