One of the factors said to have retarded education development in Tanzania is the lack of teachers, qualified teachers for that matter. There is no doubt about the efforts by the government in trying to raise the standard of education and ensuring that all Tanzanians have access to education.

Many schools have been built in recent times almost throughout the country, but many of these schools lack teachers. Schools situated in the remote areas of the country where transportation is a problem are most affected by the lack of teachers because some of the teachers show reluctance in reporting to such areas.

The government has elaborate plans and strategies of producing as many teachers of different grades to be distributed to primary, secondary and institutes of higher learning as possible. The government has also specific plans of ensuring that all necessary teaching aids like books, libraries and laboratories in order to make the education wholesome.

But the biggest challenge facing the sector is whether the teachers are not redundant in the wake of improved technical and technological advancement. It is now common knowledge that technological development in Information and Communication (ICT) has permeated almost every area in life.

And information and communication technology use in education is making enormous headways in improving quality and access to education. It has further been shown that the use of ICT in education can help improve memory retention, increase motivation and generally deepen understanding.

Information and communication technology can be used to promote collaborative learning including role playing, group problem solving activities and articulated projects. It is promoting new approaches to working and learning, and new ways of interacting. The issue is on the long term impact of ICT on the teaching and learning process.

Though researchers are confirming that ICT changes the nature of motivation to learn, other issues raised at this point is what kind of competence and skills will teachers really need to acquire to be effective in an ICT based learning environment? There is an on-going debate on whether teachers are becoming redundant as a consequence of the use of ICT in education or whether a teacher-less classroom is simply a myth.