COURSE EPC 3: CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT)

The aim of this course is to enhance the professional capacities of a student teacher in integrating Information and Communication Technologies (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 and presentation 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 in teaching- learning.

3. To prepare teaching material/learning resource materials: e-content, e-booklet for selected school subject areas and to create edu(cational) blogs for individual/ group students for strengthening sharing and learning.

4. To use a laptop /PC for preparing slides for PowerPoint presentations/ lectures and also download the video resources available on the internet and use them embedded with slide presentations.

 5. To teach a content /lesson using an Interactive whiteboard (by connecting a desktop computer to a whiteboard and project Google images onto it).

6. To use a visualizer/document camera (visual projector) to display and share an information to the whole class.

 7. To use a mobile device/a camera phone to take a series of snapshots of children’s actions events/ scenes/ activities and prepare a photo documentary or photo album with explanatory notes/ descriptions.

8. Prepare videos on different teaching styles of experienced teachers/ peers and keep them available for viewing as a stream on a computer. 

9. Organize a few video-conferencing classes (organize Skype-based video conferencing) inviting experts in school subjects and encourage the students to share the learning experiences through Whatsapp with their classmates and others. 

10.To create educational blogs (edublogs) for individual/group students 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 and presentation of it to the class with different ICT tools.

2. Write a report on the organization of video-conferencing with an educational expert