Abstract:
The application of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) is already changing the
organization and delivery of higher education. The pedagogical and socio-economic forces that
have driven the higher learning institutions to adopt and incorporate ICTs in teaching and learning
include greater information access; greater communication; synchronous and asynchronous
learning; increased cooperation and collaboration, cost-effectiveness and pedagogical
improvement. However, ICTs have not permeated to a great extent in many higher learning
institutions in most developing countries due to many socio-economic and technological
circumstances. This paper discusses new learning and training technologies considering their
pedagogical, cost and technical implications. It also discusses challenges for integrating these
technologies in higher learning institutions with examples from Tanzania, and giving best practice
approaches for addressing each of the challenges.
