Creative Education, 2016, 7, 55-61 Published Online January 2016 in SciRes. http://www.scirp.org/journal/ce http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ce.2016.71006 How to cite this paper: Bakar, A. Y. A. (2016). “Digital Classroom”: An Innovative Teaching and Learning Technique for Gifted Learners Using ICT. Creative Education, 7, 55-61. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ce.2016.71006 “Digital Classroom”: An Innovative Teaching and Learning Technique for Gifted Learners Using ICT Abu Yazid Abu Bakar Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia Received 29 October 2015; accepted 19 January 2016; published 22 January 2016 Copyright © 2016 by author and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Abstract Gifted student population is a group of individuals with specific and unique learning needs. Due to their uniqueness, the students always face problems in mainstream educational system. Teachers of gifted students need to be proactive and creative in preparing their teaching plans, methodolo- gies, and materials, in order to ensure that the learning process is going to be effective to the stu- dents. This article discusses the concept of “digital classroom”—an innovative technique using in- tegration of information and communication technology (ICT)—used at the “laboratory school” of National Gifted Center, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia as teaching and learning strategy for local gifted students. The teachers integrate the use ICT such as the electronic mail, social media appli- cations, and online learning portals as platforms to effectively teach the students. In comparison to the conventional way of teaching, this technique creates a borderless classroom which enables the students to freely explore knowledge without limit or boundary. Keywords Teaching and Learning, Gifted Learners, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) 1. Introduction The life challenges in today’s world require varieties of complex alternatives and solutions. Spencer (2011) in his paper entitled “Global Issues of the 21 st Century and United Nations Challenges” had outlined seven salient challenges of the world citizens living in the 21 st century comprises of: 1) conflicts and honour; 2) group identity and governance; 3) standard of living and global prosperity; 4) optimization of innovation through STEM and education; 5) human relation and individuality; 6) human rights and obligation; and 7) respect and moral judg-