Week 3.
Lesson 01
Information Technology in Education
(Topic: Concept of Information Technology in Education)
Objectives
1. Understand the concept of Information technology in education.
2. Explain the concept of Information technology in education.
3. Discuss the importance of ICT in Education.
Readings
Information Communication Technology ICT helps facilitate the transaction between
producers and users by keeping the students
Definition: updated and enhancing teachers capacity and
Diverse set of technological tools and resources ability fostering a live contact between the
used to communicate, and to create, teacher and the student through e-mail, chalk
session, e-learning, web-based learning
disseminate, store, and manage information.
including internet, intranet, extranet, TV
ICT implies the technology which consists of audio-video aids, and CD-ROM.
electronic devices and associated human Edusat technology has become very powerful
interactive materials that enable the user to media for interactive participation of experts
employ them for a wide range of teaching- and learners and it reaches the unreachable.
learning processes in addition to personal use. Engaging learning Technology (ELT) of
bogging, integrated learning A Modules, a
Concept of ICT pod cast, Wikis, Enhancement of Browsers,
Information technology (IT) can help in coping e-learning, M-learning, U-learning have
with the information explosion started making rapid strides in teaching
IT is the acquisition, processing, storage and learning processes.
dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual, and
numerical information by a micro-electronics- NEED of ICT
based combination of computing and
Why ICT in education?
telecommunication. The rapidly growing usage of technology in
Anything that renders data, information or today’s world is pushing teachers to consider
perceived knowledge in any visual format the integration of ICT into the classroom.
whatsoever, via any multimedia distribution ICT can be used as a tool for motivating
mechanism, is considered part of the domain students to learn in a different way.
space known as Information Technology. ICT can be effective and efficient.
Communication technology is the activity of ICT gives learners immediate access to richer
designing and constructing and maintaining source materials.
communication systems. It can be dynamic and interactive.
ICT and Education
ICT to enhance teaching and learning
environments.
ICT enables self-paced learning through various
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tools such as assignment, computer etc. as a result
of this the teaching learning enterprise has
become more productive and meaningful.
References
3G E-learning (2018) Living in the IT Era, LLC, USA ISBN: 978-1-68095-715-0
http://www.dailyweb.com/Technology/Role-of-Information-Technology-in-Education.html
https://fedena.com/blog/2015/11/the-use-of-information-technology-in-education.html
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Exercises for Week 3/Lesson 1: (Concept of Information Technology in Education)
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Course and Year: __________________________________
1. Do you agree that ICT really enhance teaching and learning? Why?
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2. From your own point of view, discuss the importance of ICT in Education.
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