Technology is the application of scientific knowledge for the welfare of humanity. If we use this scientific knowledge for the welfare of students and teachers (for better teaching and learning purposes), it becomes educational technology. Many new technologies have emerged with the passage of time. Each technology brings new challenges and opportunities. This course contains rich contents on educational technology and its implications in teaching learning process. It also emphasizes that teachers should not simply assume that new technologies are good for education. Instead, they need to make educationally justified and sustainable choices of when and how to use the technologies they decide to use.

Keeping in view the challenges of 21st century, this course indicates the role of educational technology in learning process and development of educational objectives. Moreover, it also throws light on organization and management of instructional media, planning and producing of effective instructional materials and new trends in educational technology which will enable students to enhance their learning.

The purpose of this course is to provide help the students, understand, use, and apply a range of Information Communications Technologies (ICTs) such as computers and the Internet, other audio and video equipment, mobile phones, and online resources and tools as part of the teaching and learning process. This course will focus on how technology promotes, supports, and enhances all of these core components. The focus of this course is to provide with the knowledge and skills regarding how ICTs can be used to engage students in the learning process, improve understanding of content as well as instructional and assessment practices, and enhance communication and collaboration in the classroom. The course focuses on teaching with technology. Technology in this course largely means computers/laptops, though instruction is largely similar whether a teacher is using a laptop or cell phone and how technology can support content knowledge, instruction, assessment, and collaboration.

Learning Outcomes

After the completion of this course, the students will be able to:

• Understand the meaning, concept and importance of instructional technology in education process.
• Know the meaning of learning and appreciate what is effective teaching and learning by using latest instructional technology.
• Select, arrange and use appropriate methods/strategies and material for effective use of technology.
• Develop indigenous materials as instructional aids.

  Class Meeting Time

  Course	Thursday	Friday
  Educational Technology and ICT (EDU-201) BS Regular 3rd Semester	08:00 am to 09:30 am	09:30 am to 11:00 am

   

  Assessment Criteria

  Sr. No	Title	Marks
  1	Mid-Term Exam	30
  2	Final Term Exam	50
  3	Sessional Marks (Class participation, Assignments, Behavior, Attendance & Presentations)	20