Information and Communication Technology Integration: Where to Start, Infrastructure or Capacity Building?

The e-Education policy in South Africa highlights the importance of information and communication technology literacy and demanded that every schoolgoing learner be ICT-savvy by 2013. However, the policy does not present implementation strategies; the challenge is that most schools still lack technology equipment for teaching and learning, and teachers are not yet fully equipped with the knowledge and skills to integrate technology into the curriculum. Using qualitative case study design, this study explores the challenges facing and successes relating to technology education with respect to the conditions essential to a technology integration framework. The findings revealed the availability of infrastructure as well teachers who lack relevant computer technology knowledge and skills. The study recommends capacity building as of major priority.