Role of ICT in Outcome Based Education

Outcome based education (OBE) focuses on abilities procured by the learners. It assists the progress of learners by creating abilities, impacting qualities, states of mind and determination and expanding expertise. Quality education which empowers the society can be achieved through information and communication Technologies (ICT) in teaching learning process to accomplish the concurred learners' level of ability. The rapid increase in student enrolment, knowledge explosion, advances in information and communication technologies (ICTs), globalisation, economic restructuring, and financial constraints have all contributed to reforms in higher education. ICT as an artifact facilitates information gathering, exchange and makes learning more easy and productive. It also offer students tools for knowledge construction, reflecting, sharing and collaboration in project work, while also connecting to communities, network and resources of their own interest. With globalization, there is a great need for higher education to provide a platform for gradual integration of its degrees with the best available in the world. The implementation of ICT in OBE can effectively accomplish the goals of quality education which is a process that reduces consumption of resources and increases learning outcomes. Quality can be ensured only if institutions can face competition to attract talented students, provide choices and innovate subject combinations. This paper demonstrates the role of ICT to restructure higher education to Outcome based model and its effective usage to improve quality and accessibility of education.