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New information and communication technologies in education, Unit 6 By…
New information and communication technologies in education
Reasons to continue being interested in TIC
Everyday presence of TIC such as television, radio, books and computers
The media influences learning and encodes it in diverse ways
They affect what and how is taught in the classroom
They allow innovative environments such as virtual classrooms and distance education
New Information and Communication Technologies (NTIC) and their Educational Potential
NTIC Concept
Systems to prepare, store and disseminate digitized information.
Impact on education
Increase in education outside of school: multimedia, teaching software, distance training.
Social, cultural and economic transformations.
Pedagogical potential
They offer manipulable interconnected information
They individualize and make the teaching process more flexible
They represent information in multiple formats (text, video, sound)
They eliminate barriers of time and distance
Features of digital materials
Adaptation to the user: They consider age, knowledge and interests
Hypertextual structure: Flexible navigation through links
Multimedia: Use of text, graphics, video and sound to motivate and facilitate learning
Information variety: Access to large volumes of data
Characteristics of digital teaching materials
Types of materials
Multimedia teaching materials:
Educational software (disk or online media).
Courses in Virtual Learning Environments (VLE)
Other educational materials: e.g. web pages, informational CDs)
Its success is conditioned by the interaction between student, environment and teacher
Basic structural elements
Pedagogical approaches: Learning model, objectives, activities and evaluation
Technological base: Interactive environment (virtual campus), multimedia systems (video, graphics) and online communication.
User interaction: Self-corrective activities, teacher-student interaction, discussion forums
Didactic Applications of TIC
TIC as a complementary tool to the learning process
Importance of teacher training to take advantage of them efficiently
Use phases
Planning:
Creation of teaching units, exams, graphs and concept maps
Development:
Use of educational software, simulations, online resources for teaching content.
Types of educational activities
Teacher presentations with slides or transparencies.
Search for information by students (Internet, interactive encyclopedias)
Use of simulations and educational software for virtual tasks and experiences
The Integration of New Technologies in Education
Success Keys
Institutional plan that promotes educational innovation
External technical and pedagogical support teams
Teacher training and predisposition towards NTIC
Varied and quality digital materials
Adequate technological infrastructure in educational centers
Distance and Virtual Education
Features of virtual education
Open and independent
Interactive and collaborative
Accessible and economical
Tools and resources
Use of online platforms with multimedia functions, forums and virtual tutoring
Incorporation of self-assessment elements and learning monitoring.
Participation in virtual communities for collaborative learning
Development of autonomy, self-learning and self-regulation
Unit 6
By Loni Palacios