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Utilising ICT in academic communication Academic Communication for Advanced Secondary Schools

Chapter Four: Utilising ICT in academic communication
Chapter Four

Utilising ICT in academic

communication

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Introduction
Information and Communication technology (ICT) has become increasingly vital
in education. In this chapter, you will learn about the importance of ICT, how to
use different methods to search for academic information from physical and online
sources, ethical concerns related to information searches and how to assess the
importance of different basic databases in learning. The competence developed
in this chapter will enable you to make appropriate use of different databases for
academic and non-academic pursuits.

Think

How academic communication would be without ICT.

Using ICT to search for academic information

ICT provides students with options to search for academic information. It also gives
students access to various academic information sources and addresses the shortage of
textbooks. Hence, ICT connects users to local and international information sources. It
also complements many traditional learning tools in the advanced world of education,
which has a major influence on students’ learning processes. Furthermore, it encompasses
many modern devices, including radios, computers, desktops, projectors, printers,
scanners, interactive whiteboards and mobile phones. These are continually updated in
tandem with the innovation of new ICT tools. We are using the terms “information and
communication technology” in their broadest sense to refer to technological innovations,
data and data movement from one source to another. “Information” refers to data that has
been processed, involving facts, theories, pictures, numbers, etc. “Communication” is the
transfer of information from one location to another. The word “technology” highlights
that the subject is new and dynamic.

Activity 4�1

Use online/offline sources to read and write notes on the importance of ICT in
education.

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