NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND LEARNING
Today IT is used in all levels of education, such as
Formal, Informal and Non formal. People at various age level are able to use IT for their lively
hood as Children at home, Teachers at school, Adults for various activities,
etc.
IT at Home and Pre School
Very young children are fond to respond to voices or
they are touch sensitive even before speech
development. Thus they are able to press buttons or switches to
operate electronic medias to produce sounds, games, etc. Children who
learn IT informally at home are likely to be high achievers at school.
IT in Primary School
Children acquired computer literacy through
playing with ‘Key Board’ while playing
games. Thus they learn the functions of key board and other components. They
are also exercised the movements of ‘Mouse’.
Functions:
1. Making course wears – drill-and-practice, tutorials,
simulations, etc.
2. Logic games – for practice problem solving.
3. Learning languages – language laboratory,
drill-and-practice, etc.
4. Use of Printers – permanent record of theirs
works, to
produce class news
papers, etc.
5. For organizing computer assisted learning and computer
managed learning
– use of audio-video discs, power point
presentations, etc.
IT in Secondary School
1. Hardware and software training can be started.
2. Initiation of IT to provide interactive learning
through multimedia and internet.
3. Learners are able to develop courseware packages for
different subjects
4.Give chances to work with computer based learning programmes.
5. Give opportunities to prepare assignments
and project report using computer
and printer.
6. Give
importance to simulations in secondary
schools.
IT in Teacher Training
To enhance quality education ensure IT training along
with Pre-service and In-service teacher education. Teachers should have trained
to select programmes of real educational values.
Guide lines for selecting programmes:
Ensure that:-
-does
it provide feedback, diagnosis and remedial experiences?
-
does it provide student
with learning laboratory?
-
does it allow progress
by performance?
-
does it provide
continuous evaluation and gives anticipated educational goals?
DOMAINS OF TEACHER TRAINING
1. Electronics and control technology
2. The computer as an instrument – computer studies,
computer arts and music, instrumentation, etc.
3. Computer assisted and computer managed learning
4. Information Technology associated with electronic
office, word processing, information retrieval, etc.
IT in Higher Education
It is an essential one in Higher education. Teachers
should allow students to use various technologies for learning. Computers are
vitally important by providing simulations, modeling, designs, etc. for various
levels of students.
The Spatial Data Management System can also be used for higher education.
Spatial Data Management System is a
technique for organizing and retrieving information by positioning it in
a spatial frame work. It is a multi-dimensional window for seeing a vast data
in various forms. It is a system for displaying the information to the user in
many ways such as vision, sound, touch, etc.
Online Computer Library Centers plays a vital role in
higher education by providing libraries with a centralized acquisition and
cataloguing services. Internet services are also provided in libraries which
provides e-books, journals, etc. It also
enables the learner for interactions with experts, scholars, etc.
It in Vocational and Continuing Education
Vocational and continuing education agencies are using
the advantages of information technology in the following forms:
1. Simulations
2. Video discs/Cassettes
3. Cable and open circuit Televisions
IT for Nonformal
Learning for Adults
Adults can learn nonformally from computers in their
own homes. They can also learn through interactive video discs, cable
televisions, network televisions, internet, etc.
Some Adult Learning Sources:
• News services
• Electronic male system
• Message system
• Health and medicine Information
• Travel and leisure information
•
Games and
educational services, etc.
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