59 International Journal for Environmental Rehabilitation and Conservation ISSN: 0975 — 6272 X (1): 59 — 63 www.essence-journal.com Argumentative Research Article Examining the status of ICT usage in teaching – Learning Process Bamrara, Atul Department of School Education, Government of Uttarakhand Corresponding Author: atulbamrara@gmail.com A R T I C L E I N F O Received: 20 March 2019 | Accepted: 25 April 2019 | Published Online: 30 June 2019 DOI: 10.31786/09756272.19.10.1.108 EOI: 10.11208/essence.19.10.1.108 Article is an Open Access Publication. This work is licensed under Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ©The Authors (2018). Publishing Rights @ MANU—ICMANU and ESSENCE—IJERC. A B S T R A C T Information Technology has altered the way a teacher delivers the lectures and students learn in and outside the classroom. The current applications of information technology tools have left behind the traditional teaching-learning methods. The new technologies have the potential to enhance education across the curriculum and provide opportunities for effective communication between teachers and students, which was not possible in past. ICT in education has the potential to be influential in improving teaching processes. Given the importance of ICT in society and possibly in the future of education, the discovery of possible obstacles to the inclusion of these technologies in Higher Education would represent an important step to improve the quality of teaching and learning. The paper reveals out the factors, which are responsible for effective use of IT tools in the classroom. It further suggests the teachers, policymakers and educationists to develop an effective plan to apply these tools in an efficient manner. K E Y W O R D S Information Technology | Web 2.0 | Higher Education | ICT | Digital Economy | Digital Education C I T A T I O N Bamrara, Atul (2019): Examining the status of ICT usage in teaching – learning process. ESSENCE Int. J. Env. Rehab. Conserv. X (1): 59 — 66. https://doi.org/10.31786/09756272.19.10.1.108 https://eoi.citefactor.org/10.11208/essence.19.10.1.108