Syllabus of Osmania University BEd - Paper-III BSE 03 Educational Technology and Computer Education

Objectives

The course will enable the student teacher to

1. understand the scope and importance of educational technology in the contemporary society

2. develop right perspective and attitude towards emerging technologies

3. develop skills of handling, maintaining and protecting different types of hardware equipment in the institutions of learning

4. acquire theoretical bases of educational technology and to develop awareness about recent developments in the area of educational technology.

5. acquire adequate knowledge about the fundamentals of computers and operating systems

6. acquire necessary skills of handling Microsoft Office packages for the purpose of education in the institutions of learning

7. be familiar with new internet technologies and their place in the field of education

Course Content

Unit I: Elements of educational technology (6 Hrs.)

1. Meaning and Nature of Educational Technology

2. Scope, Classification and Objectives of Educational Technology

3. Instructional Design and Technology

Unit II: Teaching – Learning and techniques of communication (10 Hrs.)

1. Concept and Meaning of teaching and learning

2. Structure and phases of teaching

3. Elements, processes, types, barriers and Factors affecting communication

4. Mass media Approach and Techniques of communication in the classroom

5. Classroom Interaction Analysis.

Unit III: Teaching Aids and uses (6 Hrs.)

1. Characteristics and Importance of teaching aids

2. Classification and types of teaching Aids

3. Hardware and Software in Teaching aids

4. Principles in the use of Teaching aids

Unit IV: Multimedia approach in education (6 Hrs.)

1. Edgar Dale’s cone of Learning Experiences

2. Multimedia Approach to Teaching-Learning process

3. Instructional Resource Centre for Educational Technology

Unit V: Developments in educational technology (8 Hrs.)

1. Action Research

2. Programmed Learning

3. Micro-teaching

4. Systems Approach

Unit VI: Introduction to Computers: (9 Hrs.)

1. Generations, Types and Characteristics of Computers

2. Essential Components of a Computer; Input and Output devices

3. Types of memory

4. Computer languages; Assembly language; Machine language; High level languages

5. Uses and Applications of Computers

Unit – VII: Introduction to Operating system (6 Hrs.)

1. Concept and types of operating system

2. Basics of MS-DOS and Ms-Windows

3. Advantages of Windows over DOS

Unit – VIII: Introduction to MS-office (12 Hrs.)

1. MS WORD – Word Processing, saving and retrieving files from different drives, Text Editing, Spell check, Thesaurus, Text printing

2. MS EXCEL – Statistical Applications, Measures of Central tendencies – Mean, Mode, Graphical representation – Bar graphs, Pie diagrams, Frequency curves

3. MS ACCESS – Creating a file, Adding and changing information, Sorting, Searching and printing

4. MS POWERPOINT – Applications, Presentations, Usage of Clipart, Slide show

5. MS PUBLISHER - Newsletter, Brochure

Unit – IX: Introduction to Internet (7 Hrs.)

1. History of Internet

2. E-mail and World Wide Web

3. Accessibility and Retrieval of information

4. Viruses and protection systems

5. Internet applications in the field of Education.

Unit – X: Computers in Education (7 Hrs.)

1. Computers in teaching-learning

2. Computers in Evaluation

3. Computers in Educational Administration

References:

1. Aggarwal J C (1995): Essentials of Educational Technology learning – Innovations

2. Sampath K, et.al (1998), Vikas Publications, New Delhi: Introduction to Educational Technology 4th edition, Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi

3. Peter Norton’s Introduction to Computers (2000), Tata McGrawhill Publications, New Delhi

4. Schwatz & Schltz (2000), Office 2000, BPB Publications, New Delhi

5. Sinha P.K. (1992), Computer Fundamentals, BPB Publications, New Delhi

6. Intel Teach to the Future Pre Service Curriculum Binder – Version 2.0

7. WWW. educationinindia.net

8. WWW. Intel.com

9. Clements, Douglas H., (1985): Computers in Early and Primary Education, Prentice Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs : New Jersey.

10. Shahana, Naseem and V. Sudhakar (1995), “Logo And Cognitive Development In Children, Progressive Educational Herald, Vol 9, No. 4, July, 1995.

11. Kemmis, S. Alkin & Wright , E (1977), How Do Students Learn ?, Working Papers on CAL. Norwich : Centre for applied Research in Education, University of Ease Anglia.

12. Jain , Nishi (2002), “Factors Enhancing Use of Technology in Schools” in Perspectives in Education, CASE, Faculty of Education & Psychology, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara

13. Underwood, Jean D.M. and Geoffrely Underwood (1990) : Computers and learning- Helping children acquire thinking skills, Basil Blackwell, Oxford.

14. Merrill, P.F, et. al (1985), Computers in Education, (Second Edition), Allyn and Bacon : New York

15. Agarwal Yash (1998), District Information System for Education, User’s Manual, National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi.

16. Kumar K.L. (2000), Educational Technology, New Age International (P) Limited, Publishers, New Delhi.