ABSTRACT
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) may be a term that has only become popular in the past few years, but the notion of ICT has a long history within the teaching and learning of geography. The use of ICT as a tool for teachers and learners has never had such prominence and is something that must be addressed by all phases of education, reaching across formal and informal education. Despite the importance of the technology, there are many issues for all geographers, ranging from access to the technology, to identifying its effective use and application. More importantly it could be claimed that ICT is changing geography continually, be it in the patterns of work that geographers study or the formal understanding of how the subject can and should be taught. Another key issue is that ‘half-life’ of change within the technology, which means that new teaching and learning opportunities appear at an ever increasing rate and this has considerable implications for the initial training and continuing professional development of teachers.
