Abstract:
Traditionally education is centred on sources such as schools,
teachers
and print media. The learners reached the information sources by
enrolling with schools, teachers and libraries. Prior to the digital
era, information was not accessible by the majority of people, and
even those accessed were unable to obtain current information with
respect to today\’s context. The modern society wants to know
the information as it happens and when it happens, and the world
is moving from an information society to a knowledge society. Thus
education is given the highest priority and brainpower is becoming
the most valuable asset of an organisation.
Advances in digital technology have opened up many avenues of learning.
Technology has made information accessible / transmittable from anywhere
and by / to all groups of people. Education has reached most parts
of the world and ICT has become an integral part of human life.
This paper describes the process of generation, creation and acquisition
of knowledge through the technology. The use of ICT to manage and
organise explicit knowledge is highlighted. The paper also describes
how technology is used to access and apply such knowledge. The paper
relates how these technologies have been used in education and its
impact in general. Using examples the paper highlights some of the
changes that has taken placed in the Sri Lankan education sector
