ICT Applications in educational process:
Today’s educational processes
are also influenced by the ICT applications. We can see that ICT can be useful in curriculum development and delivery modes, learning processes, assessment and evaluation like online exams (large number), on-demand exams (individual), curriculum transaction and new learning processes like collaborative working, learning and developing, self-study, open education
resources, L3 groups, online learning, etc.
Teachers today, have to address to the issues related to this new learning process and newer learning environment. They have to find out as how to facilitate learning and accelerate the process of change. Today’s students
would live active life for another half a century in this connected society. They will need new competencies, potentials, skills to be efficient and productive citizens of this global society. Education, as an instrument of social change has to cater to the needs of this emerging society. Education
in this knowledge-based society is not the content-based teacher-centric literacy of 3 Rs (reading / writing / arithmetic) but the learner-centric, work- based computer literacy and proficiency for facilitation of learning; not only
the values of our culture but also the global values.
Delivery of the curricular activities is confined not only to the conventional class with teacher-taught face to face interaction but also through self- learning, and distributed class interacting through social networks, like chat, face book, twitter, discussion groups, L3 groups, etc. (www.addthis.com/
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It’s not teaching and learning in conventional sense, but many new and innovative modes of intervention have come up like self-learning and group cooperative collaborative working, learning facilitated by mentors and
supported by technology while working together.
Autonomy of the learner:
Instructional processes are changing to respect
the learner autonomy. The learner is supreme and has got all the choices available to select his/her learning strategy. New learning processes like self study, cooperative and collaborative learning, e-learning and blended
learning, group learning-working-developing together, L3 groups of teachers/ learners, social networking like blogs / face book / twitter / web pages etc are being used with ever increasing frequency, for sharing of ideas,
experiences, discussions and learning. Development and use of OERs, techniques and technologies for curriculum development and delivery, new pedagogies like constructivist pedagogy, are proving more effective than
the conventional pedagogy in creation and sharing of knowledge.
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