EMERGING TECHNOLOGY IN REDEFINING THE ROLE OF TEACHERS

The advent of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has brought out many paradigm shifts in the Teaching-learning process. But the approach taken by many teachers in universities today is simply a result of the way they were taught. Typically university education has been a place to learn theoretical knowledge devoid of context. The roles which are expected to be played by teachers are The Process Facilitator, The Advisor-Counselor, The Assessor, The Researcher, The Manager-Administrator, The Designer, The Technologist And The Content Facilitator. Teachers should promote active learning thus Numerous instructional strategies may be considered when implementing the principles of active learning and these are Anchored Instruction, Collaborative learning, Problem-based learning, Cognitive apprenticeships and Case-based instruction. The university teacher can no longer confine his attention to his own private study and to the narrow world of his own student. With the new conception of the wider duties and responsibilities, the duties and responsibilities of university teacher have also expanded