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Research Journal-Indian streams Research Journal (Vol:2, Issue- 6 July 2012. ISSN no.
2230-7850). Impactfactor 0.1870 Pp 11-13.
ABSTRACT
Teacher educators are faced with the challenges of preparing a new generation of teachers to
effectively use the new learning tool in their teaching practices. ICT is an ocean. This paper
focuses the possible usage of ICT in teacher education. ICT teacher training can take many
forms. We can organize various ICT use as: Main content focus of teacher training, Part of
teaching methods, Core technology for delivering teacher training, and Facilitate professional
development & networking.
ICT can be used to enhance richness and quality of teacher education in the classroom through
web-based instruction, which can be implemented by Web-assisted classroom instruction and
Individual learning.
For effective learning, close and conducive learning environment in the college can be created
through strategies like Development of instructional material, Use of web conferencing and
blogs, Formation of discussion forum and newsgroup. ICT can be useful in handing practice
teaching by making use of digital demonstrations, Creation of photo gallery, Instructions on
blog, Feedback. ICT can facilitate extension activities either by integrating ICT in it or through
distance mode.This paper explains the practical use of ICT in the field of teacher education.
In recent years when Information and Communication Technology has advanced on all fronts, its
use as an instrument of education has assumed added significant in all levels and types of
education. A variety of educational technology media and methods are being developed and
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Education system all round the world is under increasing pressure to use the ICTs to teach
students the knowledge and skills they need in the 21st century. The 1998 UNESCO World
Education Report, states, “To effectively harness the power of the new ICTs to improve learning,
Students and teachers must have sufficient access to digital technologies and the Internet
High-quality, meaningful and culturally responsive digital content must be available for
Teachers must have the knowledge and skills to use the new digital tools and resources to
So teacher educators are faced with the challenges of preparing a new generation of teachers to
Information and Communication Technology is an ocean. This paper focuses the possible usage
of Information and Communication Technology in the teacher education considering the varied
background of B.Ed. student teachers, their computer/ICT literacy level and possible availability
ICT teacher training can take many forms. Teachers can be trained to learn how to use ICT or
teachers can be trained via ICT. We can organize various ICT teacher-training efforts into four
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I. ICT use as main content focus of teacher training:
This approach has an emphasis on teacher training in how to use ICT in the classroom. It
addresses issues such as selecting appropriate ICT tools and supporting students in the use of
these tools, using ICT to promote learning activities, developing new methods of facilitating
1. Basic ICT skill workshop: This may cover word processing, PowerPoint presentation,
2. ICT foundation course of instructional technology: It will cover learning, thinking and
resource materials; promoting creativity and complex thinking through ICT project work
instruction.
This approach integrates ICT into teacher training to facilitate some aspects of training.
Captured Wisdom is a resource developed by the North Central Technology in the Education
Consortium for K-12 teachers and school administrators. It uses videotape and CD-ROM to
help US teachers to see how technology can be integrated into their work. The Captured
Wisdom CD-ROM Library is made up of stories about teachers who are making meaningful
and creative uses of technology in their instruction. These CD-ROMs contain video
provide “examples of real educators and learners using successful practices of technology to
In this approach, ICT is used as the major way of providing the learning experience of
teacher training. The content of this approach covers a variety of ICT applications. It is
The content of this approach includes the professional development programmes of teacher
education as well as the extension activities provided for the teachers from the institutions
around.
B.Ed. curriculum has mainly two aspects i.e. theory and practical.
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I: ICT and teaching of ‘Theory of Teacher Training’
Information and Communication Technology can be used firstly to enhance richness and
A) Web-based instruction:
Tools such as Internet, Gopher and WWW have been developed largely to facilitate sharing
of information. WWW has more appeal because of its hypermedia foundation. Its use is
growing very rapidly due to its access to the latest version of a document. The educationally
For the maximum utilization of information and communication technology, some basic
information literacy and skills are essential. To achieve the minimum required abilities to
harness the benefits of information and communication technology, the following measures
Individual learning
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In this method, the teacher will contact the suitable website and collect information required to
teach topics. Teacher from the same subject background can have networking through Internet.
