IMPACTS OF ICT IN EDUCATION

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IMPACTS OF ICT IN EDUCATION
THE ROLE OF TEACHER

• Dr. S. VARALAKSHMI
• KANCHI MAMUNIVAR CENTRE FOR POST GRADUATE STUDIES
  
• PONDICHERRY

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What is ICT

• ICT -technologies for collecting, storing,
  editing and passing on information in various
  forms .
• Examples A personal computer and multimedia
• Multimedia - data carriers, example video,
  CD-ROM, floppy disc and Internet

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USE OF ICT IN EDUCATION

• ICT An object Learning about ICT.
• ICT assisting tool- making assignments ,
  collecting data
• ICT- medium of teaching and learning
• ICT - tool for organization and management in
  schools.

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Face to face teaching and online teaching

• The instructor of a FTF course only attend to
  the big picture of the course and develop details
  as the class goes on.
• online course must familiarize with the course
  management system (CMS), and develop course
  materials beforehand because technology-related
  materials can be extremely time-consuming to
  produce.
• .

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class interaction

• The interactions in a FTF class are direct,
  synchronous, verbal, and typically one to many..
• In an online class, the instructor and students
  usually do not see each other. The interaction is
  many to many in , can be hard to follow

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Frequency of interaction

• In a FTF class, instructors and students usually
  interact only when class meets and during office
  hours. An online class instructor, available 24/7
  throughout the course via web or email.
• When there are confusions or changes,
  clarification and change announcements reach the
  whole class during class meetings at the same
  time in a FTF class. In an online class, there
  is delay for the clarification or change
  announcements

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Information presentation

• In a FTF course, it is verbal and sequential.
  Presentations have time restraints. Information
  is presented period by period. Students hear the
  same thing at the same time usually only once.
• In contrast, the information presented in an
  online course is often text-based and
  non-sequential. Students access information at a
  time convenient to them, which can be different
  from each other.

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Teachers skill

• A great pedagogical and educational
  psychological craftsmanship.
• To be a professional on the subject matter
  (vocational content)
• A large knowledge of modern educational tools.
• Skilled to cut to size of student guiding
  processes (e.g., formulating assignments,
  structuring the guiding process, assessment etc.)
  Creativity
• Flexibility
• Logistic skills (e.g. for assigning work- and
  study places and grouping students)
• Skills for working in projects
• Administrative and organisational skills
• Collaborating skills.

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I step -Develop and Structure the Learning
Environment

• contact information-online office hours and
  hours of unavailability
• Course Objectives well defined
• Attendance Requirements- class discussion, web
  searches, quizzes, reading assignments
• Late Work Policy- late assignment submissions-
  create alternate assignments at the end of the
  course for those who missed
• Course Schedule- list modules with beginning
  dates and due dates- each learning schedule
  contain a check list print ready so students
  can print and read them off line.

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GRADING SCALES

• Grading Scales- for each assignment individual
  and group grading
• Communication Practices- guidelines for posting
  to the discussion boards email protocols, digital
  file submission procedures,
• Technology Policy - save the assignments in hard
  drive floppy disc USB flash drive

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II step-Opening the course

• welcoming email- class wide introductions
• Introductions- invite participants to introduce
  themselves and share something with the group
• Emphasize the Syllabus encourage students to
  review the syllabus thoroughly
• Establish a tone of excellence set the tone for
  academic participation

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II step - Nurturing the Learning Community

• Ample Communication lack of student teacher
  communication create negative learning community-
  group emails ,class wide announcements
• Facilitate the Discussion Board threaded
  discussions instructor as facilitators
• Treat Each Student as an Individual- use students
  preferred names positive emotion and visual cues.
• Respond Quickly no time delay

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MODEL BEHAVIOUR

• Model Behavior develop social skills and make
  the class room a safe place to interact
• Plan For the Next Semester final stage
  assessment
• Provide consistent, regular feedback, both to
  individuals in the class and to the group as a
  whole. Have a backup plan in place so that the
  course can go on
• Be prepared to answer technical questions, even
  if this isnt your area of expertise

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CONCLUSION

• ONLINE TEACHING NEW MODALITY TO DISTANCE
  EDUCATION
• Benefits promotion of shared working space and
  resources
• Better access to information
• Promotion of collaborative learning
• New ways of teaching and learning
• Apply the strategy of a good gardening of
  preparing the ground, planting the seed and
  nurturing the learning community.