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    Instructors’ challenges of using information communication and technology in geography instruction: case of William Vacanrat Shadrach Tubman College, Liberia
    (INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR INNOVATIVE RESEARCH IN MULTIDISCIPLINARY FIELD, 2023) Pewu, Emmanuel Toll, Jr.,; Ondigi, Samson Rosana; Miima, Florence Abuyeka
    In today's digital age, ICT utilization in the classroom is crucial for students to learn and apply 21st-century skills. It significantly improves geography teaching and learning environments by allowing instructors to document students' field trips and other learning outcomes. ICT software saves time and delivers higher-quality outcomes, while the internet expands access to reliable geographic data and information sources. ICT software simplifies geographic concepts, provides easily accessible data, and improves spatial awareness and decision-making abilities. Simulations and modelling tools enhance understanding of geographical problems such as natural vegetation, weather patterns, erosion, and agriculture. ICT also enhances higher-level thinking skills, particularly for students using ICT. This article highlights instructors' opinions about the problems they encounter when integrating ICT in the classroom. A descriptive design was adopted, whereby questionnaires and interview schedules were used to collect the data. Random sampling was used to sample six (6) geography instructors and ten (10) administrators from the targeted population at the Williams V.S. College of Education in Liberia. The findings showed that ICT resources were inadequate; the respondents experienced problems of network connectivity, limited technical support, the non-existence of stable electric power supply, the absence of ICT infrastructure, poor internet connection, the unavailability of support from college administrators, and a lack of effective training. From the findings, it is recommended that all the educational stakeholders look for ways of solving the problems and challenges of effective integration of technology into schools' teaching and learning processes. The ministry of education should conduct frequent refresher courses to equip curriculum implementers with adequate and proper skills on how to utilize the available ICT resources in schools and colleges