They can exchange the information and resources; can have orientations, discussions, sharing of
knowledge through e-mail, chat and conferencing. After having collected the required materials,
The teaching can be interactive by integrating supporting literature, images and video, sound
clips, readymade templates that are available on WWW. It will be presented by harnessing the
application software like word processing, spreadsheets, PowerPoint and moviemaker, etc. The
teacher can combine pre-recorded images made during a lecture. Pre-recorded video fragments
can be included accompanied by sounds if needed. Images of real objects obtained via cameras
can be downloaded to a computer or connected directly to the projector. This technology allows
for clearer visualization and saves time. Teaching follows follow-up activities which may
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include projects, assignments and tutorials based on the theory. Here interaction can be done
through chat room, e-mail facilities through websites or blog. For this purpose, every teacher
should have his own blog or website. Remedial teaching, if necessary, can be given trough web
b) Individual learning
In this approach, the teacher will be given orientation and guidance to the learner regarding
availability of e-resources. The learning objectives will be cleared to the students. They will
contact the web sites, collect the information and learn the topics. After learning the text
available in the web sites, they can carry out the teacher-prepared follow-up activities. The
learner can interact with the teacher in the classroom in the form of seminar followed by group
discussion.
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The above-mentioned usage of WWW helps to enrich the content for teaching. But what is more
important in education is learning. For effective learning, it is very essential to create close and
conducive learning environment in the college, which caters to the need of individuals. For this
Teacher educators can prepare computer-assisted instructions for the students. Topic like
statistics can be handled by using drill and practice mode. In this mode, the programme is
designed to provide the learner with a number of graded examples. The computer keeps the track
of the learner‟s performance and provides quick feedback and reinforcement. Incorrect answers
are diagnosed and corrected. Each sub point will be attached to the new document where it is
explained with reasons. Psychological experiments can be prepared in V-cal mode. Multimedia
can be used for preparing PowerPoint presentations. One can make use of You-Tube option,
effective and attractive. For developing the instructional material authoring tools are used. The
authoring tools are software products to create content. Authoring tools helps to convert
documents, image and charts created on word processors, spreadsheets and presentation software
Teacher educators can hold web conferencing by forming groups of students. Proper schedule is
to be prepared for this purpose. Experts in the field can be approached and involved web
conferencing.
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The burning topics can be discussed through threaded discussions by creating discussion forum
for the group of students. One newsgroup can be formed on the teacher‟s blog or college website
on which Local, National and Global educational news can be made available.
3) Use of Blogs:
Teacher can avail of lecture digital notes, PowerPoint presentations, references, extra reference
The second aspect of B.Ed. curriculum is practicum, which include different activities. One of
the crucial activities of any training is the practicum, variously termed „teaching practice‟. ICT
A. Digital demonstrations:
The method-instructors of colleges of teacher education present the demonstration lessons. Video
recordings of these should be available for the students. In the video library, recording of
previous years‟ students and some expert teachers demonstration classes can be added. Students
may learn many skills through observation. Videos can also be used to analyse teaching styles
The demonstration lesson should be classified based on micro skills, simulated lessons, various
methods and models along with Herbert‟s method. It will be added benefit if lesson planning,
pre- and post-discussion session, explanation about the methods and educational implications of
The Internet has myriad websites to help teachers develop or improve lesson plans. One of the
key academic resources available on the Internet is lesson plan. Some lesson plan sites offer
subject-specific plan, others offer lesson plan submitted by colleagues across the nation. In
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addition to sites dedicated to lesson plan, links on many educational sites offer lesson plan
related to the content of that site. There are a number of websites which provide information
about the preparation of lesson plan effectively. Exchange ideas, obtain information and find free
animations and simulations to enliven their lesson. Most Internet-based collaborative learning
projects include teacher support and training, and conference proceedings are published regularly
on the web. Chat rooms or discussion forums may become laboratory for new ideas.
