E-Resources:
ICT technology has a major impact on educational materials. E-resources include Online-journals, e-books, CD-ROM, DVDs, Online-databases, web libraries, etc.
There are many difficulties in implementation of ICT in the learning environment. Firstly, educational administrators need to allocate the required funds for the purchase of hardware, software, technical training, technical support, installations, etc. Secondly, educational technologists should find the ways to integrate the ICT into the curriculum of the current educational system. They have to ensure the accessibility without any technical barriers to learning and teaching process and the environment.
According to Brown (2009), “there are five basic elements to cooperative
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According to their study, “teachers’ perception about the concept of cooperative learning has significant influence in the implementation process. Their study supports the need for the deep understanding of the concept of cooperative learning among the teachers.
Angela and Rylee have conducted research among the Australian educators. They found the strong relationship between the perception and successful implementation of the cooperative learning environment [13].
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Robyn et al. have conducted research among the ten middle school teachers from the two different area. They expressed their positive experience of implementing the CL concept in their teaching strategy. They also expressed their difficulties in the cooperative learning formation and process [14]. They raised the issues such as group formation, task-related problems, sociability skills and assessment related issues of the learning outcome. Their research clearly found the benefits of cooperative learning and the issues in the learning environment.
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Educators must use the ICT tools in their teaching process. Various software tools are available in the IT industry for the educators. The educators must get the proper training from the software providers in order to excel in the area of teaching. Due to the media convergence, the educators should learn new skills in digital literacy. Learning through online courses is one of the best ways to understand the digital media and its usage. Application of ICT tools enhances the flexibility in the cooperative learning environment. Furthermore, it helps the educators to form the groups, to inform the groups and to evaluate the groups at any time. Group members can also communicate easily through the ICT tools in order to work efficiently towards their task. Project planning software helps to plan and evaluate the outcomes in a better way. Educators need to understand the concepts such as cooperative learning, collaborative learning, and ICT4E (Information and Communication Technology for Education). This review paper concludes that the ICT tools are very useful to educate the computer students. ICT tool would help the communication process among the students and the trainers in the cooperative learning