COURSE EPC 3: CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING OFINFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGY (ICT)
The aim of this course is to enhance the professional capacities of astudent teacher in integrating Information and CommunicationTechnologies (ICTs) with effective teaching and learning in a classroom.
Course objectives: To enable the student-teachers:
1. To teach effectively in a “technology enhanced classroom” (previously referred to as “smart classroom”).
2. To achieve knowledge-comprehension, practice skills andpresentation skills in ICT.
How to prepare a student teacher for a technology enhanced classroom?
The teachers in Colleges of Education should train the student- teachers:
1. To operate /use various ICT tools such as computer,laptop/Internet, Interactive whiteboard, Tablet PC, iPad, iPhone,Mobile phones, Digital cameras, Multimedia equipments (audio/video), Skype and video - conferencing.
2. To browse the Internet, using a computer /laptop, identify and use education related websites and video/audio resources inteaching- learning.
3. To prepare teaching material/learning resource materials: e-content, e-booklet for selected school subject areas and to createedu(cational) blogs for individual/ group students forstrengthening sharing and learning.
4. To use a laptop /PC for preparing slides for PowerPointpresentations/ lectures and also download the video resourcesavailable on the internet and use them embedded with slidepresentations.
5. To teach a content /lesson using an Interactive whiteboard (byconnecting a desktop computer to a whiteboard and project Googleimages onto it).
6. To use a visualizer/document camera (visual projector) to displayand share an information to the whole class.
7. To use a mobile device/a camera phone to take a series ofsnapshots of children’s actions events/ scenes/ activities and prepare a photo documentary or photo album withexplanatory notes/ descriptions.
8. Prepare videos on different teaching styles of experiencedteachers/ peers and keep them available for viewing as a stream ona computer.
9. Organize a few video-conferencing classes (organize Skype-basedvideo conferencing) inviting experts in school subjects andencourage the students to share the learning experiences throughWhatsapp with their classmates and others.
10. To create educational blogs (edublogs) for individual/groupstudents for sharing and learning articles/ class notes/assignments and participating in active blogging community.
Tasks and Assignments:
1. Write a report based on your preparation of e-content andpresentation of it to the class with different ICT tools.
2. Write a report on the organization of video-conferencing with an educational expert
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