ROLE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AT UNIVERSITY SUCCESS

Abstract

The information society stage shaped by the quick changes in information technologies affects the economical, social, cultural and educational areas. It can be said that there are lots of ways technology used in academic life and impact students' success. The concept of using the educational resources has changed significantly. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have greatly expanded into the field of education in last two decades. The global adoption of new technologies and internet into education provides an opportunity for modernizing of study, the introduction of modern teaching methods, distance learning as a form of e-learning in the twenty-first century. The appearance of the internet has changed the formal and informal education significantly. It can be said that properly used information from the internet, represent added value to the education. However, information technologies and internet specifically do not always impact student success as much as people expect from them. We can't say 24/7 access to technologies e.g. email, twitter or facebook, done anything to impact student success. This do not make students doing more internships, going to career services more, appreciating general education more, in other words using information technologies do not always complement academic achievement or really effect students success.