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| Module 8 ICT: Effective use of Technology Evaluation ( Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education Ministry of Human Resource Development ICT: Effective use of Technology for Teaching, Learning and Faculty Development Centre Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching) Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education Department of Higher Education Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India Hyderabad - 500004 for Teaching, Learning and Mission on Teachers and Teaching) Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education , Government of India Foreword I deem it a privilege to write a forward on Module – 8 entitled ‘Effective use of Technology in Teaching Learning Process’, for the faculty development program. The cornerstone of any education system is teachers and the quality of education is both determined and dependent on the quality of its teachers. In higher education, faculty development is central to the issues of quality and excellence. In order to ensure continuous flow of talented and qualified teachers to meet the expanding needs of higher education, a special drive may be needed to attract and incentivize talent to pursue teaching as a career. The present higher education system focuses only on the domain (subject) knowledge of the faculty. It does not focus on teaching-learning process, pedagogical content and its various tools which are very vital to increase the quality of learning experience in the different educational programs. The faculty development program is essential for every teacher to provide training to teacher trainers. In the present scenario system of education has been changed hence every Teacher’s Teaching Skills must be updated to meet the needs of Industry- Academia and Government. In this digital era teaching and learning process should be ICT enriched. Knowledge in ICT skills has to be updated as there is a paradigm shift from traditional method of teaching to ICT based teaching. The teaching and learning process must go by using the virtual classrooms, taking Online courses from SWAYAM- MOOCs, and MOOCs of international universities, cooperative learning, collaborative learning are encouraging the research activities. Knowing about ICT integrated learning, and new pedagogy approaches in assessment, curriculum structure and design, sensitization to gender and social diversity, Human Values and Professional Ethics, sharing of best practices and updation of developments in their field of study, etc. This module is on ‘Effective use of Technology in Teaching Learning Process’ These are the crucial things in this digital era. This evaluation process in the system of education needs to be made more scientific to encourage the development of multiple skills of students. Faculty development programs include the four possible types of development: Interpersonal skills, career development, and life planning issues. Instructional course design and development, instructional technology. Organizational ways to improve the institutional environment to better support teaching and professional ways to support faculty members so that they fulfil their multiple roles of teaching, research, and service. Faculty development has a critical role to play in promoting academic excellence and innovation. This is one of the priority actions aimed at improving the professional capability and performance of teachers to deliver effective and quality learning. Contents Block1: ICT – Basics 1.1. Introduction to ICT 1.2. Infrastructural development - Virtual classrooms 1.3. Infrastructural development – Design strategy 1.4. Integration of ICT in Teaching –Learning process 1.5. Difference between ICT based and traditional teaching Block2: ICT tools in Teaching and Learning 2.1. Computer hardware fundamentals 2.2. Computer Software 2.3. Educational implications of Application Software 2.4. Network and Internet 2.5. Multimedia Block 3: Digital classroom and teachers’ preparation 3.1. The Concept of Teacher Professional Development 3.2. Teacher Professional Development through ICT 3.3. ICT and Pedagogy 3.4. Integrating ICT 3.5. E – learning Block 4: ICT based Assessment Methods 4.1. ICT in assessment 4.2. Assessment: Digital Tools and Options 4.3. E- portfolio 4.4. Digital Rubrics 4.5. Digital Assessment Alternatives Block 5: ICT based teaching methods 5.1. Internet resources: student opportunities 5.2. Presentation software: Power Point 5.3. MS Office: documentation 5.4. ICT Skills for higher education learners 5.5. Case study-embedding ICT for effective teaching and learning References List of Tables List of Figures Introduction This module is on ‘Effective use of Technology in Teaching Learning Process’ These are the crucial things in this digital era. This evaluation process in the system of education needs to be made more scientific to encourage the development of multiple skills of students. Faculty development programs include the four possible types of development: Interpersonal skills, career development, and life planning issues. Instructional course design and development, instructional technology. Organizational ways to improve the institutional environment to better support teaching and professional ways to support faculty members so that they fulfil their multiple roles of teaching, research, and service. Faculty development has a critical role to play in promoting academic excellence and innovation. This is one of the priority actions aimed at improving the professional capability and performance of teachers to deliver effective and quality learning. In the first block it is developed on the basis of ICT method of teaching for which Virtual classrooms and design strategy because it changes the environment where the learner and the teacher will feel comfortable. Integration of teaching learning process will change the teaching and learner scenario., the difference between traditional method of teaching and ICT based teaching has been