ICT in Education

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• ICT in Education

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ICT in Education

• 2 key points you need to learn/understand/revise
• Use of computers for teaching and learning
• Use of computers for school/college
  administration

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Use of Computers for Teaching and Learning

• There are many ways that computers are used for
  teaching and learning
• Computer-assisted learning (CAL)
• Computer-based training (CBT)
• Distance learning
• Video Conferencing
• On-line Learning
• Discussion/chat rooms
• Revision Programs
• Authoring software
• Interactive Whiteboards (IWB)

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Computer Assisted Learning (1)

• This covers a wide range of computer based
  packages which aim to provide interactive
  instruction in a particular area or on a certain
  subject. There are a variety of ways that CAL
  can be run on a computer
• From CD/DVD
• Installed and run off a network or VLE
• Via the internet

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Computer Assisted Learning (2)

• Typically CAL would contain some or all of the
  following features
• Tutorials to instruct students in the subject
• Simulations to help students understand complex
  situations
• Animations to see how things work
• Drill and Practice to help students consolidate
  learning
• Tests
• Games an often more enjoyable way of learning

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Computer Based Training (CBT)

• Uses ICT systems for training in the workplace
  usually using PCs or portable devices
• Is not confined just to the training in the use
  of ICT but also in different tasks

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Advantages of CAL/CBT

• Students work at own pace
• Students respond better to automated feedback
• Gauge their own progress/instant feedback
• Students have flexibility as to where and when
  they learn e.g. in the car, on the move, in class
• Materials are provided in different formats,
  text, voive, games, videos, animations, tests
  etc.
• Can use a variety of different hardware/software
• Keeps people motivated and interested

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Disadvantages of CAL/CBT

• Software is often complex and therefore
  expensive/cost of specialist hardware
• Lack of personal support/ no interaction with
  peers
• No collaborative learning

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Distance Learning/on-line Learning

• Takes place away from the confines of a classroom
• Allows teachers to teach students in many
  locations often from all over the world
• Typical learning environments are Blackboard and
  moodle (VLEs)
• Will usually allow communication using the
  following
• E-mail
• Chat rooms
• Video Conferencing
• Instant Messaging

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Advantages of Distance /on-line Learning

• Students can work at their own pace taking
  breaks when they need them
• They dont have to worry about getting things
  wrong as computers wont judge like a teacher
• Available anytime, lessons available 24hrs a day,
  fitting around work or family commitments
• Wider range of subjects than what may be
  available locally
• Can access materials using different hardware
  e.g. laptop, tablet, smartphone etc

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Disadvantages of Distance / on-line Learning

• No social side students often enjoy learning
  with others
• Lack of flexibility teachers can explain in a
  number of different ways
• Expensive On-line courses are often costly to
  enrol onto
• Isolation often harder to work when by yourself
• Motivation often need to be motivated by
  peers/teacher in particular situations
• Self Control needed to be able to work on your
  own

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Video Conferencing

• This enables two or more individuals in different
  locations to see and talk to each other and
  exchange audio, video or any other digital file.
  This enables users to share computer applications
  and work concurrently on the same file.
• Videoconferencing is used widely in schools for
  several of things such as virtual trips to places
  of interest. By doing this students are able to
  virtually visit museums, art galleries and talk
  with their staff using videoconferencing.
• Videoconferencing is also used for collaborative
  working. Students from different schools/
  colleges who may be in different countries can
  work together on a project if they wanted to.
• It is also used for distance learning meaning,
  some schools use outside organisations to provide
  teaching, this is to provide a wider range of
  subjects in As and A-level.

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Chat Rooms

• The main educational uses of chat rooms are
• Can be used to ask questions of an expert in a
  particular field
• Can be used to hold tutorials with course
  tutors/teachers
• Are ideal for students who are learning a foreign
  language

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Revision Programs

• Revision programmes come in many different forms,
  from many sources and can be found in different
  places. What revision programmes do is display
  information for a student to study and then
  provide recap questions which will aid in the
  student remembering the information. This can be
  with the use of both sound and images.
• Revision programmes can be found on a local
  intranet for an educational facility set up by
  teachers of the facility itself.
• Revision programmes can also be found on the
  internet set up by companies which often
  specialise in them. More popular revision
  programmes are created by exam boards such a WJEC
  and AQA which specialise to their own specific
  syllabus, or by the channel BBC called Bitesize
  which caters to a number of syllabus for a
  number of examining bodies

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Authoring Software

• Authoring is the process of creating a multimedia
  product such as a website, an interactive
  presentation, an interactive learning tool for
  CAL/CBT or instructional software for an IWB.

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Advantages of Authoring Software

• A novice can usually use the software as they
  require no specialist programming skills
• Faster to develop an e-learning product, speeds
  up the process from development to final product
• Automatically add in the background programming
  code to allow the course to communicate test
  results and other information back to the author

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Disadvantages of Authoring Software

• Not flexible have to adapt what you want to
  create to what the software can create
• Not able to perform certain tasks automatically,
  you may require some programming knowledge to
  make certain features work as intended.

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Interactive Whiteboards

• Interactive whiteboards are widely used in
  classrooms and lectures simply because they allow
  lessons and lectures to be more engaging.
• Interactive whiteboards are also considered
  useful as they cater to different learning
  styles
• For visual learners, the whiteboard is able to
  project pictures and shapes whilst allowing a
  student to use skills such as drawing to aid in
  their learning.
• For auditory learners, an interactive whiteboard
  is often linked to a sound system which can be
  used to project sound patterns, rhythms, tones
  and chants for these types of learners.
• For kinaesthetic learners, the whiteboard can be
  involved in touching and object manipulation
  without use of a camera, and can use body
  movements and gestures with use of a camera to
  create provide these learners with information.