Enhancing Education through ICT: The Teacher's Role

1. IMPACTS OF ICT IN EDUCATION THE ROLE OF TEACHER

2. What is ICT • ICT -technologies for collecting, storing, editing and passing on information in various forms . • Examples: A personal computer and multimedia • Multimedia - data carriers, example video, CD-ROM, floppy disc and Internet

3. USE OF ICT IN EDUCATION • ICT – An object Learning about ICT. • ICT – assisting tool- making assignments , collecting data • ICT- medium of teaching and learning • ICT - tool for organization and management in schools.

4. Face to face teaching and online teaching • The instructor of a FTF course only attend to the big picture of the course and develop details as the class goes on. • online course must familiarize with the course management system (CMS), and develop course materials beforehand because technology-related materials can be extremely time-consuming to produce. • .

5. class interaction • The interactions in a FTF class are direct, synchronous, verbal, and typically one to many.. • In an online class, the instructor and students usually do not see each other. The interaction is many to many in , can be hard to follow

6. Frequency of interaction • In a FTF class, instructors and students usually interact only when class meets and during office hours. An online class instructor, available 24/7 throughout the course via web or email. • When there are confusions or changes, clarification and change announcements reach the whole class during class meetings at the same time in a FTF class. In an online class, there is delay for the clarification or change announcements

7. Information presentation • In a FTF course, it is verbal and sequential. Presentations have time restraints. Information is presented period by period. Students hear the same thing at the same time usually only once. • In contrast, the information presented in an online course is often text-based and non-sequential. Students access information at a time convenient to them, which can be different from each other.

8. Teacher’s skill • A great pedagogical and educational psychological craftsmanship. • To be a professional on the subject matter (vocational content) • A large knowledge of modern educational tools. • Skilled to ‘cut to size’ of student guiding processes (e.g., formulating assignments, structuring the guiding process, assessment etc.) Creativity • Flexibility • Logistic skills (e.g. for assigning work- and study places and grouping students) • Skills for working in projects • Administrative and organisational skills • Collaborating skills.

9. I step -Develop and Structure the Learning Environment • contact information-online office hours and hours of unavailability • Course Objectives –well defined • Attendance Requirements- class discussion, web searches, quizzes, reading assignments • Late Work Policy- late assignment submissions- create alternate assignments at the end of the course for those who missed • Course Schedule- list modules with beginning dates and due dates- each learning schedule contain a check list – print ready so students can print and read them off line.

10. GRADING SCALES • Grading Scales- for each assignment individual and group grading • Communication Practices- guidelines for posting to the discussion boards email protocols, digital file submission procedures, • Technology Policy - save the assignments in hard drive floppy disc USB flash drive

11. II step-Opening the course • welcoming email- class wide introductions • Introductions- invite participants to introduce themselves and share something with the group • Emphasize the Syllabus – encourage students to review the syllabus thoroughly • Establish a tone of excellence – set the tone for academic participation

12. II step - Nurturing the Learning Community • Ample Communication lack of student teacher communication create negative learning community- group emails ,class wide announcements • Facilitate the Discussion Board –threaded discussions – instructor as facilitators • Treat Each Student as an Individual- use students preferred names positive emotion and visual cues. • Respond Quickly – no time delay

13. MODEL BEHAVIOUR • Model Behavior – develop social skills and make the class room a safe place to interact • Plan For the Next Semester – final stage assessment • Provide consistent, regular feedback, both to individuals in the class and to the group as a whole. Have a backup plan in place so that the course can go on • Be prepared to answer technical questions, even if this isn’t your area of expertise

14. CONCLUSION • ONLINE TEACHING NEW MODALITY TO DISTANCE EDUCATION • Benefits – promotion of shared working space and resources • Better access to information • Promotion of collaborative learning • New ways of teaching and learning • Apply the strategy of a good gardening of preparing the ground, planting the seed and nurturing the learning community.