Barriers that hinder ICT integration in Classrooms

Hi everyone! I am carrying out a research on the barriers that prevent schools to integrate technology in classrooms. I’ve come up with a few but would like to know how other teachers are coping up with this problem?

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Permalink Reply by John Faig on July 7, 2013 at 10:09am

Here are a few off the top of my head...

lack of time to infuse technology into a lesson
lack of knowledge how to create a lesson plan with technology
pedagogical mismatch (technology is best done in student-centered projects; some teachers can't relinquish classroom control)
classroom management (teacher might not know how to manage student working on individual or group projects)
afraid of technology (i.e., don't want to look inept if something goes wrong)
afraid of assistance (i.e., don't want help from technology or curricular resources because of lack of confidence in their teaching skills
afraid of change

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Permalink Reply by Colleen Young on July 7, 2013 at 12:54pm

There have been a few threads on a similar theme recently - look at recent pages.

It seems to me there are lot of threads with very few replies.Should people check before starting a new thread? Just in case there is something similar already being discussed?

Re the barriers rabia, it would be interesting to know what you have already come up with.

John has given some excellent points.

I think insufficient time for training is a huge problem - one initial staff training session is insufficient - there needs to be follow up plans.