Educational Technology and Educational Evaluation

i) Educational Technology
Unit I Concept of Educational Technology
1. Concept and meaning of Educational Technology
2. Approaches of Educational Technology- Hardware, Software and System Approach
3. Edgar Dale's Cone of Experience- its relevance
Unit II Communication and Iteration
1. Concept of communication
2. Types of communication
3. Communication in classroom
4. Interaction analysis- Flander's Interaction Analysis Category System (FIACS)
5. Microteaching- Concept and procedure
Unit III Print and Non- Print Media
1. Support of print media- programmed instruction, instructional modules, Audio- visual, teleconferencing, computer education
Unit IV Functional Introduction to Computer
1. Functional Knowledge about hardware and software, computer as a medium
2. The scope of Computer- Assisted Instruction
3. Precautions to be taken to eliminate the danger of dehumanisation- How computer- assisted lessons can be prepared for the development of thinking skills.

Unit V

Operating System

1.       Graphical operating system (Windows or Linux)

2.       Basic functions of an operating system: File management, desk top management, utilities.

3.       Word processors: Functional knowledge and operational commands (MS Word or Open Office Writer)

4.       Presentation package: for transparency and slide preparation (MS Power Point or Open Office Presentation)

5.       Spreadsheets: for preparing graphs and simple statistical analysis (MS Excel Open Office Spreadsheets)

6.       Functional Knowledge and operational commands

Unit VI

Introduction to Internet

Major services, s in the internet: WWW, Email, Newsgroups, Chats, etc. Academic resources on the web, search engines

Unit VII

Application of Computer in Teaching and Learning

Computer an interactive, participative and anon-linear medium, new educational experiences through computer, case studies of learning software, critical evaluation, use of IT in educational administration, distance learning evaluation, research, student counselling, etc.

Practical Work

a.    
             1.    Hands on experience on computer for each student

b.     2.  Preparation of two transparencies for OHP- one using DTP and the other handwritten for High School Classes

c.       3. One hand- made slide for slide projector

d.    4.   Operating with CDs and Floppies in a computer- based learning

e.    5.   Preparation of visual presentation through Power Point or Open Office presentation