Technological Perspective of Education Book LU B.Ed.1st Semester

Technological Perspective of Education

Unit I

·         Educational Technology: Meaning, Nature, Scope and Significance. Types of Educational Technology: Hardware, Software and System Approach.

·         Various Forms of Educational Technology: Meaning, Characteristics, and Difference between Teaching Technology, Instructional Technology, Behavioural Technology.

·         Computer Assisted Instruction: Meaning, Definition, Basic Assumption, Types or Modes.

·         E-Learning: Meaning, Nature, Characteristics, Modes and Styles of E-Learning: Support Learning, Blended Learning, and Complete E-Learning.

Unit II

·         Teaching: Meaning, Definition, Characteristics, Difference in Teaching Instruction, Conditioning, Training and Indoctrination.

·         Levels of Teaching: Memory, Understanding and Reflective; Phases of Teaching and Domains of Learning, Principals and Maxims of Teaching.

·         Teaching Methods and Strategies: Lecture, Demonstration, Narration, Illustration, Problem Solving, Project method, Brain Storming, Discussion.

·         Mass Media and Technological Media in Education, Audio-Visual aids in Education.

Unit III

·         Information and Communication Technology: Meaning, Advantages, Process and Barriers.

·         Micro Teaching: Concept and Process; Simulation Teaching: Concept and Process.

·         Flanders Interaction Analysis.

·         Teaching Skills: Set Induction, Skill of Explaining, Questioning Skill, Fluency of Questions, Response Management, Stimulus Variation, Reinforcement, Illustration With Example, Blackboard                Writing, Skill of Closure.

Unit IV

·         Models of Teaching: Meaning, Definition, Characteristics and Types.

·         Concept attainment model, Group Investigation Model, Advanced Organizer Model with Its syntax.

·         Programmed Instruction: Meaning, Characteristics, Types (Linear, Branching). Virtual Classroom: Concept, Advantages and Limitation.

·         Development of Programmed Instruction (Preparation, Writing, Tryout and Evaluation).