ICT In Education

Course Content

Unit I: ICT in Education: Essentials

• '''The need for ICT'''
  • Literacy Redefined
  • Implications for Education
  • Lifelong Learning
  • 21st Century Skills
• Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
  • Purpose, terminologies and definitions
  • Stages of development
  • Characteristics of Digital Natives
• Integrating ICT as tool in education-
  • Accessible Education
  • Improved quality of education
  • Efficient management tool

Unit V:E-Learning Trends

• Personalized and Co-operative E-LEARNING

   Personalized eLearning: A Customized Approach To Accelerated eLearning

Today's world is far different than the one our parents and grandparents grew up and lived in. The age of "standardization" and "One-size-fits-all" no longer applies. Today, especially where technology is so ubiquitous in every aspect of our lives, "personalization" has become very important - be it in manufacturing, services or retail business. Personalization is needed to make a product or service more endearing to the target audience, and this is especially true for eLearning. As a result, the concept of Personal Learning Environments (PLEs) is becoming more relevant in today's academic world.see more...

• Social and Collaborative learning
• Gamification and Video E-Learning

The gamification of learning is an educational approach to motivate students to learn by using video game design and game elements in learning environments. The goal is to maximize enjoyment and engagement through capturing the interest of learners and inspiring them to continue learning. Gamification, broadly defined, is the process of defining the elements which comprise games that make those games fun and motivate players to continue playing, and using those same elements in a non-game context to influence behaviour. Games applied in learning can be considered as serious games, where the learning experience is centred around serious stories. The serious story is "impressive in quality" and "part of a thoughtful process" to achieve learning goals.see more

• Micro Learning

Micro-learning and its advantages for amazing e-Learning! A term that is being mentioned quite often as of late, especially in corporate e-learning environments, is “micro-learning”. This teaching approach can provide a wide range of benefits to students/employees, as well as employers/instructors. This is primarily due to the fact that it can provide the knowledge and skill sets that online education typically offers without overwhelming the learner. It is quickly becoming one of the most popular emerging e-learning trends.see more

• Mobile Learning
• Blended Learning
• Research trends in E-Learning