Role Of ICT In Physical Education

The 21st has brought with it the emergence of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and at the present time, its use forms part of our everyday life. ICT has already invaded many fields and is now impacting on education. The role of teachers has long been viewed as “a very socially oriented activity and quality education has traditionally been associated with strong teachers having high degrees of personal contact with learners” (Oliver R, 2002) but as ICT is making its way through Education, teachers “need to embrace the power of technology to make learning relevant for all students and adults” (Model Schools Conference, 2014).

Though implementing ICT in Physical education will benefit teachers and make learners acquire the "21st century skills"(Rotherham and Willingham, 2009), there are factors to be considered such as the roles of a teacher as a leader for change and the obstacles the teacher leader will have to face which are school culture, autonomy, egalitarianism and

Though the use of ICT may help learners in the learning of skills, another research done by OFSTED (2009) concerning physical education in UK, found out that 1 in 10 schools make use of ICT to motivate and enhance student learning in Physical Education and that Physical educators make use of ICT only during examination classes. The implementation of ICT in my schools will be beneficial for both teachers and learners. Physical educators through video analysis will be able to evaluate the way they teach and bring changes for the benefits of learners. As for the learners the use of technology in physical education “might impact on their disposition to be physically active and their embodied self-identities”. (Casey A and Jones B, 2011) and they will be able to see what they have been doing