Abstract:
This concept paper focuses on how the adoption and effective integration of ICT in higher
education in Ghana is having an impact on teaching and learning. Several models that can be used
to improve understanding concerning the diffusion, adoption and usage of new technologies in
teaching higher institutions are discussed. Some of the models include Technology Acceptance
Model (TAM), Diffusion Innovation Model (DIM) and Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of
Technology (UTAUT) Model. Impacts, as well as barriers to the use of ICT in teaching and
learning in the universities will also be looked at. This study will help educational authorities and
administrators who will seek to enhance teaching and learning in the universities as a means of
improving performance and quality education. The study will also make contribution by way of
providing insight into the problem of access to and usage of ICT for teaching and learning in
Ghanaian universities. It is recommended that different models should be integrated for adoption
and integration of ICT in universities.