The selective teaching aids can be preserved in the form of photographs, which can be a
teaching-aid bank for the students. Along with the photographs, the explanation of making these
C. Instructions on Blog:
In the B.Ed curriculum, Examinations and Practice teaching lessons are the two major activities
that come under internal assessment. With the help of blog, it is easy to inform the instructions
D. Feedback:
Criticism lesson can be observed on the screen and self-evaluated by the student teachers. Along
with that peer feedback and supervisors‟ feedback should be given with the help of video
recording. If possible, implementation of feedback can be checked again through video recording
of next lesson. This helps the student teacher to learn and improve.
B.Ed. Colleges should be source of knowledge and resources for the in-service training of
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1. By integrating Information and Communication Technology in extension activities
Multimedia aids
multimedia
colleges of teacher education. But many times, geographical distance and time constraints
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information and communication technology, colleges of teacher education can adopt the
following model of in-service training. College website can be linked to another web
page, which is related to in-service training program. Through this option, training is
dynamic and can be as variable as the trainee or trainers‟ desires. Communication can
take place through a variety of modes such as e-mail, list serve, chat room, bulletin
The in-service training homepage provides users with an opening screen containing four
Once the teacher has chosen one topic, they will be “taken to” another web page where
A. Digital lectures
B. Lecture notes
C. Digital libraries
A. Digital lectures
The major advantage of a digitized lecture is the breadth of the audience it can reach. First of all,
the lecture can be transmitted online synchronously to many places at once. Feedback is possible
in the form of text sent by students. The second option is to distribute a recorded lecture on DVD
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or videotapes via the Internet. The advantage of this media is mass distribution, multiplied
audience, better quality text accompanied by pictures, additional readings and availability
kept in this option. Colleges of teacher education conduct teaching aid workshops, workshop for
framing objectives and specifications, unit plan workshop, etc. These can be recorded and made
B. Lecture notes
Lecture notes options include PowerPoint presentations used for the lectures, detailed notes,
C. Digital libraries
Digital libraries option is a set of information and resources about the topic. It includes
bibliography WWW sites. The CD-ROM, DVDs related to school teaching or teaching learning
The last option is for the seminars and conferences. Video/web conferencing can be arranged in
this option. Experts will be contacted and involved in video/web conferences. Trainers are given
the opportunity to present online papers though seminar option. The discussion will be held
based on paper. Communicating and collaborating with counterparts at home or around the world
to share information, ideas, insight, and resources can be a powerful source of inspiration and
communication can be structured through moderated discussion forum or list serves or free
flowing through e-mail and chat rooms. Unlike conventional group of networks, electronic
networking and the “virtual communities” that grow out of them are not limited by geography. In
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asynchronous communication, time is not a factor because individuals can participate wherever it
ICT is useful in administration of the college. It is possible to provide students and teachers with
detailed administrtion information about the module, its aims, objectives, structure and mode of
assessment. Additionally, this area provides important dates in advance so that students can plan
their professional, family and social lives accordingly. Important dates are not only the dates of
CONCLUSION
With the already available positive experience in involving ICT in teacher education as well
institutions, we should utilize the technological advancement to cope with the knowledge
explosion and expansion. The true challenge is to freeze a model that captures quality and
computer technology into an integrated communication system. Such a blend will zoom
educational goals to dizzy heights of sublimity. Technology is no doubt the revitalizing antidote
for a stagnating educational system, but the idea situation would be a judicious blend that
optimizes the advantages of both the traditional and technological educational systems.
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“We must act now. We cannot wait for everything to be right, for bandwidth to increase and
technology penetration to increase in school. Many things in life can wait. But the child
cannot. Now is the time when his bones are being formed, his blood is being made and his
mind is being shaped. His name is not tomorrow. It is today.” -Argentinean writer Gabriella
Marcall
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