discussed very clearly. Techer knowledge must be developed to deal with the e-classroom. Teacher should be aware of educational implications of application Software, net -work and internet and also on multimedia. Teacher should teach the learners also to use ICT tools. Teacher is the resource, monitor and mentor, so there must be in apposition to handle virtual classroom. Teachers professional Development matters a lot in teaching scenario especially in this 21 st century. How integrating ICT in teaching brings revolutionary changes in teaching learning scenario. ICT base assessment methods, digital rubrics and digital assessment alternatives are very useful. Learners can use lot of internet resources to enhance their knowledge. Case studies on ICT implementation are provided in this module. ICT: Effective use of Technology for Teaching, Learning and Evaluation 1. ICT – Basics 1.1 Introduction to ICT The core objective of this course is to explain how the effective use of Technology is helping and upgrading the Teaching- learning process. The role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), in the education system plays a vital role. It helps to promote knowledge and skill of the learners thereby encouraging and improving creativity, critical thinking and learning how to learn. Educational activities through ICT are providing scope to acquire wider knowledge. People are empowered by innovations and are inspired by revolutionary developments in the 21 st Century. However, introducing ICT based teaching in the Higher Education has helped to shift the focus from teacher to learner and from teaching to self- learning. It will empower the individuals, the institution and the university. Uses ICT Integrated Teaching –Learning Process: ICT helped in increasing the quality of education. It can give learners access to concepts that they previously could not grasp. It has the ability to address to Illiteracy and improve the quality of education in all sectors of education. It provides the real opportunity for fundamental progress and development of an individual. The advancement of technology has bought many changes in educational scenario. With the emerge of ICT, education and research capability has been increasing rapidly. ICT is a medium through which teachers and learners can learn ICT based Teaching and Learning is to develop competencies needed for the twenty first century. The ICT skill based education will surely provide technology resourced learners. They can fulfil the needs of the society by getting employability. Acquisition of ICT skills in educational institutions helps knowledge sharing, there by multiplying educational opportunities. In education ICT can act as auxiliary device The use of ICT in the classroom teaching-learning is very important for it provides opportunities for teachers and students to operate, store, manipulate, and retrieve information, encourage independent and active learning, and self-responsibility for learning such as distance learning, motivate teachers and To Do Activity- pair work (discus with your partner) 1. Why ICT based teaching is significant? 2. Difference between teacher centred classroom and learner centred classroom 3. What is the core objective of this course? students. The contemporary advances in technology have been affecting the societies in many different aspects. There is a growing interest in online classroom settings in Higher education to provide learning opportunities for the teacher and the learner. If the curriculum is according to real need or real requirement of the learner, it increases their interest for incremental learning and IT, because of its verity and being benefited from a great deal of information. It has significant aim to meet different needs of the learner and develops interest in contents of the curricula. This course intends to investigate the effect or impact of this phenomenon. By stating the role of ICT in educational domain and to provide an integrating and blending programs for teacher and learner could increase the potential of an Individual. The capabilities of an individual in specific fields can be increased. ICT has opened new skylines for experts and professionals. “Ron, Oliver, 2002” states that ICT is a power that change most aspects of human life. The curriculum of various subjects must be prepared with crucial objective. Integrating technology into specific curriculum subject areas is one of the crucial objectives. To serve science education, it is necessary to have a focus on exact objectives and see that the outcome is appropriate as per the objectives. The ICT experts, curricular planning experts, computer programmer, education technology specialists, multimedia designers take the responsibility to detect and prepare the necessary progress in information and technology. In this Digital era, it is a challenging issue to improve the quality of Higher education. Acquisition of ICT skills in the teaching- learning process increases learners’ motivation and leads to acquisition of quality education. ICT skills are transformational skills and provides learner- centred environment. The course objectives are to integrate ICT in teaching –learning process where the system of teaching will be learner centred rather than teacher centred. Teacher training programs help them to learn modern technology and to operate data in an information age. Teacher is ought to gain appropriate knowledge in key criteria used to evaluate web and software resources. They can contribute for the professional development of other educators and learners. ICT enabled teacher important guide lines for learners’ learning through ICT. This course will make the faculty to guide the learner through pedagogical practices and deliver information to masses and interactive across time and distance, equity and interrogation, open and closed research, lock step and mind map. This course enables the Yüklə 16,26 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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