Clear-cut to high-tech: History teaching and learning support material (TLSM) drawing on information and communication technology (ICT).
Abstract
The integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
and multimedia within History teaching and learning is an outcome of the
curriculum of the National Education Department of South Africa. History
lessons for the classroom situation can become more active and learnercentred,
slowing the widening gap between South Africa and the developed
world with respect to ICT integration and the use of multimedia resources
in History teaching and learning at schools. The purpose of this article is to
show teachers where to locate sources and resource materials that can be used
in History lessons, inform teachers on some of the History-related features
of each website, and expose teachers to the use of new teaching strategies
aided by the Internet. High-tech TLSM possibilities can promote greater
integration of ICT and multimedia into History lessons to improve a broader
understanding of content and enhance quality teaching.